On Monday, June 4, 2018, the McSilver Institute honored seven incredible individuals who are leading powerful and transformative movements aimed at creating a more just and equitable world, especially for those who are impacted by poverty. For the sixth annual McSilver Awards, we celebrated honorees who are truly vanguards for social justice:
Tarana Burke, Civil Rights Activist and Founder, #MeToo Movement
Marley Dias, Activist, Author and Founder, #1000BlackGirlBooks
Erica Ford, Anti-Violence Activist, CEO and Founder of LIFE Camp Inc.
Maria Hinojosa, Founder, Futuro Media Group and Emmy Award-Winning Journalist, Anchor and Editor
Michael Hurwitz, Food Justice Advocate and Director, Greenmarket, GrowNYC
Anna Deavere Smith, Tony and Pulitzer Prize Nominated Playwright, Actress and Professor, NYU Tisch School of the Arts
and Reverend Michael A. Walrond, Jr., Civil Rights Leader and Senior Pastor, First Corinthian Baptist Church (FCBC)
A full recording of the 2018 McSilver Awards ceremony is available on YouTube. Photos from the event are viewable on Facebook, and more media has been collected at the #McSilverAwards hashtag. Thank you so much for joining in celebration with us!