Maker Directory

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PoliticalMakers

Vel Phillips

State Government Appointee

LawMakers

Randolph Noel Stone

Public Defender

LawMakers

Deborah Lathen

Corporate Lawyer

ReligionMakers

Reverend Bill Lawson

Pastor

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Cardiss Collins

U.S. Congresswoman

ArtMakers

Maya Angelou

Poet

ArtMakers, MusicMakers

Lamonte McLemore

Photographer, Singer

ArtMakers

Martha Jordan

Dancer

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

EntertainmentMakers

Reginald Hudlin

Film Director, Broadcast Executive, Television Director

ArtMakers

Ken Page

Actor

CivicMakers

Hilary Shelton

Civic Leader

CivicMakers, ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. C.T. Vivian

Civil Rights Leader, Minister

MediaMakers

James Causey

Newspaper Reporter

MediaMakers

Faithe A. Thomas-Colas

Publisher

ScienceMakers

James Shoffner

Organic Chemist

ScienceMakers

Julius Jackson

Microbiologist

MusicMakers

Janie Bradford

Songwriter

ScienceMakers

Gary May

Electrical Engineer, Academic Administrator

ScienceMakers

Floyd Williams

Mathematician

SportsMakers

Anthony Reed

Marathoner

ScienceMakers

William Massey

Mathematician

MediaMakers

Milton Coleman

Newspaper Editor

MilitaryMakers, LawMakers

David James

Military Officer, Lawyer

EducationMakers

Ann Smith

Civic Leader, Education Executive

MediaMakers

Sheila Brooks

Broadcast journalist, Entrepreneur

CivicMakers

Jacqulyn Shropshire

Civic Leader, Non-profit Executive

MediaMakers

Carol Randolph-Jasmine

Television Anchor, Newspaper Columnist, Book Publisher

MediaMakers

Charles Thomas

Broadcast journalist

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Dwight Bush, Sr.

Foreign Ambassador

BusinessMakers

Al Zollar

Corporate Executive

MusicMakers

Billy Davis, Jr.

Singer

EntertainmentMakers

Cedric The Entertainer

Film Actor, Comedian

MilitaryMakers

David Richards

Paratrooper, chief warrant officer, Military Officer

CivicMakers

Reuben K. Harpole

Academic Administrator, Foundation Executive

CivicMakers

Penelope Stewart

Nonprofit Executive

MediaMakers

ReShonda Tate Billingsley

Author, Journalist

CivicMakers

Sybil Hampton

Foundation Executive

MedicalMakers

Dr. John E. Franklin, Jr.

Psychiatrist, Professor

MusicMakers

Grace-Melzia Bumbry

Opera Singer

LawMakers

Daphne Barbee-Wooten

Lawyer

BusinessMakers

Roland Bedford

Architect

MusicMakers

Eric Benét

R & B Singer, Actor

CivicMakers

Cecilia A. Conrad

Economics Professor, Foundation Executive