Maker Directory

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ArtMakers

Robin Wilson

Interior Designer

SportsMakers

Myrtis Dightman

Bull Rider

ReligionMakers

Reverend Bill Lawson

Pastor

SportsMakers

David Lattin

Corporate Foundation Executive, Basketball Player

EducationMakers

William Akins

Academic Administrator

CivicMakers

Ada Anderson

Community Leader, Civic Leader

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Cardiss Collins

U.S. Congresswoman

ArtMakers

Maya Angelou

Poet

MusicMakers

Ruby Wilson

Singer

MusicMakers

Ernie Mae Miller

Jazz Musician, Jazz Singer

EducationMakers

Gloria Scott

College President

ArtMakers, MusicMakers

Lamonte McLemore

Photographer, Singer

ArtMakers

Martha Jordan

Dancer

LawMakers

The Honorable Brenda H. Cole

State Court Judge

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Alphonso Jackson

Cabinet Appointee

BusinessMakers

Henry H. Brown

Marketing Executive

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Anthony W. Hall, Jr.

City Attorney, City Council Member

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Albert Edwards

State Representative

LawMakers

The Honorable Andrew L. Jefferson, Jr.

Federal District Court Judge, Trial Lawyer

ScienceMakers

Ray F. Wilson

Construction Entrepreneur, Chemistry Professor, Chemist

MediaMakers

Rochelle Brown

Television Producer

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Freeman Bosley, Jr.

Lawyer, Mayor

CivicMakers

Cornelius "Boots" Shepard

Railroad Chef

EducationMakers

John Harris

Academic Administrator

BusinessMakers, PoliticalMakers

Steven Roberts, Sr.

Entrepreneur, City Alderman

PoliticalMakers, BusinessMakers

Michael Roberts, Sr.

City Alderman, Entrepreneur

CivicMakers

Lois Conley

Museum Chief Executive

LawMakers

The Honorable Anne-Marie Clarke

Family Court Commissioner, Hearing Officer

CivicMakers

Emma E. Houston

Nonprofit Administrator

EntertainmentMakers

Reginald Hudlin

Film Director, Broadcast Executive, Television Director

MusicMakers

Otis Clayborn Williams

Singer

ArtMakers

Ken Page

Actor

MedicalMakers, MilitaryMakers

Dr. James Williams

Surgeon, Tuskegee Airman

CivicMakers

Hilary Shelton

Civic Leader

ArtMakers

Vernell Lillie

Theatrical Instructor

MusicMakers

H. B. Barnum

Music Producer

CivicMakers

Ethel Bradley

Civic Leader

CivicMakers, ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. C.T. Vivian

Civil Rights Leader, Minister

SportsMakers

Claude Walton

Discus Thrower

ScienceMakers

Willie Pearson, Jr.

Sociologist, Sociology Professor

ScienceMakers

Edwin Cooper

Biologist

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Eddie Bernice Johnson

U.S. Congresswoman

MilitaryMakers

Maj. Gen. Marcelite Harris

Major General

ScienceMakers

James Shoffner

Organic Chemist

MediaMakers

Roland Martin

Television Commentator

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Sylvester Turner

State Representative, Mayor

ScienceMakers

Sharon Barnes

Chemist

ScienceMakers

Raymond L. Johnson

Mathematician, Math Professor

ScienceMakers

Julius Jackson

Microbiologist

MusicMakers

Janie Bradford

Songwriter