Join us in celebrating the winners of the 2021 Robert F. Kennedy Book and Journalism Awards! Their work explores the issues of human rights, social justice, and the power of individual action to create change in the U.S. and around the world. #RFKAwards bit.ly/3wMl0Oy
.@Donlemon presents our first award to a group of outstanding high school journalists who investigated Kentucky Law Enforcement’s racist training practices. Congratulations to @SatchelWalton, @cooper_walton_, and @payton_carns from @manualredeye! bit.ly/3tWW70U
When schools shut down due to COVID-19, the team at @EagleNationNews sprang into action to create The Pandemic Program. The winning entry for our High School Broadcast award is a compelling history of what the pandemic looked like for students. bit.ly/3fuPHke
Three cheers to @news21 at @Cronkite_ASU! @hodakotb presents the College Journalism Award to the student journalists who produced “Kids Imprisoned”, an immersive project that follows the path of America’s kids in the criminal justice system. bit.ly/2Rln6WN
Our Domestic Print winners analyzed how Confederate icons were created and exalted throughout the South. The result is “The Confederate Reckoning” – a rich multimedia effort involving newsrooms across the southern @USATODAY network. bit.ly/3fMsYQY
An @AP investigation exposed the palm oil industry’s toll on an army of invisible workers in Southeast Asia who feed the world’s growing appetite. Congratulations to @MargieMasonAP and @robinmcdowell, the winners of this year’s International Print Award. bit.ly/3fKPSIj
This year’s Domestic Photographer winner set out to document one of the most important stories of our time. @achungphoto gained the trust of last summer’s protestors to deliver the award-winning body of work entitled “We Keep Us Safe.” bit.ly/34hPpZ2
When tens of thousands of Ethiopians were forced to flee to refugee camps in Sudan earlier this year, @NMofty was there to capture the humanity and heartache. Congratulations to this year’s International Photography winner from @AP. bit.ly/3bTvqUz
Every year, an estimated 400,000 Americans are sexually assaulted. This year’s Radio Award “Canary: The @washingtonpost Investigates” relates the decision of two women to share their accounts of sexual assault and the consequences of those decisions. wapo.st/3fna7Ns
Our New Media Winner details how military culture silenced a refugee turned marine corporal after she was raped. Congratulations to Thomas Brennan at @thewarhorsenews, @KellySKennedy, and @FactCheckPros for your exemplary work on a harrowing subject. bit.ly/2QTCeKy
In her @reveal series, cartoonist Thi Bui captured the devastation of COVID-19 and laid bare the stark disparities that shape our lives. Congrats to this year’s Cartoon winner for her riveting work “In/Vulnerable: Inequality in the Time of the Pandemic.” bit.ly/3fNBS0p
The winning entry for Domestic TV is @16andRecovering, a powerful @MTVNEWS series that follows an academic year at Northshore Recovery High School where teens work to recover from addiction while earning their diplomas. Congratulations! on.mtv.com/34nyCDL
In @welcomechechnya, we witness the urgent work of Russian activists as they rescue victims of a governmental anti-LGBTQ program. Congratulations to @ByDavidFrance & @HBODocs for your outstanding achievement and earning this year’s International TV Award. bit.ly/34ocHwe
The winner of our inaugural New Voices category is the team at @manualredeye! Last year’s protests inspired us to recognize the vital work of young journalists. Congrats to this formidable team, the first to earn this honor for its game-changing reporting. bit.ly/3tWW70U
Our first-ever Criminal Justice Reform Prize goes to the team at @Reuters for their groundbreaking investigation “Dying Inside.” Puncturing the veil of secrecy upheld by the U.S. government, the piece features the first public database of jail deaths. reut.rs/3hYGvaU
We’re honored to have @JSeigenthaler present this year’s Seigenthaler Prize, a special recognition of brave reporting under difficult circumstances, to @ByDavidFrance for his courageous documentary @welcomechechnya. bit.ly/34ocHwe
Our Grand Prize winner is “The Confederate Reckoning,” for its enterprising examination of the real history behind the reverence for confederate icons across the south. Congratulations to @ma_anastasi and @markrussell44 on your outstanding achievement! bit.ly/3fMsYQY
This year’s Robert F. Kennedy Book Award goes to @ClaudioSaunt for “Unworthy Republic: The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory,” a heart wrenching and powerful indictment of our country’s shameful history. bit.ly/34p7ILK
That’s a wrap! Join us in congratulating this year’s winners of the #RFKAwards! Special thanks to Mortimer B. Zuckerman for his support of this year’s virtual awards ceremony. Watch the full celebration here: bit.ly/3wMl0Oy
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