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Khalalisa Norris, 46, was robbed at gunpoint while working as a letter carrier on Chicago's West side. Norris met with Raw Story on Feb. 19 in the nearby Chicago suburb, Oak Park, Ill.
April 10, 2024

About the Foundation

The Sidney Hillman Foundation honors excellence in journalism in service of the common good.

Our awards and programs honor the legacy and vision of union pioneer and New Deal architect Sidney Hillman.

Hillman Prizes

United States

2020 Hillman Prize winners

Call for Entries for the 2024 U.S Hillman Prizes is now closed. 

About the Hillman Prizes

Canada

New & Notable

The 2024 U.S Hillman Prize winners will be announced on Wednesday April 24.

The 2024 Candian Hillman Prize winners were announced March 19. Ceremony was held April 4 in Toronto. Photos and video here.

In 2024, the SEIU Award for Reporting on Racial and Economic Justice will be presented at the 2024 Hillman Prize ceremony.

The Call for Entries for the 2024 U.S Hillman Prizes is now closed. The deadline to enter was Jan 30, 2024.

The 4th annual Reporting the U.S Workplace’ program at the Newmark J-school in NYC was held January 18-19 2024. Please send us an email if you would like to be placed on the email list for the 2025 program.

See photos and videos from the 2023 U.S Hillman Prize celebration.

See photos and video from the 2023 Canadian Hillman Prize celebration. 

Apply here for a labor and workplace reporting grant. Rolling deadline. 

Hillman judge Katrina vanden Heuvel on the urgent necesssity of public-interest journalism in The Washington Post