Recipients

A visual and performance artist whose sculpture, installations, and community-based work confront racism, violence, homophobia and hate, while simultaneously providing affirmation and hope.

An interdisciplinary artist and educator whose experimental films, installations and multimedia works reflect on history and imagine futures of possibility.

Co-Founders of Project Equity and leaders in the movement to create better jobs and a fairer economy by advancing employee ownership.

President and CEO of Oweesta, working to return wealth and financial independence to Native communities, addressing disenfranchisement that has led to profound socioeconomic disparities.

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.

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.

Artist whose dynamic visual artworks blend contemporary craft, sculpture and performance to address issues of migration, gender and identity

Artist whose work in sculpture, painting, video and performance reveal intertwined cultural and aesthetic relationships while suggesting new narratives

Co-Founders and Co-Presidents of A Better Balance, a nonprofit legal advocacy organization that advances supportive workplace policies and justice for workers

Founder and CEO of HOPE, a Jackson, Mississippi-based community development financial organization working to combat the factors that limit an individual’s ability to prosper

Pioneer in regenerative agriculture and soil health, catalyzing the transformation of farmland from an environmental problem to a solution

Founder and Executive Director of The Chisholm Legacy Project, a resource hub for Black frontline climate justice leadership