Ford Foundation President Darren Walker was presented with the Aspen Institute 2015 Preston Robert Tisch Award in Civic Leadership.

Civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis is this year’s recipient of the Preston Robert Tisch Award in Civic Leadership. During the awards ceremony, Lewis talked with NPR’s Michel Martin about why racism still exists within American society, saying there is “a deliberate, almost systematic attempt to sweep the issue of race under the American rug.” However, Lewis expressed confidence in today’s youth to keep pushing for a post-racial society.

On December 8th, Congressman John Lewis was presented with the Aspen Institute 2013 Preston Robert Tisch Award in Civic Leadership. John Lewis has dedi ...

On November 29th, 2010 Wynton Marsalis was presented with the first Aspen Institute Preston Robert Tisch Award in Civic Leadership. The program featured a ...