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The Hutchins Center Honors presents the
W. E. B Du Bois Medal Ceremony
October 6th at 4pm | Sanders Theatre, Memorial Hall, Harvard University
The W. E. B. Du Bois Medal is Harvard's highest honor in the field of African and African American studies. It is awarded to individuals in the United States and across the globe in recognition of their contributions to African and African American culture and the life of the mind.
Recipients have included scholars, artists, writers, journalists, philanthropists, and public servants whose work has bolstered the field of African and African American studies.
The Hutchins Center Honors ceremony on October 6th will celebrate the 2022 class of honorees:
KAREEM ABDUL - JABBAR
NBA Hall of Famer, Author, Cultural Critic
CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE
Writer
LAVERNE COX
Actress, Producer, LGBT Advocate
AGNES GUND
President Emerita of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Founder of Studio in a School
RAYMOND J. McGUIRE
Business Executive, Philanthropist, Chairman of the Studio Museum in Harlem
DEVAL PATRICK
71st Governor of Massachusetts, Civil Rights Lawyer
BETYE SAAR
Artist
Tickets available September 27 at Noon via the Harvard Box Office. Streaming details to follow.