March on Washington 2023 Awards Gala
Honoring visionary leaders in the fight for Civil Rights
9.27.23
6:00 PM | Pre-reception
7:00 PM | Awards Dinner
@ Union Market, Dock 5
Featuring:
Master of Ceremonies
Jonathan Capehart, Washington Post contributor and host of The Sunday Show on MSNBC
The John R. Lewis Lifetime Legacy Award
Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock
The March On Lifetime Achievement Award
Rev. Al Sharpton
The Vivian Malone Courage Award: Honoring Michelle Browder
9.29.23
7:00 PM | Program + Film Screening
@ Union Market, Dock 5
Join us for an evening that honors the courage and tenacity of the late Vivian Malone as we award Michelle Browder, American artist and activist. The evening will feature a special performance by, Adaku Utah, awards presentation as well as a fireside chat.
MOWFF Student & Emerging Filmmaker Competition Finalist Shorts
9.30.23
10:00 AM | Film Screenings
1:30 PM | Finalists + Alumni Luncheon
@ Eaton Workshop
John Lewis Award Honorees
9.29.23
7:00 PM | Program + Film Screening
@ Union Market, Dock 5
Join us for an evening that honors the courage and tenacity of the late Vivian Malone as we award Michelle Browder, American artist and activist. The evening will feature a special performance by, Adaku Utah, awards presentation as well as a fireside chat.
March on Washington Awards
The March on Washington Film Festival’s Vivian Malone Courage Award is bestowed biennially to honor an individual who exemplifies the grit and determination needed to speak truth to power in the realm of racial justice.
The award is named for the late Vivian Malone Jones, the first African American to graduate from the University of Alabama. In 1963, she was one of two African American students to defy Governor George Wallace who “stood in the schoolhouse door” to bar their entry to registration.
In honor of the late Vivian Malone
The award is named in honor of the late Vivian Malone, who defied segregationist Governor George Wallace by enrolling at the University of Alabama and becoming its first African American graduate.
This year’s award is presented to Michelle Browder, American artist and activist known for her historical tours, murals and sculptures in Montgomery, particularly the Mothers of Gynecology Monument. This year’s Vivian Malone Courage award is a print of an original painting by award-winning abstract and figurative artist Avis Collins Robinson.
John Lewis Award Honorees
The March on Washington Film Festival’s Vivian Malone Courage Award is bestowed biennially to honor an individual who exemplifies the grit and determination needed to speak truth to power in the realm of racial justice.
The award is named for the late Vivian Malone Jones, the first African American to graduate from the University of Alabama. In 1963, she was one of two African American students to defy Governor George Wallace who “stood in the schoolhouse door” to bar their entry to registration.
MOWFF Filmmaker Competitions
The March on Washington Film Festival’s Vivian Malone Courage Award is bestowed biennially to honor an individual who exemplifies the grit and determination needed to speak truth to power in the realm of racial justice.
The award is named for the late Vivian Malone Jones, the first African American to graduate from the University of Alabama. In 1963, she was one of two African American students to defy Governor George Wallace who “stood in the schoolhouse door” to bar their entry to registration.
