Nominations will begin on March 1, 2023  and run through May 1, 2023.

Look in your community, your field of work or the news. Who inspires you? Who are the everyday Black heroes and leaders dedicated to the community and the culture. They may be someone working unheralded in their field for decades or others who are emerging. What they all share is a determination to make a significant impact on our communities and humanity.

Any individual (a) legally residing in the United States or the District of Columbia (excluding Guam, Puerto Rico, and all other U.S. and foreign territories and possessions); (b) who is thirteen (13) years of age or older as of the beginning of the Nomination Period; and (c) whose nominating accomplishment occurred on or after December 1, 2021, is eligible to be nominated for TheGrio Heroes.

Only individuals meeting all eligibility requirements set forth in these Official Rules may be nominated to be a 2023 Heroes’ Finalist. Groups, organizations, and employees of theGrio are ineligible for consideration. Self-nominations are permitted. For complete details on eligibility requirements and other rules governing the selection of TheGrio Heroes, please read our legal disclosures and privacy policy.

A team of journalists at theGrio will conduct the first round of evaluations. Seven independent judges who are comprised of leaders and industry experts will conduct the second round of evaluations. The last and final round of assessments will be conducted by you, our community, to help us identify the 10 most outstanding individuals to be named TheGrio Heroes for 2023.

Due to the high volume of nominations, theGrio staff cannot respond to each individual submission. If we choose your nomination, we will contact you and your nominee through the contact information provided.

We need as much information as possible. Please make every effort to provide as much contact information as possible. At a minimum, we must have a website with contact information or an email address and working phone number to contact the nominee.

Yes, There is space on the nomination form to submit additional information. Please do not submit any additional information to theGrio unless requested.

No. Please just submit one concise nomination. Multiple nominations have no bearing on whether a person will move forward or be chosen by our judges

No. All nominations must be submitted online through https://thegrio.com/heroes

You can contact our theGrio Heroes team at [email protected]

Make sure that you fill out all required information which is indicated by an asterisk (*). Nominations that are incomplete after the May 1st deadline will automatically be disqualified from consideration.

TheGrio is not responsible for technical problems that may prevent your submission from being successfully transmitted.

Winners will be announced in July 2023.