Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.Photo: Dia Dipasupil/Getty
Meghan MarkleandPrince Harrywill make their first big Hollywood appearance on Saturday at the NAACP Image Awards.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are set to receive the President’s Award in recognition of special achievement and distinguished public service. Past recipients include Muhammad Ali, Jesse Jackson, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, LeBron James and Rihanna. The awards will air on Feb. 26 at 8 p.m. ET on BET.
Through the couple’sArchewell Foundation, which they launched in 2020, Harry and Meghan have supported efforts to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and focused their attention on the Black Lives Matter movement and fighting for racial justice.
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The couple has also teamed up with the NAACP on a new annual award, which will recognize leaders creating transformational change—at the intersection of social justice and technology—to advance civil and human rights. Each year, the honoree will be awarded a $100,000 unrestricted stipend to be used to continue to make an impact in the field.
“We’re proud to support the NAACP’s work and to also partner with the organization on the newly created annual NAACP-Archewell Digital Civil Rights Award, which will be bestowed to Dr. Safiya Noble as part of the 53rd NAACP Image Awards,” Meghan and Harry added.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.Taylor Hill/WireImage
Dr. Noble is an internet studies scholar and Professor of Gender Studies and African American Studies at UCLA and was recognized as a MacArthur Fellow for her ground-breaking work on algorithmic discrimination, which enabled her founding of Equity Engine, a non-profit committed to creating the conditions for Black women and women of color to thrive through access to education, investments, mentorship and mutual aid.
Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty
Meghan and Harry, who are parents to 2-year-oldArchieand 8-month-oldLili, have made a handful ofpublic appearances since moving to Californiain 2020. At the start of the pandemic, they quietly volunteered throughout the Los Angeles area, bringing meals to those in need and helping at a back-to-school drive.
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Earlier this month, Harry made asurprise appearance at the Super Bowlalongside his cousin,Princess Eugenie, who was visiting the couple with her husband Jack Brooksbank and their 1-year-old son August.
A friend previously told PEOPLE that Meghan and Harry are “loving life in California.”
“They are so happy,” the friend added. “They are creating roots here in the States.”
source: people.com
