Maker Directory

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ArtMakers, CivicMakers

Margaret Burroughs

Printmaker, Museum Director

MediaMakers

Belva Davis

Television Anchor

StyleMakers

John Atchison, Jr.

Hair stylist, Salon Owner

MediaMakers

Hal Jackson

Radio Personality, Sports Promoter

MedicalMakers

Shirley H. Jones

Marriage and Family Therapist

EducationMakers

George McKenna, III

High School Principal

CivicMakers

Marian Wright Edelman

Foundation Chief Executive

ArtMakers

Edmund B. Gaither

Curator

ArtMakers

Jonathan Green

Painter, Printmaker

CivicMakers

Laura Murphy

Nonprofit Chief Executive

CivicMakers, LawMakers

The Honorable William H. Murphy, Sr.

Civic Leader, State Court Judge

MediaMakers

Timothy Parker

Crossword Puzzle Designer

PoliticalMakers

Howard "Pete" Rawlings

State Delegate

ScienceMakers

Charles A. Harrison

Industrial Designer

MedicalMakers

Dr. Gloria Jackson Bacon

Medical Director, Physician

ReligionMakers

Reverend Gardner Taylor

Theologian

EntertainmentMakers

Albert Stiles

Entertainer

BusinessMakers

James Hill, Jr.

Business Chief Executive, Accountant

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Blondell Reynolds Brown

City Council Member

SportsMakers

Bob Love

Basketball Player

BusinessMakers

Alvin J. Boutte, Sr.

Bank Chief Executive

MediaMakers

Jannette L. Dates

Academic Administrator, Communications Professor, Dean

BusinessMakers

Leah "Dookie" Chase

Chef, Restaurateur

EducationMakers

Florida Yeldell

History Professor

EducationMakers

Norman Francis

University President

ArtMakers

Kalamu ya Salaam

Poet, Music Critic

EducationMakers, PoliticalMakers

Crain Woods

High School Teacher, City Council Member

MusicMakers

Harold Battiste

Nonprofit Chief Executive, Jazz Musician, Music Producer

MedicalMakers

Dr. Ebenezer Bush

Dentist

CivicMakers

Maulana Karenga

Social Activist, Africana Studies Professor, Author, Community Activist

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Latta Thomas

Philosophy and Religion Professor, Chaplain

EducationMakers

Kathleen Crosby

Elementary School Teacher, School Superintendent

MedicalMakers

Dr. Charles H. Epps, Jr.

Orthopedic Surgeon

CivicMakers

Irma Josephine Barber

City Government Employee, Seamstress

EducationMakers

Earl S. Richardson

University President

LawMakers, MediaMakers

John Jacob "Jake" Oliver

Corporate Lawyer, Newspaper Publishing Chief Executive

MedicalMakers

Dr. John W. Coleman, Sr.

Radiologist

EducationMakers

Russell Adams

African American Studies Professor

EducationMakers

Joseph Johnson

College President, University President

LawMakers

The Honorable Dorothy Brown

Clerk of the Circuit Court

CivicMakers

Reverend Vernon Dobson

Civil Rights Activist, Pastor

CivicMakers

Thelma Daley

Social Activist, School Counselor, Foundation Executive, Education Chief Executive, Association Chief Executive

BusinessMakers

Andrew F. Brimmer

Economist

EducationMakers

Archie C. Epps, III

Academic Administrator

CivicMakers

Lula Cole Dawson

Education Consultant, Government Consultant, Civic Leader

ReligionMakers

Reverend Frances Murphy Draper

Pastor

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Jacquelyn Grant

Academic Administrator, Minister, Theology Professor, Theologian

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Augustus F. "Gus" Hawkins

U.S. Congressman

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable William Jefferson

U.S. Congressman

MedicalMakers

Dr. George Jenkins

Dentist