JUNE 19TH, 2026  |  NEW YORK CITY

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Celebrating a legacy of pride

Join us for an unforgettable 10th Anniversary honoring A Legacy of Pride at the Native Son Awards June 19, 2026 in NYC. Our Love, Our Voice, Our Story, Our Future, Our Now is treasured and celebrated and the excellence of Our Impact is realized in a room filled with community and support.

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Native Son Award honorees

2016

  • DERAY MCKESSON

    ACTIVIST, AUTHOR, PODCAST HOST

  • Don Lemon

    INDEPENDENT JOURNALIST, AUTHOR

  • GEORGE C. WOLFE

    TONY AWARD-WINNING BROADWAY AND FILM  DIRECTOR

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2017

  • KEHINDE WILEY

    VISUAL ARTIST

  • KYLE HAGLER

    PRINCIPAL, NO SMOKING.

  • REGGIE VAN LEE

    EXECUTIVE PARTNER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR AT ALIXPARTNERS

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2019

  • GEORGE FAISON

    TONY AWARD-WINNING CHOREOGRAPHER AND DIRECTOR

  • MICHAEL ARCENEAUX

    THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR

2020

  • ANDRÉ DE SHIELDS

    TONY, EMMY, AND GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING ACTOR

  • BILLY PORTER

    TONY, EMMY, AND GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING ACTOR

  • EDWARD ENNINFUL, OBE

    EDITOR, FOUNDER AND CCO OF EE72

  • LEE DANIELS

    ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATED DIRECTOR

  • RASHAD ROBINSON

    SOCIAL CHANGE LEADER, STRATEGIST AND AUTHOR

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2021

  • ALPHONSO DAVID

    PRESIDENT AND CEO OF GLOBAL BLACK ECONOMIC FORUM

  • DARREN WALKER

    PRESIDENT AND CEO OF ANONYMOUS CONTENT

  • LIL NAS X

    GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING RECORDING ARTIST

  • JONATHAN CAPEHART

    PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING JOURNALIST AND MSNBC HOST

  • STEVEN CANAL

    DIRECTOR, CO-CREATOR OF POSE

  • WILLIAM H. CARSON

    CORPORATE BOARD DIRECTOR OF HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

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2022

  • ANTONIOUS PORCH

    GENERAL COUNSEL, CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER OF CONDÉ NAST

  • BRITTON SMITH

    ACTOR, SINGER, CO-FOUNDER OF BROADWAY ADVOCACY COALITION

  • CHARLES M. BLOW

    LANGSTON HUGHES FELLOW AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY

  • DARIO CALMESE

    CREATIVE DIRECTOR, PHOTOGRAPHER, STORYTELLER

  • DARNELL L. MOORE

    AUTHOR, CURATOR AND ADVOCATE

  • GEORGE M. JOHNSON

    NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR AND ACTIVIST

  • WARDELL MALLOY

    AVP, CREATIVE AT BMI

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2023

  • BISHOP O.C. ALLEN AND RASHAD BURGESS

    FOUNDER OF VISION CATHEDRAL AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY AT GILEAD

  • ELEGANCE BRATTON AND CHESTER ARGERNAL

    FILMMAKERS

  • JAMES COLE JR. 

    FOUNDER OF THE JASCO GROUP

  • JASON BOLDEN AND ADAIR CURTIS 

    CELEBRITY STYLIST AND INTERIOR DESIGNER

  • JORDAN E. COOPER

    PLAYWRIGHT AND SHOWRUNNER

  • NICCO ANNAN

    AWARD-WINNING ACTOR

  • PATRIK IAN POLK

    TV AND FILM DIRECTOR

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2024

  • BILL T. JONES

    CHOREOGRAPHER AND DANCER

  • LAW ROACH

    IMAGE ARCHITECT

  • JEREMY POPE

    ACTOR AND SINGER

  • KEITH BOYKIN

    JOURNALIST AND AUTHOR

  • GABRIEL MALDONADO

    CEO OF TRU REVOLUTION

  • CHRIS CHAMBERS

    CEO OF THE CHAMBER GROUP

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2025

  • COLMAN DOMINGO

    ACADEMY AWARD-NOMINATED ACTOR

  • DR. DAVID JOHNS

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL BLACK JUSTICE COLLECTIVE

  • Derrick ADAMS

    MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST

  • PAUL TAZEWELL

    ACADEMY AWARD, TONY AWARD, AND EMMY AWARD-WINNING COSTUME DESIGNER

  • Phil Wilson

    Founder OF Black AIDS Institute

  • Sean Bankhead

    Choreographer

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