Maker Directory

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EducationMakers, ArtMakers

Mary Schmidt Campbell

Academic Administrator, Art Curator

EducationMakers

Bernice Baynes Brown

Academic Administrator

StyleMakers

John Atchison, Jr.

Hair stylist, Salon Owner

SportsMakers

Ernie Banks

Baseball Player

ArtMakers

Etta Moten Barnett

Stage Actress

CivicMakers

Reverend Willie T. Barrow

Civil Rights Activist, Religious Leader

MediaMakers

Hal Jackson

Radio Personality, Sports Promoter

CivicMakers

Marian Wright Edelman

Foundation Chief Executive

PoliticalMakers, ReligionMakers

The Honorable Reverend Dr. Floyd Flake

U.S. Congressman, Minister

ArtMakers

Edmund B. Gaither

Curator

ArtMakers

Jonathan Green

Painter, Printmaker

SportsMakers

Julius L. Richardson

Golf Instructor

MilitaryMakers

Col. William R. Thompson

Tuskegee Airman

EducationMakers

Charles Willie

Sociologist, Education Professor

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.

Pastor

EducationMakers

Jacob H. Carruthers, Jr.

African American Studies Professor

BusinessMakers

Emma Chappell

Banker

MedicalMakers, MilitaryMakers

Augustine Davis

Pharmacist, Sailor

CivicMakers

Alonzo Pettie

Cowboy

MedicalMakers

Renee J. Amoore

Chief Executive Officer, Healthcare Executive, Nurse

MediaMakers

A. Bruce Crawley

Public Relations Manager, Public Relations Chief Executive

MusicMakers

Kenny Gamble

Civic Activist, Lyricist

ArtMakers

Richard Long

Author

EntertainmentMakers

Albert Stiles

Entertainer

LawMakers

Charisse R. Lillie

Corporate Lawyer

EducationMakers

Josie Johnson

Academic Administrator, Education Consultant

BusinessMakers, SportsMakers

Mel Farr, Sr.

Auto Sales Entrepreneur, Football Player

CivicMakers

Charles Blockson

African Diaspora Historian, Curator, Archivist

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Blondell Reynolds Brown

City Council Member

LawMakers

The Honorable Shelvin Louise Hall

Appellate Court Judge

CivicMakers, ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Calvin Morris

Social Activist, Nonprofit Chief Executive, Minister, Theologian, Nonprofit Executive

EducationMakers

Florida Yeldell

History Professor

EducationMakers, PoliticalMakers

Crain Woods

High School Teacher, City Council Member

PoliticalMakers, CivicMakers

Lillie Mae Wesley

City Parks Administrator, Community Activist

BusinessMakers

Brenda Gaines

Business Chief Executive, Corporate Chief Executive

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Latta Thomas

Philosophy and Religion Professor, Chaplain

EducationMakers

Kathleen Crosby

Elementary School Teacher, School Superintendent

MediaMakers

N. Don Wycliff

Newspaper Columnist, Newspaper Editor

LawMakers

Chester Blair

Trial Lawyer

CivicMakers

Howard Dodson

Historian, Library Director

MedicalMakers

Dr. John W. Coleman, Sr.

Radiologist

BusinessMakers

Knowlton R. Atterbeary

Entrepreneur

EducationMakers

Sherman Beverly

Education Consultant, Education Professor

MediaMakers, LawMakers

Ronald Davenport

Radio Station Owner, Law School Dean

CivicMakers

Bernyce Ayesha Hassan-Fletcher

Presidential Secretary, Civic Leader

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Jacquelyn Grant

Academic Administrator, Minister, Theology Professor, Theologian

MedicalMakers

Dr. George Jenkins

Dentist

BusinessMakers

Ray Robinson

Telecommunications Executive

MedicalMakers

Dr. Marvin Shelton

Orthopedic Surgeon

EntertainmentMakers

Stan Lathan

Television Producer