Recipients
1st - 28th
Kevin Beasley
28th
Arts
Visual artist whose works encompass sculpture, sound and performance, and are inspired by personal experiences of grappling with history, generational memory, power and race in America.
Roberto Lugo
28th
Arts
Ceramicist, activist, poet and educator whose wheel-thrown pottery uses traditional vessel forms as canvases for street art depicting social resistance, hip-hop culture and Puerto Rican and African heritage.
Kathryn Finney
28th
Economy
Founding managing partner of Genius Guild, one of tech’s most influential women working to boldly break down barriers that have hindered Black and Brown women from entering and succeeding in the startup ecosystem.
Leah Penniman
28th
Economy
Co-Founder of Soul Fire Farm, dedicated to sharing regenerative farming practices with Black, Indigenous and people of color to reconnect them to the land, promote food system equity and train the next generation of farmers
Nicole Horseherder
28th
Environment
Co-Founder of Tó Nizhóní Áni, an energy justice leader working to protect the water, air and landscapes of the Navajo Nation and position the region to transition to and produce renewable energy.
Colette Pichon Battle
28th
Environment
Co-Founder of Taproot Earth, a climate justice organizer and human rights lawyer who continues to advance ecological equity in communities of color living on the frontlines of extreme weather brought on by climate change.
vanessa german
27th
Arts
A visual and performance artist whose sculpture, installations, and community-based work confront racism, violence, homophobia and hate, while simultaneously providing affirmation and hope.
Cauleen Smith
27th
Arts
An interdisciplinary artist and educator whose experimental films, installations and multimedia works reflect on history and imagine futures of possibility.
Hilary Abell &
Alison Lingane
27th
Economy
Co-Founders of Project Equity and leaders in the movement to create better jobs and a fairer economy by advancing employee ownership.
Chrystel Cornelius
27th
Economy
President and CEO of Oweesta, working to return wealth and financial independence to Native communities, addressing disenfranchisement that has led to profound socioeconomic disparities.
Rhett Ayers Butler
27th
Environment
Journalist and founder of Mongabay, a global, nonprofit environmental science and conservation news platform that produces evidence-based news and investigative reporting in some 70 countries.
Anne Evens
27th
Environment
CEO of Elevate, dedicated to transforming energy efficiency improvements in affordable housing and to ensuring that everyone has equal access to clean and affordable heat, power and water.