Higginbotham Leadership Awards
Join us for an evening to celebrate the fight for racial justice, voting rights, and economic equality.
Virtual Gala
Making the Promises of Democracy Real
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
5:00 PM to 6:30 PM ET
Why Attend
Higginbotham Leadership Awards
Democracy promises the free and full participation in civic life for all. The Higginbotham Awards Gala is about celebrating those who strive to uphold the promises of democracy through their leadership in our communities and workplaces. Join the Lawyers’ Committee to celebrate the accomplishments in the fight for racial justice, voting rights, and economic equality and help fuel the work towards true freedom for all.
2021 Award Recipients
Hon. Stacey Plaskett
U.S. Representative Virgin Islands
Distinguished Civil Rights Advocate Award
Hon. Keith Ellison
Minnesota Attorney General
Legacy of Justice Award
2021 Higginbotham Award Recipient
Brian Moynihan
Chairman of the Board and CEO
Brian Moynihan leads a team of more than 200,000 employees dedicated to making financial lives better for people, companies of every size, and institutional investors across the United States and around the world.
Kevin Warren
Commissioner, Big Ten Conference
Racial Justice Trailblazer Award
Renee Montgomery
Two-Time WNBA Champion, Vice President and Part-owner, Atlanta Dream
Beacon of Justice Award
Hosted By:
Damon Hewitt
President and Executive Director
Damon T. Hewitt is the President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Hewitt has more than 20 years of civil rights litigation and policy experience, including prior leadership roles in the nonprofit, philanthropic, and public sectors.
Hosted By:
Soledad O'Brien
Award Winning Journalist and CEO, Starfish Media Group
Soledad O’Brien is an award-winning documentarian, journalist, speaker, author and philanthropist. She is the CEO of Soledad O’Brien Productions, a multi-platform media production company dedicated to telling empowering and authentic stories on a range of social issues and a thought leader whose public engagement garners wide attention.
A Talk With:
Laura Coates
CNN Legal Analyst and SiriusXM Talk Show Host
Laura Coates is a Senior Legal Analyst and Anchor at CNN, where she offers deeply thoughtful and insightful commentary on a range of issues. In addition to her television presence, Laura is the host of The Laura Coates Show on SiriusXM, the author of You Have The Right: A Constitutional Guide To Policing The Police, and an attorney, previously serving as a trial attorney in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice during the Bush and Obama administrations.
Fight for Justice and Equal Opportunity
About Us
The principal mission of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is to secure equal justice for all through the rule of law, targeting in particular the inequities confronting African Americans and other racial and ethnic minorities. The Lawyers' Committee is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, formed in 1963 at the request of President John F. Kennedy to enlist the private bar's leadership and resources in combating racial discrimination and the resulting inequality of opportunity – work that continues to be vital today.
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