Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards Honor Activists, Name Colin Kaepernick Humanitarian of the Year
The 13th annual Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards, held at the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Kentucky, honored several activists for their contributions to social change. American civil rights activist and former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick was named Humanitarian of the Year. The event also recognized six young adults, aged 30 and under, for their work in various fields, including technology, environmental sustainability, and refugee support. These awardees were celebrated for embodying Muhammad Ali’s Six Core Principles: confidence, conviction, dedication, giving, respect, and spirituality. Among the honorees were Mateo Salvatto, an Argentinian entrepreneur who created a communication app for people with speech, hearing, and motor disabilities; Sneha Revanur from San Jose, California, who founded Encode to mobilize youth for safer AI; Joseph Nguthiru from Kenya, who founded HyaPak to convert water hyacinth into biodegradable packaging; Franziska Trautmann from New Orleans, who started Glass Half ...