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Gina Clayton Named Winner of 2017 Grinnell College Innovator for Social Justice Prize
April 25, 2017
The winner of the 2017 Grinnell College Innovator for Social Justice Prize and $100,000 is Gina L. Clayton, an attorney, activist and advocate for women, who founded and serves as executive director of Essie Justice Group.
The Grinnell Prize, which began in 2011 and awards prizes of $100,000 annually, is the largest award given by any U.S. college in recognition of social justice. Of each $100,000 prize given, $50,000 goes to the prizewinner, and the prizewinner’s organization receives the other $50,000.