Awarded since 2000, the Du Bois Medal is Harvard's highest honor in the field of African and African American Studies. It is awarded to individuals in the U.S. and across the globe in recognition of their contributions to African American culture and the life of the mind. Recipients have included scholars, artists, writers, journalists, philanthropists, and administrators whose work has bolstered the field of African and African American Studies.

List of past recipients

David Adjaye, presented by Mohsen Mostafavi

Maya Angelou (posthumous), presented by Jamaica Kincaid

Harry Belafonte, presented by Michael D. Smith

John Lewis, presented by Deval Patrick

Steve McQueen, presented by William Julius Wilson

Shonda Rhimes, presented by Lawrence D. Bobo

Harvey Weinstein, presented by Diane Paulus

Oprah Winfrey, presented by Drew Gilpin Faust

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