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2021 FREDERICK DOUGLAS AWARD HONOREES
RISE UP KINGSTON
An Ulster County powerhouse providing urgent direct assistance to Kingston residents, while also organizing for economic justice and a world without prisons.
WORKERS JUSTICE PROJECT
A membership-driven organization working to improve conditions for low-wage workers across industries who are essential to keeping New York City running during the pandemic.
New York State Leadership Council
Supporting immigrant youth in 2020 with direct assistance, scholarships, leadership opportunities and vital information about navigating the immigration labyrinth.
SPECIAL GUESTS
WILLIAM JACKSON HARPER
ALI AHN
PERFORMANCES BY
LAURA GÓMEZ
Laura Gómez is an actress best known for her role as Blanca Flores on the Netflix hit series Orange Is the New Black.
MARTH REDBONE AND AARON WHITBY
Martha Redbone is an award-winning Native & African American vocalist, songwriter, composer, and educator.
STACEYANN CHIN
Staceyann Chin is an award-winning spoken-word poet, author, playwright, performing artist and LGBTQ rights political activist.
Thank you to everyone who supported the 2021 unGala
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Adam Hellegers
Alejandra Ruiz
Amida Care
Amy Rosenthal
Andrea and Tyko Kihlstedt
Anna Berg
Anna Santoleri
Anne H. Hess and Craig Kaplan
Arline Segal
Asa and Jodi Lu Johnson
Barbara Winslow
Ben & Jerry’s
Braeden Lentz
Bread and Roses Community Fund
Camilla Hammer
Charlotte Phillips, M.D.
Citizen Action of New York
Claude Heffron
cori schmanke parrish
Dana Bronfman
David R. Alexander
Dylan Jacobs
Ed Hong
Elena Conte
Elias Foundation
Elizabeth and Olympia Ingriselli-Moy
Emily Straus
FJC – A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds
GFP Real Estate
Gisela Gamper
Gonzalo Mercado
Harold Wolpert
Hays Golden
Helen Stillman
Holly Fetter
Ila Duncan
Ingrid Benedict
Jane Bowers
Jane Lerner
Jeff Lee, Jenn Ching and Family
Jeffrey Grover and Meghan Grover
Jennifer Flynn Walker
Jess Jacobs
JetBlue
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Karen Pittelman
Kathleen Simpson
Kevin Ching
Lisa Steglich
Luca Ramirez Blount
Lynda Rodolitz
Maggie Renzi and John Sayles
Maren Cadwallender
Margaret Woodman-Russell
Margot Seigle
Maria Ramirez
Marissa and Ryan Hersh
Marissa Tirona, Ephraim Swanson-Dusenbury, and Beatrice Tirona-Dusenbury
Marjorie Fine
Mark Rubinstein
Mary Humphreys
Meeta Anand and H James Lucus
Michael J. Hirschhorn and Jimena Martinez
Michael Reynnells
Michael Schmale
Michael Waterman
Michele Burger and Tom Cramer
Mike Pratt, President, Scherman Foundation
Molly McShane
Monica Meng
Nancy Meyer and Marc Weiss
Natasha Pallan and Family
Natasha Santos
Nisha Atre Richardson and Art Richardson
Nitika Raj
Oliver Cannell
Peter Brest
Phoenix T Gayle
Rachel Isreeli
Rae Leiner
Rebecca Celli
Rickke Mananzala
Rosemary Rivera
Sagner Family Foundation
Sarah Frank and Joshua Wessler
Shelley Levine and Larry Schwartz
Silver Sun Foundation
Sofia Chang
Spectrum
Storm King Art Center
Tamilla Woodard
Tani Takagi
Vincent McGee
William Carden
Wolf Baumer Fund
Yahya Alazrak
Zaden Nam
Zenit Journals