The 16-year-old from Stockholm rose to global prominence this year with her impassioned pleas for governments to take far-reaching action to avert climate catastrophe.
Tag: Awards, Decorations and Honors
Black Women Reign at Beauty Pageants
When Zozibini Tunzi was named Miss Universe on Sunday, it signified the first time that black women had simultaneously held the top prize in four of the major beauty pageants.
The Turner Prize Goes to … All 4 Shortlisted Artists
The artists, who included Oscar Murillo, asked to be considered as a group to make a statement on political unity. The judges agreed.
Simon Armitage Is U.K.’s New Poet Laureate
The role was previously declined by another distinguished poet, Imtiaz Dharker, who would have been the first person of color to hold it.
Bolsonaro to Skip New York Gala Amid Swelling Controversy
Chamber of Commerce award dinners tend to be low-key affairs. But the Brazilian-American chamber’s decision to honor Brazil’s new leader set off outrage.
Kenyan Teacher Who Aids Poor Wins $1 Million Global Prize
Peter Tabichi teaches math and science in a remote village and tutors students on the weekends.
Detainee Wrote a Book via WhatsApp. It Won a Top Literary Prize in Australia.
Behrouz Boochani, an asylum seeker, could not attend the event at which he was awarded $125,000 for his book on his experiences as a detainee.
The U.A.E. Handed Out Gender Equality Awards. All Went to Men.
The awards honored Emirati efforts to promote gender equality, but the visual impression created by the announcement prompted a wave of ridicule online.
Angela Davis Says She’s ‘Stunned’ After Award Is Revoked Over Her Views on Israel
The civil rights leader pushed back after a Birmingham group rescinded an award amid criticism over Professor Davis’s support of the movement to boycott Israel.
These Migrants Rescued Greeks From the Sea. Their Reward: Citizenship.
Greece awarded the men citizenship for their actions in July, when a fast-moving wildfire engulfed a seaside village near Athens.