Ida B. Wells-Barnett Justice Award Honorees

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Ida B. Wells-Barnett Justice Award

Ida B. Wells-Barnett Justice Award

Named for Ida B. Wells-Barnett, one of the first African American women to run for public office in the United States, this award is presented to a woman of color whose life reflects Ms. Wells-Barnett spirit of courageousness by distinguishing herself in the fight for racial and gender equality.

Recipients Year
Keisha-Ann G. Gray 2025
Sherrilyn Ifill 2020
Cheryl Wills 2019
Hon. yvonne lewis 2018
Hon. Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick 2017
Esmeralda Simmons 2016
Hon. Fern A. Fisher 2015
Michele Coleman Mayes 2014
Elizabeth D. Moore 2013
Loretta E. Lynch 2012
Edna Wells Handy 2011
Jacqueline A. Berrien 2010
Gloria J. Browne-Marshall 2009
Patricia Gatling 2008
Dr. Adelaide Sanford 2007
Eleanor Holmes Norton 2006