2024 Higginbotham Leadership Awards

The Lawyers’ Committee hosts the Higginbotham Awards gala annually to highlight the exemplary contributions of corporate executives, policy makers, professional athletes, authors, artists and other individuals who champion the cause of justice and equality for all.

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Celebrating Leaders in Justice and Equality

The Higginbotham Leadership Awards gala is named in honor of A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. a celebrated statesman, civil rights champion, author, professor, historian, and federal appeals court judge. The Lawyers’ Committee hosts the Higginbotham Awards gala annually to highlight the exemplary contributions of corporate executives, policy makers, professional athletes, authors, artists and other individuals who champion the cause of justice and equality for all. The gala is one of the largest events in the civil rights community. We invite you to join us as we build partnerships that foster a culture of democracy and amplifies voice, opportunity and power of Black people and other communities of color.

CLIENT AWARDEE

Ruthie Walls

Ms. Walls and other teachers and students serve as plaintiffs in Walls v. Sanders, a successful challenge to the Arkansas LEARNS Act, which would have punished educators for teaching about Critical Race Theory.

BEACON OF JUSTICE