Maker Directory

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BusinessMakers

Peter Bynoe

Real Estate Executive

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable John Conyers, Jr.

U.S. Congressman

CivicMakers

Kenneth Crooks

Nonprofit Chief Executive

SportsMakers

Ernie Banks

Baseball Player

ArtMakers

Etta Moten Barnett

Stage Actress

CivicMakers

Reverend Willie T. Barrow

Civil Rights Activist, Religious Leader

ArtMakers

Terry McMillan

Fiction Writer

PoliticalMakers, ReligionMakers

The Honorable Reverend Dr. Floyd Flake

U.S. Congressman, Minister

PoliticalMakers

Gus Savage

U.S. Congressman

LawMakers

The Honorable Ann Claire Williams

Federal Judge

EducationMakers

Charles Willie

Sociologist, Education Professor

EducationMakers

Jacob H. Carruthers, Jr.

African American Studies Professor

MedicalMakers, MilitaryMakers

Augustine Davis

Pharmacist, Sailor

LawMakers

The Honorable George N. Leighton

Federal District Court Judge

CivicMakers

Alonzo Pettie

Cowboy

MediaMakers

Harry Porterfield

Television Personality

MilitaryMakers

Alfred Brothers, Jr.

Engineer, Airplane Pilot

LawMakers

Charisse R. Lillie

Corporate Lawyer

EducationMakers

Josie Johnson

Academic Administrator, Education Consultant

BusinessMakers

Nathan Conyers

Auto Sales Entrepreneur

BusinessMakers, SportsMakers

Mel Farr, Sr.

Auto Sales Entrepreneur, Football Player

LawMakers

The Honorable Shelvin Louise Hall

Appellate Court Judge

LawMakers

Edward Smith, Sr.

City Attorney

EducationMakers, LawMakers

john powell

Academic Administrator, Nonprofit Legal Director, Law Professor

CivicMakers, ReligionMakers

Reverend Albert Richard Sampson

Civil Rights Activist, Pastor

PoliticalMakers, CivicMakers

Lillie Mae Wesley

City Parks Administrator, Community Activist

MediaMakers

N. Don Wycliff

Newspaper Columnist, Newspaper Editor

LawMakers

Chester Blair

Trial Lawyer

ArtMakers

Frank Lucas

Graphic Designer

ArtMakers

Elma Lewis

Theater Chief Executive

EducationMakers

Sherman Beverly

Education Consultant, Education Professor

CivicMakers

Mildred Cruzat

Community Leader, Civic Leader

EducationMakers

Leonard Haynes, III

Foundation Chief Executive, Academic Administrator, University President

ArtMakers

Doris Jones

Artistic Director, Dance Instructor

BusinessMakers

Ray Robinson

Telecommunications Executive

EducationMakers

William Smith

Education Executive

EducationMakers

Asa Hilliard, III

Educational Psychology Professor

MediaMakers

Stuart Rankin

Advertising Manager

CivicMakers, LawMakers

The Honorable Herbert Tucker, Jr.

Civic Leader, County Superior Court Judge

ReligionMakers

Bishop John Burgess

Bishop

MediaMakers, BusinessMakers

Herbert P. Wilkins, Sr.

Media Executive, Investment Chief Executive

CivicMakers

Valarie Justiss Vance

Social Work Researcher

EducationMakers

Edith Armstead Gray

High School Home Economics Teacher

EducationMakers

Ethel Darden

Elementary School Teacher

EducationMakers

Robert C. Hayden

Historian, School Superintendent

LawMakers

Amy Robertson Goldson

Entertainment Lawyer

EntertainmentMakers, MusicMakers

Della Reese-Lett

Television Actress, Singer

ReligionMakers

Reverend Theophilus Caviness

Pastor

EducationMakers

Robert Green

Academic Administrator

PoliticalMakers, CivicMakers

Robert Stanton

Federal Government Official