Awards
Ayọ Tometi has been humbled to have her work acknowledged over the years. Below is a list of some of the awards, honors, and recognitions. Select the link to learn more.
- 2021 Heirs of Afrika Social Justice Honoree
- 2021 Afro Ball Honoree
- 2021 – Nobel Peace Prize Nomination
- 2020 – International Peace Honors
- 2020 – Global Citizen Prize
- 2020 – TIME Cover -100 Most Influential People of 2020
- 2020 – ADCOLOR Beacon Award
- 2020 – TIME Cover – 100 Women of the Year
- 2020 – Freedom Flame Award – Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee
- 2019 – Coretta Scott King Center Legacy Award
- 2019 – Racial Justice Trailblazer Award – Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights
- 2018 – Frederick Douglass 200
- 2018 – Vh1 Everyday Trailblazer Honoree
- 2017 – ESSENCE – Woke 100 List, Magazine Cover
- 2017 – Witness – 25th Anniversary
- 2017 – Sydney Peace Prize
- 2016 – University of Arizona – Alumna of the Year
- 2016 – Chronicle of Philanthropy – 40 Under 40
- 2016 – AFL-CIO – Defender of the Dream Award
- 2016 – Fortune Magazine – 50 Most Influential People in the World
- 2016 – Marie Claire 50 – The New Guard: America’s 50 Most Influential Women
- 2016 – ImageNation Cinema Foundation – Revolution award of For Freedom
- 2016 – Glamour Women of The Year Award
- 2016 – Black Girls Rock! Inc – Community Change Agent Award
- 2016 – Shirley Chisolm – New York City Council – Proclamation by Juumanne Williams
- 2016 – Honorary PhD, Clarkston University
- 2016 – Brooklyn for Peace, Pathmakers to Peace Award
- 2016 – Webby Awards – Social Movement of the Year
- 2016 – The Root Magazine -#Root100 Honoree List
- 2016 – Smithsonian National Museum of African American of History and Culture Diaspora Video Profile
- 2016 – California Coalition to End Domestic Violence
- 2015 – Rabbi Marshall T. Meyer Risk Taker Award – Jews for Racial and Economic Justice
- 2015 – Courageous Luminaries Award, National Immigration Law Center
- 2015 – Student Immigrant Movement Leaders – Speak Truth To Power Award
- 2015 – POLITICO 50 Thought Leaders
- 2015 – Cosmopolitan 50 – Fun Fearless 50 honorees
- 2015 – Louis E. Burnham Foundation – Honoree
- 2015 – Brooklyn Peace Center – Peacebuilder Award
- 2015 – The National LGBTQ Task Force – Empress I Jose Sarria Award for Uncommon Leadership
- 2015 – New York Women’s Foundation
- 2015 – National Black Caucus of State Legislators – Humanitarian Award
- 2015 – Demos – Transforming America Award
- 2015 – Black Women’s Blueprint – Honoree
- 2015 – #Root100
- 2015 – New Civil Rights Leader, Los Angeles Times
- 2014 – New Civil Rights Leader , ESSENCE
- 2012 – Unsung Hero for Justice, African American Legislative and Leadership