Prize Recipients

Nyché Andrew is a member of the Anchorage School District’s Native Advisory Committee and assisted in getting a policy passed that would allow...

Queen Balina is the co-founder of her school’s Restorative Justice Student Coalition (RJSC) whose aim is to host schoolwide Study Circle discussions...

Emanuel Barrett is the co-founder and president of Tearing Down the Walls Club at his school, which promotes constructive conversations about race...

Christopher Butcher is the president of both the Black Student Union of Englewood and the NAACP Youth and College Division in Englewood.

Metztli Carbajal has been a strong advocate for ethnic studies and cultural education at Southwest High School in her capacity as class president,...

Jennifer Hamad is creator of "HEEP II," a financially self-sustaining plan that aims to undo systemic educational inequities by incentivizing student...

Stephanie Hu is the founder of Dear Asian Youth, a youth-led, international organization committed to amplifying voices of the Asian community...

Jordyn Hudson is the creator of the first diversity and inclusion initiative at Indian Springs School, producer and director of the documentary film...

Layla Hussein is the co-founder and executive director of Journals of Color (JOC), a Bronx-based and teen-led literary magazine that works to...

Ethan Khorana is co-founder of an organization called the Minorities Together Movement, which led a police reform campaign in Shaker Heights, Ohio....

Karen Lau is president of the Robertsine Duncan NAACP Youth Council where she organized the “Community Chat with the Norwich Police Department”...

Kellsie Lewis is a contributor to Black at the Trischools, a social media platform that amplifies Black voices by sharing narratives of the Black...

Quinn Luong is the co-chair of the Diversity Alliance and founder of the National Diversity Coalition (NDC), a student-run organization of over 80...

Zaira Najera Rodriguez is co-founder and co-chair of SPICE (Students Promoting Inclusion and Civic Engagement) at Eagle Valley High School. She is...

Yamira Patterson is the co-president and co-founder of the Black Students Association at Saint Petersburg High School where she advocates for racial...

Along with other Black Lives Matter Weston members, Jean Qian coordinated a number of initiatives including the first Black Lives Matter protest in...

Adib Rabbani is the founder of the Social Justice Club, an organization at the Pembroke Hill School which helps youth experience the joy of learning...

Jaanaki Radhakrishnan is co-founder of her district’s Student Equity Council (SEC), an organization that promotes equity and justice in the district...

Machayla Randall is one of the leaders of the African American Culture Club at Cherry Hill High School East, where she helped to push educational...

Sneha Revanur is the founder and president of Encode Justice, an international, youth-led organization working to advance racial, social, and...

Jamal Sayid is the president and founder of Global Diversity and Awareness Club (GDAC), a national organization that fosters an understanding of...

Ashley Shan is the founder of Holding Hands, a nonprofit that aims to address the multifaceted issue of educational inequity, designing projects that...

Asukulu Songolo is the founder and co-director of the Congo Peace Project and was the founder and former lead organizer with Fridays 4 Freedom.

Mandy Sun is co-founder of the youth organizing group of the Greater Malden Asian American Community Coalition (GMAACC) and co-creator of the first...

Samantha is president of the Black Student Union and co-president of Peer Multicultural Educators at Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. She is...

Mikayla Tillery is the founder of Students for Black Maternal Health, an online coalition of Black students advocating for legislation that addresses...

Kaitlyn Tran is the co-creator of the National Data Coalition Against Anti-Asian Hate, which seeks to collaborate and collectively increase the...

Ximena Villa is the founder of the MICAH Youth Council, a youth-led organization dedicated to Police and Community Relationships, Environmental...

Briana Williams is a Teen Empowerment Youth History Ambassador and co-creator of the powerful documentary “Clarissa Uprooted.”