Maker Directory

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SportsMakers

William Baxter

Basketball Official

EducationMakers

Thelma Lee Russell

Education Entrepreneur

ArtMakers

Barbara Ann Teer

Arts Administrator

ArtMakers

Arthur Wellesley French

Stage Actor, Film Actor, Stage Director

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Helen Marshall

Borough President

LawMakers

Randolph Michael McLaughlin

Civil Rights Lawyer

EducationMakers

Lorenzo Morris

Political Science Professor

CivicMakers

Vera Thelma Shorter

Community Activist

EntertainmentMakers

Robert Guillaume

Actor

EntertainmentMakers, MusicMakers

Diahann Carroll

Film Actress, Singer

MediaMakers

Wayne Dawkins

Newspaper Editor, Author

MediaMakers

Chuck Stone

Journalism Professor, Newspaper Columnist

CivicMakers, MediaMakers

The Honorable Jerome W. Mondesire

Association Branch Executive, Newspaper Publishing Chief Executive, Association Executive

MusicMakers

Harold Wheeler

Music Composer, Music Producer

CivicMakers

Ilyasah Shabazz

Civil Rights Leader

BusinessMakers

Barry Williams

Private Equity Chief Executive

MusicMakers

Olly Wilson

Music Professor, Music Composer

EducationMakers, BusinessMakers

David A. Thomas

Business Professor, Economist, College President

ReligionMakers

The Honorable Reverend Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook

Pastor

MusicMakers

Mohandas "Kool Moe Dee" DeWese

Hip Hop Artist

EducationMakers, CivicMakers

Willard Johnson

Political Science Professor, Genealogist

ArtMakers

Lynn Nottage

Playwright

CivicMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Byron Rushing

Museum Director, State Representative, Civil Rights Leader

ArtMakers

Jawole Willa Jo Zollar

Artistic Director, Dancer

SportsMakers

John Carlos

Track and Field Athlete

ReligionMakers, CivicMakers

Vincent Harding

Theologian, Civil Rights Activist

EducationMakers

James Lowell Gibbs, Jr.

Cultural Anthropology Professor

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. J. Alfred Smith, Sr.

Pastor

ArtMakers

Stanley Nelson

Film Producer, Documentary Filmmaker

BusinessMakers

Ernesta G. Procope

Insurance Executive, Investment Banker

MedicalMakers, EducationMakers

Dr. Helene Gayle

Epidemiologist, University President

StyleMakers, BusinessMakers

Lisa Price

Personal Care Entrepreneur, Hair Care Manufacturer

ArtMakers

Julie Dash

Filmmaker

CivicMakers

Gloria Toote

Federal Government Appointee

MediaMakers

Ken Smikle

Marketing Chief Executive

CivicMakers

Florence M. Rice

Consumer Activist

ArtMakers

Maurice Hines, Jr.

Choreographer, Entertainer, Stage Director

LawMakers

Lisa E. Davis

Entertainment Lawyer

CivicMakers

Alice Windom

Social Worker

BusinessMakers

E. T. Williams

Investment Chief Executive

MediaMakers

Gale Horton Gay

Newspaper Editor

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

MedicalMakers

Nancy Bowlin

Public Health Nurse

CivicMakers

Donald L. Hense

Nonprofit Executive

MusicMakers

George Daniels

Record Store Owner

ArtMakers

Leslie King-Hammond

Installation Artist, Academic Administrator, Art History Professor, Curator, Arts Administrator

MedicalMakers

Dr. Donna M. Mendes

Vascular Surgeon

MediaMakers

Tonya W. Bolden

Author

BusinessMakers

Leatrice McKissack

Architect