Maker Directory

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EducationMakers

Glennette Tilley Turner

Elementary School Teacher, Historian

ReligionMakers

Reverend Gayraud Wilmore

Pastor, Theologian

LawMakers

Allie B. Latimer

Social Activist, Government Lawyer, Lawyer

LawMakers

A. Dwight Pettit

Trial Lawyer

MedicalMakers

Dr. Warren Strudwick, Sr.

Surgeon

LawMakers

The Honorable Robert Mack Bell

Appellate Court Judge, Lawyer, Judge

ScienceMakers

Owen Nichols

Academic Administrator, Physicist

CivicMakers

Dan Moore, Sr.

Museum Director

ReligionMakers

Reverend Emmanuel McCall

Pastor, Theologian

MusicMakers

McCoy Tyner

Jazz Pianist

EducationMakers

Phillip L. Clay

Academic Administrator, Chancellor

MediaMakers

Doug Banks

Radio Personality

SportsMakers

Katherine Bennett

Academic Administrator, College Basketball Coach

SportsMakers

Herbert Paul Douglas, Jr.

Track and Field Athlete

CivicMakers

Lillian Dickerson

Civic Leader

MedicalMakers

Ella Mizzell Kelly

Academic Administrator, Medical Administrator

PoliticalMakers, BusinessMakers

William Norman, Sr.

Association Chief Executive, Presidential Aide, Transportation Executive

CivicMakers

Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.

Nonprofit Chief Executive

LawMakers

Derrick A. Bell, Jr.

Law Professor, Civil Rights Lawyer

CivicMakers, MediaMakers

A. B. Spellman

Federal Government Official, Author

CivicMakers

Maxine Beatrice Baker

Foundation Chief Executive

BusinessMakers

Harriet Michelle Michel

Association Chief Executive

ArtMakers

Ed Bullins

Playwright

MediaMakers

Acel Moore

Newspaper Columnist

ArtMakers

Louis Johnson

Dancer, Choreographer

LawMakers

Shirley Jean Wilcher

Civil Rights Lawyer

CivicMakers, PoliticalMakers

Gerald Lamb

State Treasurer

CivicMakers

Sandra Marian Ann Grymes

Civic Leader

CivicMakers, PoliticalMakers

Nadine P. Winter

Community Activist, City Council Member

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Chaka Fattah

U.S. Congressman

MusicMakers

Billy Taylor

Music Professor, Jazz Pianist, Music Composer

StyleMakers

Alvin Bell

Fashion Designer

MediaMakers

Malvyn Johnson

Media Consultant, Television and Radio Correspondent

MilitaryMakers

Gen. Clara Adams-Ender

Military Officer

ArtMakers

Bebe Moore Campbell

Fiction Writer

BusinessMakers

J. Veronica Biggins

Presidential Appointee, Corporate Executive

EducationMakers

Rena Bancroft

College President

ArtMakers

Joyce Owens Anderson

Mixed Media Artist

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable William T. Coleman, Jr.

Corporate Lawyer, Presidential Secretary

MilitaryMakers

Capt. Samuel Saxton

Captain

MediaMakers

Evelyn Cunningham

Journalist

EducationMakers

Ayoka Chenzira

Communications Professor

ArtMakers

Marie Brown

Literary Agent, Magazine Editor, Book Editor

CivicMakers

James Dumpson

Social Worker

MedicalMakers

Dr. Paul Knott

Cardiologist, Hospital Executive

ArtMakers

Jack T. Franklin

Photographer

ArtMakers

Howardena Pindell

Visual Artist, Curator

MusicMakers

Blanche Burton-Lyles

Pianist

LawMakers

Samuel C. Thompson, Jr.

Tax Lawyer, Law Professor

MilitaryMakers

Lt. Col. Lucius P. Gregg

Aircraft Commander