Pam Grier Receives Harvard’s W.E.B. DuBois Medal!
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Big up’s to our very own Pam Grier! The still smoking hot 67 year old actress is one of this years recipients of Harvard University’s 2016 W.E.B. Du Bois medal honoring those who have made significant contributions to African and African American history and culture
The “Foxy Brown” star will be honored at the fourth annual Hutchins Center Honors on Oct. 6. Other medalists this year include hip hop artist and activist Lana “MC Lyte” Moorer, writer and producer David Simon and the 1966 Texas Western Miners men’s basketball team, which was the first all-black starting lineup to win an NCAA national championship.
The awards are presented by the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University.
W.E.B. Du Bois was a civil rights activist, historian and sociologist. Awarded since 2000, the Du Bois Medal is Harvard’s highest honor in the field of African and African American Studies. It is awarded to individuals in the U.S. and across the globe in recognition of their contributions to African American culture and the life of the mind. Recipients have included scholars, artists, writers, journalists, philanthropists, and administrators whose work has bolstered the field of African and African American Studies. Congrats to Pam and MC Lyte!
