The Ella Jo Baker Human Rights Award is an honor granted for the exemplary and distinctive contributions of one who has inspired, challenged and expanded the African American faith community’s capacity to witness and engage in our traditions of prophetic ministry and justice campaigns. The Ella Jo Baker Human Rights Award signifies and affirms the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference’s belief that civil, economic, health, education and political rights are global human entitlements for which the African American faith community must uphold. The Ella Jo Baker Human Rights Award was established to acknowledge, honor and celebrate the work and impact someone has made on behalf of the marginalized and “least of these;” and, in the spirit of Ella Baker, with excellence, humility and sacrifice.