wins the 2020 Truth-Telling Prize

A high-ranking government scientist who charged that the administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic was slow, chaotic, and prioritized politics over science and human life.

wins Ridenhour Book Prize for ‘Know My Name’

In the wake of her high-profile sexual assault in January 2015, little was publicly known about Chanel Miller beyond the description “Brock Turner’s victim.” In ‘Know My Name,’ she raises her voice to let victims know they are never alone.

win the Ridenhour Documentary Prize for ‘One Child Nation’

After becoming a mother, award-winning filmmaker Nanfu Wang uncovers the untold history of China’s One-Child policy and the generations of parents and children forever shaped by this social experiment.

wins the Ridenhour Courage Prize

As president of the Bullitt Foundation, Denis leads an effort to mold the major cities of Pacific Northwest and British Columbia into models of sustainability for a rapidly urbanizing planet.

“One day in 1955, at the age of 15, I heard about Rosa Parks. I heard the words of MLK Jr. on the radio. I was deeply inspired to find a way to get into trouble. Good trouble. Necessary trouble.”
—John Lewis, accepting the Ridenhour Courage Prize in 2012.