Maker Directory

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ScienceMakers, EducationMakers

George Campbell, Jr.

Physicist, University President

StyleMakers

John Atchison, Jr.

Hair stylist, Salon Owner

MediaMakers

Hal Jackson

Radio Personality, Sports Promoter

BusinessMakers

James Kaiser

Corporate Chief Executive

MediaMakers

Cecil Hale

Corporate Executive, Radio Personality

BusinessMakers

William Hudgins

Banker, Bank Chief Executive

EducationMakers

James N. Eaton, Sr.

Curator, African American Studies Professor

CivicMakers

Marian Wright Edelman

Foundation Chief Executive

ArtMakers

Edmund B. Gaither

Curator

ArtMakers

Jonathan Green

Painter, Printmaker

CivicMakers

Joe Marshall

Nonprofit Chief Executive, Youth Advocate

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Maxine Waters

U.S. Congresswoman

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable James Clayborne, Jr.

Lawyer, State Senator

CivicMakers, MediaMakers

Lutrelle "Lu" F. Palmer, II

Community Activist, Newspaper Reporter

CivicMakers

Jorja Palmer

Community Activist

ScienceMakers

Waverly Person

Geophysicist

LawMakers

The Honorable Leander Shaw

State Supreme Court Judge

MediaMakers

Tavis Smiley

Publishing Chief Executive, Television Host

BusinessMakers

Lloyd Wheeler

Insurance Executive

MusicMakers

Ella Jenkins

Folk Singer

MediaMakers

Louis Dinwiddie

Radio Entrepreneur

EntertainmentMakers

Albert Stiles

Entertainer

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Blondell Reynolds Brown

City Council Member

BusinessMakers

Albert W. Johnson

Auto Sales Entrepreneur

BusinessMakers

Frederick C. Ford

Real Estate Executive

SportsMakers

Benita Fitzgerald Mosley

Foundation Chief Executive, Track and Field Athlete, Nonprofit Executive

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable William Clay, Sr.

U.S. Congressman

EducationMakers

Florida Yeldell

History Professor

CivicMakers

William Layton

Historian, Civic Leader

EducationMakers

Barbara Farmer

Elementary School Principal, Education Professor

EducationMakers, PoliticalMakers

Crain Woods

High School Teacher, City Council Member

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Latta Thomas

Philosophy and Religion Professor, Chaplain

EducationMakers

Kathleen Crosby

Elementary School Teacher, School Superintendent

LawMakers

The Honorable Charles Freeman

State Supreme Court Judge

ArtMakers

Thomas Miller

Graphic Designer, Painter

MusicMakers

Paul Douglas Freeman

Orchestra Conductor

MedicalMakers

Dr. John W. Coleman, Sr.

Radiologist

LawMakers

Adjoa Aiyetoro

Civic Activist, Civil Rights Lawyer, Lawyer

EntertainmentMakers

James Avery

Television Actor

CivicMakers

Pauline C. Morton

Civic Leader, Home Economist

EducationMakers

Theodore C. Landsmark

University President

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Jacquelyn Grant

Academic Administrator, Minister, Theology Professor, Theologian

CivicMakers

Dorothy Height

Civic Leader

MedicalMakers

Dr. George Jenkins

Dentist

ArtMakers

Jason Miccolo Johnson

Photographer

MilitaryMakers

Lt. Col. Harry B. Johnson

Lieutenant Colonel

MedicalMakers

Dr. Raphael C. Lee

Plastic Surgeon

EducationMakers

Helen McDowell

Lodging Entrepreneur, High School English Teacher

CivicMakers

Walter Hill, Jr.

Archivist, Historian, African American History Professor

CivicMakers

Alexine Jackson

Civic Volunteer, Foundation Chief Executive, Nonprofit Chief Executive, Nonprofit Executive