Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground to Recieve Greg Berlanti Social Impact Award

Variety - Oct 16, 2026

Higher Ground, the media company founded by Barack and Michelle Obama, will receive the second annual Greg Berlanti Social Impact Award, the Center for Scholars & Storytellers at UCLA announced Thursday. Berlanti will present the award during the sixth annual Teens & Screens Summit on Oct. 22 at UCLA’s Luskin Center. “Higher Ground’s work reflects […]

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