Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights

The organization of leading attorneys, advocates, entrepreneurs and writers is dedicated to a more just and peaceful world, working alongside local activists to ensure lasting positive change in governments and corporations.

Kennedy's brother Ted led the press conference, stating that the organization would be a "living memorial" that would work in areas of poverty, crime, and education in America.

[8][better source needed] Each year, the Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award honors exemplary leaders across government, business, advocacy, and entertainment who have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to social change and worked to protect and advance equity, justice, and human rights.

[13] Lin-Manuel Miranda Antonio Neri John W. Rogers Jr. Tom Wilson Fran Drescher The January 6th Select Committee Brian Moynihan Bill Russell President Volodymyr Zelensky Michael Polsky Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Deven Parekh Jose E. Feliciano Stacey Abrams Amanda Gorman Dolores Huerta Colin Kaepernick Dan Schulman Dan Springer Wendy Abrams Glen Tullman Bruce D. Broussard Phil Murphy David Zaslav Alex Gorsky Hamdi Ulukaya Scott Minerd Howard Schultz Roger Altman Marianna Vardinoyannis John Lewis Tony Bennett Hilary Rodham Clinton Donato Tramuto John Boyer Taylor Swift Dennis Mathisen Marc Spilker Wyclef Jean Desmond Tutu Afsaneh Beschloss Bob Pittman The Robert F. Kennedy Book Award was founded in 1980, with the proceeds from Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.'s biography, Robert Kennedy and His Times.

Each year, the organization presents an award to the book which "most faithfully and forcefully reflects Robert Kennedy's purposes – his concern for the poor and the powerless, his struggle for honest and even-handed justice, his conviction that a decent society must assure all young people a fair chance, and his faith that a free democracy can act to remedy disparities of power and opportunity.

"[17][better source needed] Entries include insights into the causes, conditions and remedies of injustice and critical analysis of relevant public policies, programs, attitudes and private endeavors.