Race Amity Medal of Honor

The word “honor” carries with it the synonyms of rectitude, integrity, righteousness, and uprightness.
The individuals awarded the National Center for Race Amity Medal of Honor demonstrates these qualities.
We hold a sense of deep pride in their accomplishments and dedication and aspire to emulate their efforts of engaging race amity to advance access and equity in society.
2020 Race Amity Medal of Honor Recipients

Janet Langhart Cohen
Presenter

William S. Cohen
Author, Former US Senator and Former US Secretary of Defense
Presenter

Mitch Landrieu
Founder, E Pluribus Unum Fund, Former Mayor of New Orleans
2019 Race Amity Medal of Honor Recipients

President Michael D. Higgins
President of Ireland

Cherry Steinwender
Co-Founder Center for The Healing of Racism

Robert Rosenfeld
Founder and CEO Idea Connections Systems, Inc.

Tim Wise
Educator and Anti-Racism Activist and author
2019 Race Amity Medal of Honor Recipients

Dr. Barbara Madeloni
Immediate Past President of the Massachusetts Teachers Association and Psychology Professor

Dorothy W. Nelson
Senior Judge
United States Court of Appeals 9th Circuit &
Chair and Founder of the Western
Justice Center Foundation
United States Court of Appeals 9th Circuit &
Chair and Founder of the Western
Justice Center Foundation

Dr. Yvonne Spicer
Mayor of Framingham, Massachusetts

Rev. Dr. Nancy Taylor
Senior Minister of Historic Old South Church, Boston
Past President of the Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Christ