Maker Directory

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LawMakers

Lani Guinier

Law Professor, Civil Rights Lawyer

EducationMakers

Katherine Jones

Civil Rights Activist, Historian, Nonprofit Executive, Academic Administrator

LawMakers

Derrick A. Bell, Jr.

Law Professor, Civil Rights Lawyer

CivicMakers

Maxine Beatrice Baker

Foundation Chief Executive

StyleMakers, CivicMakers

Allene Singho Roberts

Corporate Executive, Association Chief Executive, Model

MediaMakers

Richard Claude Steele

Radio Personality

BusinessMakers

Kirk Anthony Sykes

Real Estate Developer

MusicMakers

Julius P. Williams, Jr.

Conductor

CivicMakers

William Gerald Fletcher, Jr.

Nonprofit Chief Executive

MediaMakers

George Cylie Fraser

Business Networking Chief Executive

StyleMakers

Audrey Lavinia Smaltz

Fashion Show Stage Manager

BusinessMakers

Harriet Michelle Michel

Association Chief Executive

MilitaryMakers, ScienceMakers

Renaldo M. Jensen

Military Officer, Aerospace Engineer

ArtMakers

Ed Bullins

Playwright

MediaMakers

Ronald H. Brewington

Broadcast Executive

MediaMakers

Acel Moore

Newspaper Columnist

MediaMakers

Barbara Heineback

Public Relations Executive

SportsMakers

William Baxter

Basketball Official

ArtMakers

Arthur Wellesley French

Stage Actor, Film Actor, Stage Director

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Helen Marshall

Borough President

LawMakers

Randolph Michael McLaughlin

Civil Rights Lawyer

LawMakers

Shirley Jean Wilcher

Civil Rights Lawyer

EducationMakers

Lorenzo Morris

Political Science Professor

CivicMakers

Sandra Marian Ann Grymes

Civic Leader

CivicMakers

Vera Thelma Shorter

Community Activist

EntertainmentMakers, MusicMakers

Diahann Carroll

Film Actress, Singer

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Chaka Fattah

U.S. Congressman

MediaMakers

Wayne Dawkins

Newspaper Editor, Author

CivicMakers, MediaMakers

The Honorable Jerome W. Mondesire

Association Branch Executive, Newspaper Publishing Chief Executive, Association Executive

StyleMakers

Alvin Bell

Fashion Designer

CivicMakers

Ilyasah Shabazz

Civil Rights Leader

MediaMakers

Malvyn Johnson

Media Consultant, Television and Radio Correspondent

ArtMakers

Bebe Moore Campbell

Fiction Writer

BusinessMakers

Barry Williams

Private Equity Chief Executive

ReligionMakers

The Honorable Reverend Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook

Pastor

MusicMakers

Mohandas "Kool Moe Dee" DeWese

Hip Hop Artist

ArtMakers

Lynn Nottage

Playwright

CivicMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Byron Rushing

Museum Director, State Representative, Civil Rights Leader

SportsMakers

John Carlos

Track and Field Athlete

ReligionMakers, CivicMakers

Vincent Harding

Theologian, Civil Rights Activist

EducationMakers

James Lowell Gibbs, Jr.

Cultural Anthropology Professor

ArtMakers

Stanley Nelson

Film Producer, Documentary Filmmaker

BusinessMakers

Ernesta G. Procope

Insurance Executive, Investment Banker

MedicalMakers, EducationMakers

Dr. Helene Gayle

Epidemiologist, University President

ArtMakers

Joyce Owens Anderson

Mixed Media Artist

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable William T. Coleman, Jr.

Corporate Lawyer, Presidential Secretary

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