Maker Directory

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MediaMakers

Vernon Smith

Magazine Reporter, Author

LawMakers

Shirley Jean Wilcher

Civil Rights Lawyer

CivicMakers

Sandra Marian Ann Grymes

Civic Leader

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Chaka Fattah

U.S. Congressman

MediaMakers

Sylvester Monroe

Author, Newspaper Editor, Magazine Correspondent

StyleMakers

Alvin Bell

Fashion Designer

EntertainmentMakers

Hattie Winston Wheeler

Actress

MediaMakers

Malvyn Johnson

Media Consultant, Television and Radio Correspondent

ArtMakers

Bebe Moore Campbell

Fiction Writer

CivicMakers, EducationMakers

Harold Pates

Cultural Activist, College President, Teacher

ArtMakers

Angela Jackson

Playwright, Poet

PoliticalMakers

Barbara Ann Lumpkin

City Treasurer

ScienceMakers

Larry Gladney

Physicist

ArtMakers

Martha Brock-Leftridge

Photographer

CivicMakers

Hellen O'Neal-McCray

Civil Rights Activist

MusicMakers

Charley Pride

Country Singer, Country Music Singer

EducationMakers

Louis Rabb

Academic Administrator

ArtMakers

Joyce Owens Anderson

Mixed Media Artist

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable William T. Coleman, Jr.

Corporate Lawyer, Presidential Secretary

MusicMakers

Philip Cohran

Trumpet Player

EducationMakers

Ayoka Chenzira

Communications Professor

ArtMakers

Marie Brown

Literary Agent, Magazine Editor, Book Editor

CivicMakers

James Dumpson

Social Worker

MedicalMakers

Dr. Paul Knott

Cardiologist, Hospital Executive

ArtMakers

Jack T. Franklin

Photographer

ArtMakers

Howardena Pindell

Visual Artist, Curator

ArtMakers

Zonia T. Way

Interior Design Consultant

MusicMakers

Blanche Burton-Lyles

Pianist

LawMakers

Samuel C. Thompson, Jr.

Tax Lawyer, Law Professor

MusicMakers

Benjamin Wright

Music Director, Conductor, Music Arranger

EducationMakers

Yvonne Sanders-Butler

Health Advocate, Elementary School Principal

ArtMakers, MusicMakers

Adam Wade

Actor, Singer, Stage Producer

ReligionMakers

Reverend Maxine Walker

Minister

MediaMakers

Rosetta Miller-Perry

Newspaper Publishing Executive

MilitaryMakers

Herbert Carter

Tuskegee Airman

MusicMakers

Lessly "Count" Fisher

Bandleader

MediaMakers

John Heidelberg

Radio DJ, Broadcast Executive

ArtMakers

Deborah Willis

Photographer

BusinessMakers

Sheila C. Johnson

Entrepreneur

EducationMakers

Charlestine Fairley

Academic Administrator

CivicMakers

Gloria Burgess

Poet, Business Consultant, Arts Administrator, Nonprofit Executive

MedicalMakers, ScienceMakers

Dr. Shawna Nesbitt

Cardiovascular Physician, Cardiovascular Scientist

CivicMakers, EducationMakers

Robert T. Starks

Social Activist, Professor

LawMakers

Billy Martin

Lawyer

ScienceMakers

William Lupton

Computer Scientist

ArtMakers

Howard Simmons

Photographer

StyleMakers, MediaMakers

Dori Wilson

Fashion Model, Public Relations Executive

MediaMakers

Ovie Carter

Photojournalist

MusicMakers

Toni-Marie Montgomery

Music Professor, Pianist

MusicMakers, ArtMakers

Freddi Evans

Author, Music Therapist