Recently, our General Secretary, Dr. Iva E. Carruthers, received the 2021 Distinguished 400 Award, “acknowledging and highlighting her leadership of a unique, influential and esteemed global network of faith-based advocates and activists, clergy and lay,” from The 400 Years of African American History Commission (400 YAAHC).
Established in 2019, the Distinguished Award Program intends to recognize 400 innovative and noteworthy African Americans in different fields. The 400 YAAHC develops programs throughout the US that recognize and highlight the resilience and cultural contributions of Africans and African Americans since first arrival.
Dr. Carruthers is “among those whose career and social justice activism deserves [our] highest distinction. We applaud and nod our heads in congratulations to Dr. Iva Carruthers for this honored distinction!
400 YAAHC Coin back 
400 YAAHC Coin front 
400 YAAHC Award Letter