Awards – Patrisse Cullors

Patrisse has been shaking up the national dialogue about human rights for nearly a decade. And people take notice.

Take a look below at a timeline of her awards and recognitions from multiple organizations and publications honoring her for her influential efforts.

100 Most Influential People, TIME
100 Women of the Year, Time
Art Matters Fellowship, Art Matters
LA Emerging Artist, Rema Hort Mann Foundation
Ralph Bunche Humanitarian Award, UCLA Black Alumni Association
Turpanjian Visiting Activist Researchers (VAR), USC Program for Environmental and RegionalEquity (PERE)
Activism in the Pursuit of Peace and Justice Award, presented to Patrisse and Black Lives Matter by the Progressive Democrats of the Santa Monica Mountains
Law and Policy Award for Public Service & Social Justice, Loyola Law School Center for Juvenile
ADCOLOR Beacon Award, Black Lives Matter
Global Citizen Team Award, show honoring the BLM co-founders
Prism Fellowship
The Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc. (CLEO) is a 501(c)(3) national non-profit organization that was founded in 1968 to expand opportunities for minority and low-income students to attend law school. Since its inception, more than 25,000 students have participated in CLEO’s programs and joined the legal profession. CLEO is seeking to have Ms. Patrisse Cullors join with Attorney Stacey Abrams as one of this year’s honorees on Thursday, November 12th @ 6:00pm. The program will be completely virtual.

Black Community Honors, California State University – Los Angeles
The Root 100, The Root
Samuel S. Beard Award for Outstanding Public Service 35 Years or Younger, Jefferson Awards Foundation
We Are EMILY Award, EMILY’s List

Ambassador for Health Equity Fellowship, PolicyLink and FSG
World’s Greatest Leader, FORTUNE
Honorary Doctorate, Clarkson University
Disruptive Advocate Award, The Greenlining Institute
The 2016 GOOD 100, GOOD Worldwide Inc
Chicago High School Honorary Medical Doctorate Chicago, ILL South Shore International College Preparatory High School
Justice Award, National Center for Lesbian Rights
Leading Edge Fund Fellow, The Rosenberg Foundation
Kick-Ass Woman of Color, DLG Media
Revolution Award for Freedom, ImageNation Cinema Foundation
Defender of the Dream Award, AFL-CIO Executive Council Committee on Civil and Human Rights
40 Under 40, The Chronicle of Philanthropy
8 Activists Who Demand The World Knows That Black Lives Matter, The Huffington Post
20 Inspiring Women Making the World a Better Place for Us All, SheKnows

Racial Justice Grant, Google
Civil Rights Leader for the 21st Century, Los Angeles Times
10 Most Inspirational L.A. Women of 2015, Los Angeles Magazine
Rabbi Marshall T. Meyer Risk Taker Award, Jews for Racial and Economic Justice
Edna Award, The Berger-Marks Foundation
Honoree, The New York Women’s Foundation
40 Under 40, The Advocate
AfroAmerica Network Black Woman of the Year, AfroAmerica Network
Black Woman of the Year, The National Congress of Black Women
Politico 50, Politico Magazine
NAACP History Maker, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Person of the Year Finalist, The Advocate
Empress I Jose Sarria Award for Uncommon Leadership, The National LGBTQ Task Force Louis E. Burnham Award, Louis E. Burnham Award Fund

14 Women of Color Who Rocked 2014, AlterNet (2014)
Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership Fellow, Kalamazoo College (2014)
Contribution to Oversight Award, National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (2014)
Fulbright Scholarship, United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (2011)
Sydney Goldfarb Outstanding Student Award, Santa Monica College (2008)
The Mario Savio Young Activist Award, Mario Savio Memorial Lecture (2007)

Time Magazine
100 Women of the Year