2025 Honorees
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Represented by: Dr. Richard Besser- President and Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson- Chair, Board of Trustees
Laurence Fishburne
Emmy and Tony Award-winning Actor, Producer & Director
Yolanda Renee King
Youth Activist and Author
Kristen Clarke
Former Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Justice
Chicago Women in Trades
Represented by: Jayne Vellinga -Executive Director, Chicago Women in Trades
Special Guest Emcees
Melissa Murray
Professor NYU School of Law & Co-host, Strict Scrutiny Podcast
Symone Sanders Townsend
Co-Host, MSNBC’s The Weeknight