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Architectural Digest: David Adjaye to Receive Harvard's W. E. B. Du Bois Medal

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On Tuesday, September 30th, David Adjaye, principal of AD100 firm Adjaye Associates, will receive Harvard University's W. E. B. Du Bois Medal for outstanding work in the field of African and African American Studies. Fittingly, the medal, whose past...

Bleacher Report: 'Colin Kaepernick Receives W.E.B. Du Bois Medal from Harvard'

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Colin Kaepernick was awarded the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal by Harvard University on Thursday. The medal is considered "Harvard's highest honor in the field of African and African American studies" and is awarded "to individuals in the United States and across...

Harvard Crimson: 'Ava DuVernay, LL Cool J Receive Du Bois Medal'

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Filmmaker Ava DuVernay, actor and rapper LL Cool J, and six others received the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal—Harvard's highest honor in the field of African and African American Studies—before a zealous crowd in Sanders Theatre Wednesday afternoon.

CBS News: 'Queen Latifah to be awarded W. E. B Du Bois Medal from Harvard'

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Music artist and actress Queen Latifah is among the honorees being recognized by Harvard University this year for their contributions to black history and culture. Harvard is set to award the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal to Queen Latifah and six other recipients...

Harvard Crimson: 'Kaepernick, Chappelle, Stevenson Receive W.E.B. Du Bois Medals in an Overflowing Sanders'

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Harvard’s thousand-seat Sanders Theatre was packed to the gills for the annual presentation of the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal at the Hutchins Center Honors, a celebration of achievement, diversity, and activism.

Troy Record: 'RPI President Shirley Ann Jackson to receive 2018 W.E.B. Du Bois Medal'

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson, a recipient of the National Medal of Science, is among eight recipients of the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal to be honored at the sixth annual Hutchins Center Honors presented by the Hutchins Center...

Harvard Gazette, 'Seven honorees to be awarded W.E.B. Du Bois Medal'

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The Hutchins Center Honors are back with a new slate of honorees after a nearly three-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The W.E.B Du Bois Medal will be awarded to seven honorees “who embody the values of commitment and resolve that are fundamental to the...

Harvard Crimson: 'Harvard Awards W. E. B. Du Bois Medals to Queen Latifah, Rita Dove'

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Oscar-nominated actress Queen Latifah and Pulitzer Prize winning-poet Rita Dove will receive the W.E.B. Du Bois medal alongside five other recipients, the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research announced Tuesday.

Washington Post: 'DuVernay, LL Cool J to receive Harvard W.E.B. Du Bois medals'

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — "Selma‚" director Ava DuVernay and rapper LL Cool J are among the recipients of Harvard University's 2017 W.E.B. Du Bois medals honoring those who have made significant contributions to African and African-American history and culture.

The Source: 'Ava DuVernay and LL Cool J Honored W.E.B. Du Bois Medal at Harvard'

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On Wednesday night, October 4th, filmmaker Ava DuVernay and Hip-Hop icon and actor LL Cool J were honored at Harvard University's Hutchins Center for African and African American Research with the Hutchins Center Honors W.E.B. Du Bois Medal for their...

Harvard Crimson, 'LeVar Burton, Ice T, Spike Lee Receive Du Bois Medals at Hutchins Center Ceremony'

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The Hutchins Center for African and African American Research awarded eight individuals, including rapper Ice T and filmmaker Spike Lee, the W.E.B Du Bois Medal at the Hutchins Center Honors in Sanders Theater on Tuesday evening.

Hutchins Center Honors presents the W. E. B. Du Bois Medal Ceremony

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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...