Today, the NAACP announced that Rev. Dr. Jamal-Harrison Bryant will receive the prestigious Mildred Bond Roxborough Social Justice Impact Award at the “57th NAACP Image Awards” Creative Honors on Thursday, February 26 in Los Angeles. 

The Mildred Bond Roxborough Social Justice Impact Award celebrates individuals whose courage, advocacy, and impact continue the NAACP’s legacy of advancing civil rights and building a more just society. Previous honorees include Jotaka Eaddy, Benjamin Crump, Nikole Hannah-Jones, and Stacey Abrams. 

“The NAACP Image Awards is proud to honor Rev. Dr. Jamal-Harrison Bryant, whose leadership is rooted in action, courage, and an unwavering commitment to justice,” said Karen Boykin-Towns, Vice Chair, NAACP National Board of Directors. “Through his dedication to service, he has challenged systemic inequities across the country and advocated for communities that are too often overlooked. We are honored to present the Mildred Bond Roxborough Social Justice Impact Award to a leader who inspires us to confront injustice, uplift unheard voices, and lead with faith and conviction.” 

"Rev. Dr. Jamal-Harrison Bryant's influence stretches across culture, economic accountability, and activism, reshaping how communities organize and demand change in real time. The NAACP honoring him with the Mildred Bond Roxborough Social Justice Impact Award acknowledges his advocacy, vision, and courage to advance meaningful change,” said Connie Orlando, Executive Vice President of Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy at BET. 

Rev. Dr. Jamal-Harrison Bryant is a nationally recognized faith leader, civil-rights strategist, public theologian, and community architect whose work stands at the intersection of  scholarship, spirituality, social justice, economic accountability, and public policy. His influence extends across faith communities, civic institutions, and national movements advocating equity and accountability. 

Dr. Bryant’s leadership of the Target FAST represents one of the most significant, Black-led consumer accountability movements of the last 50 years, advancing equitable business practices, supplier diversity, and respect for Black buying power. Rooted in the historic legacy of the Civil Rights Movement, the campaign reflects his belief that economic leverage remains one of the most powerful tools for social transformation. 

A third-generation minister, Dr. Bryant founded Empowerment Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church in Baltimore, Maryland, which became the fastest-growing congregation in the 200-year history of the AME Church. Since 2018, he has served as Senior Pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Stonecrest, Ga.. Serving alongside his wife, Dr. Karrianna Bryant, First Lady and Executive Pastor of Creative & Experience, has led a season of revitalization marked by multigenerational unity, expanded cultural relevance, and increased national impact in community outreach, economic justice, and public-policy engagement. 

Prior to entering the pastorate, Dr. Bryant served six years as National Youth and College Director of the NAACP, where he mobilized more than 70,000 young people worldwide in coordinated nonviolent civic, political, and social justice campaigns, establishing his national reputation as a skilled organizer and strategist. He is also a proud graduate of Morehouse College and a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.