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The 2020 Amistad Award honorees were Barbara Vereen, Rob Baril, Jan Hochadel, and Wildadiz Bermudez. NEW HAVEN, Conn. From the moment the dramatic African drumming and slide show of the marches, rallies, car caravans, strikes, and election campaigns began, it was certain this would be an extraordinary and uplifting People’s World Amistad Awards program. The famed BODOMA Garifuna Culture Band kept the spirit elevated all evening long with musical performances. Transformed from a large in-person statewide annual event into a virtual concert and awards, the program, “United for the World We Want Celebrating Resilience, Solidarity, and Vision,” was held “in tribute to essential workers and all workers regardless of immigration status during the pandemic, the rise of the movement for Black lives, and the voter upsurge for democratic rights.”

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