Maker Directory

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MediaMakers

Chuck Stone

Journalism Professor, Newspaper Columnist

MusicMakers

Scherrie Payne

Motown Singer, Songwriter

MedicalMakers

Dr. Catrise L. Austin

Cosmetic Dentist, Dentist

MusicMakers

Harold Wheeler

Music Composer, Music Producer

MusicMakers

Olly Wilson

Music Professor, Music Composer

EducationMakers, BusinessMakers

David A. Thomas

Business Professor, Economist, College President

BusinessMakers

Ingrid Saunders Jones

Corporate Executive

EducationMakers, CivicMakers

Willard Johnson

Political Science Professor, Genealogist

LawMakers

Albert Dotson, Jr.

Association Executive, Administrative Lawyer, Lawyer

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Kenneth E. Reeves

Mayor

ArtMakers

Jawole Willa Jo Zollar

Artistic Director, Dancer

MusicMakers, ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Dwight Andrews

Music Director, Chaplain, Pastor

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. J. Alfred Smith, Sr.

Pastor

MediaMakers

George White

Newspaper Reporter

SportsMakers

Calvin Peete

Golfer

MedicalMakers

Dr. Alexa Canady-Davis

Neurosurgeon

CivicMakers

Alice Windom

Social Worker

LawMakers, CivicMakers

Margaret Bush Wilson

Real Estate Lawyer, Association Branch Chief Executive

PoliticalMakers, BusinessMakers

The Honorable Wayman Smith

Corporate Executive, Municipal Court Judge, City Alderman, Political leader

CivicMakers

Donald L. Hense

Nonprofit Executive

BusinessMakers

Ronald McNeil

Insurance Executive

ArtMakers

Alice Randall

Fiction Writer, Screenwriter, Lyricist, Writer

CivicMakers

Gwendolyn Patton

Civil Rights Activist, Archivist

LawMakers

The Honorable Craig Strong

State Court Judge

ArtMakers

Tyree Guyton

Public Artist

MediaMakers

Luther "Badman" Keith

Newspaper Editor

LawMakers

David Baker Lewis

Bond Lawyer

BusinessMakers

Leatrice McKissack

Architect

ArtMakers

Denise Nicholas

Actress, Fiction Writer

LawMakers, EntertainmentMakers, MusicMakers

Larkin Arnold

Talent Management Chief Executive, Entertainment Lawyer, Music Executive

CivicMakers, EntertainmentMakers

Dick Gregory

Civil Rights Activist, Comedian

SportsMakers

Mannie Jackson

Corporate Executive, Basketball Team Owner

MedicalMakers

Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee

Osteopathic Physician

MediaMakers

Russ Mitchell

Television News Anchor

CivicMakers

Melvin J. Holley

Genealogist

MusicMakers

Verna Holley

High School Music Teacher, Choral Director

LawMakers

The Honorable Hugh Barrington Clarke, Jr.

Defense Lawyer, Judge

LawMakers

Deborah Lathen

Corporate Lawyer

ReligionMakers

Reverend Bill Lawson

Pastor

ArtMakers

Ron Adams

Printmaker, Graphic Designer

MedicalMakers

The Honorable Benjamin Carson, Sr.

Neurosurgeon, Medical Director

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Cardiss Collins

U.S. Congresswoman

ScienceMakers

Alvin Kennedy

Chemistry Professor, Chemist

BusinessMakers

Michael W. Lewis

Corporate Executive

ArtMakers

Maya Angelou

Poet

MusicMakers

Bobby Rogers

Songwriter, Singer

MusicMakers

Rosalind Ashford Holmes

Motown Singer, Singer

MusicMakers

Katherine Schaffner

Singer

ArtMakers, MusicMakers

Lamonte McLemore

Photographer, Singer

EntertainmentMakers

William "Bob" Bailey

Entertainment Promoter