National Urban League honors Women of Power

Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of the 1619 Project that seeks to call attention to slavery and the experience of Black Americans, is among seven women named Women of Power 2026 by the National Urban League. The awards recognize women working across the areas of social justice, public service, business education, public health and the arts. Other winners include Pattie Sellers, a former Fortune managing editor and co-founder of nonprofit organization Journey, who also co-founded the Most Powerful Women franchise 30 years ago, and Michelle Merriweather, president and CEO of the Urban League of Seattle. “There is no more critical time than now to get more of the best mission-driven women — women committed to paying it forward and lifting others — into top leadership,” Sellers said at the event.