In 1926 he won the gold medal in visual arts (which came with $400) from the Harmon Foundation, which also recognized achievement among African Americans in the fields of education, industry, literature, music, race relations, and science.
The Academy has certainly recognized achievement in Israeli film, but generally when those films rather directly tackle the conflict.
The show sets out to look at their already recognized achievements through the lens of non-straight sexuality, and also to tell something of their stories as it goes.
Recently recognized achievements through advocacy include adoption by Tanzania of the FCTC (93).
ElBaradei calls the index "a way to name and shame — but also to recognize achievement".
The awards, created by the National Council of La Raza to recognize achievement by Hispanic entertainers, were handed out at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.
Founded in 1780 by John Adams, James Bowdoin, John Hancock and others, the academy recognizes achievement in public affairs, science, education and culture.
8 P.M. (BET) BET AWARDS '08 D. L. Hughley, left, is host of this three-hour ceremony, which recognizes achievement by blacks and other minorities in entertainment and sports.
"We are adopting this new accountability system in order to encourage improvement and recognize achievement," Carl T. Hayden, the Regents chancellor, said.
Kerry Washington will be honored with the President's Award, which recognizes achievement in furthering the cause of civil rights and public service.
"When I won the Bobst Award, in 1988" — it recognizes achievement in arts and letters — "I think he felt he should have got it before me," Giroux told me.
