2026 Charles Benton Digital Equity Champions Awards

We gather at this moment to celebrate some dedicated, talented people, but to also be inspired by them and use that spark to carry on our work, whether home for us in Chicago, Washington (DC), Los Angeles, Minneapolis or anywhere else that justice is under fire. The Digital Equity Champions awards recognize the leadership across the full arc of the movement. They honor the people building what comes next. And people who have spent decades making it possible. 

• Dr. Mariette Ayala, the 2026 Digital Equity Emerging Leader.
• Bill Callahan, a 2026 Digital Equity Champion.
• Kami Griffiths, a 2026 Digital Equity Champion