Maker Directory

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PoliticalMakers, BusinessMakers

William Norman, Sr.

Association Chief Executive, Presidential Aide, Transportation Executive

CivicMakers

Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.

Nonprofit Chief Executive

MedicalMakers

Dr. Daniel A. Collins

Dentist

CivicMakers, MediaMakers

A. B. Spellman

Federal Government Official, Author

ArtMakers, EducationMakers

Serena Strother Wilson

Quilter, Elementary School Teacher

ArtMakers

Louis Johnson

Dancer, Choreographer

CivicMakers, PoliticalMakers

Gerald Lamb

State Treasurer

CivicMakers, PoliticalMakers

Nadine P. Winter

Community Activist, City Council Member

LawMakers

Larry Dingle

Administrative Lawyer

BusinessMakers

Lenny Springs

Bank Executive

CivicMakers

Clayola Brown

Union Leader

MediaMakers

Melvin Hart

Marketing Executive, Newspaper Publishing Executive

MusicMakers

Billy Taylor

Music Professor, Jazz Pianist, Music Composer

ArtMakers

Merton Simpson

Painter

MilitaryMakers

Gen. Clara Adams-Ender

Military Officer

ReligionMakers

Bishop John Hurst Adams

Bishop

CivicMakers, SportsMakers

Carl Long

Police Officer, Baseball Player

BusinessMakers

J. Veronica Biggins

Presidential Appointee, Corporate Executive

CivicMakers

Reverend Jesse L. Jackson

Civil Rights Leader

StyleMakers

Ophelia DeVore

Fashion and Talent Entrepreneur

ArtMakers

Willis Bing Davis

Mixed Media Artist

CivicMakers

Gloria Rackley Blackwell

Civil Rights Activist, English Professor

EducationMakers

Rena Bancroft

College President

MediaMakers

Charlayne Hunter-Gault

Newspaper Reporter, Television News Correspondent

ArtMakers

Charles Randolph-Wright

Stage Director

CivicMakers

Robert Foster

Federal Government Employee, Federal Government Administrator

ArtMakers, CivicMakers

Georgette Seabrooke Powell

Art Therapist, Nonprofit Chief Executive, Painter

MilitaryMakers

Capt. Samuel Saxton

Captain

MediaMakers

Evelyn Cunningham

Journalist

CivicMakers

John W. Mack

Civic Leader, City Government Appointee, Nonprofit Chief Executive

MilitaryMakers

Lt. Col. Lucius P. Gregg

Aircraft Commander

MediaMakers, MusicMakers

Bunnie Jackson-Ransom

Marketing Entrepreneur, Music Manager

MediaMakers

Fred Hunter

Newspaper Manager

EducationMakers

Frank Toland, Sr.

History Professor

EducationMakers

B. B. De Laine

High School Administrator

ArtMakers, EducationMakers

Kenneth G. Rodgers

Fine Artist, Curator, Art History Professor, Museum Director

EducationMakers

C. Eileen Watts Welch

Academic Administrator

BusinessMakers

James Speed

Insurance Executive

StyleMakers

Marion Anderson

Master Tailor, Tailoring Instructor

CivicMakers

Jeanne Brayboy

Civil Rights Activist, Elementary School Music Teacher, Community Activist, Elementary School Teacher

MedicalMakers

Joseph A. De Laine, Jr.

Pharmaceutical Executive

ArtMakers

Jefferson Eugene Grigsby

Fine Artist, Art Professor, High School Art Teacher

CivicMakers

Janet L. Sims-Wood

Historian, Reference Librarian

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

Jack Johnson

State Deputy Attorney, County Government Official

EntertainmentMakers

Jackee Harry

Television Actress, Actress

ReligionMakers

Bishop Eddie L. Long

Pastor

MedicalMakers, PoliticalMakers

Myrtle Davis

Pharmacist, City Council Member

LawMakers

Ralph Bernard Everett

Lawyer

EntertainmentMakers, MusicMakers

Eartha Kitt

Actress, Singer

EducationMakers

Lucy R. Wilson

Academic Administrator