welcome sto the 2020 global citizen prize, celebrating

inspiring activists who have gone above and beyond to make this world a better place. in 2020, boy, did we need their help. this year's prize winners are doing everything they can to give vulnerable people around the world an opportunity to live a safe, fair and just life. you're about to meet them. they range from a world leader to a young visionary to a business leader to a big bird. you'll see what i mean. john oliver, usher, priyanka chopra, also great music from gwen stefani, alicia cara. this year's winner for global citizen of the year is someone who has dedicated his life to advocate for people lost in a broken system. here to tell you more is oprah

winfrey. >> the united states has the highest prison population rate in the world. black americans with incarcerated five times one american in state prisons. frank stephenson founded the alabama based equal justice initiative to address deep racial inequality and to represent those forgotten in the system. his impact is profound and critical. he has changed lives. he has saved lives and continues to give a voice to those silenced around our country. here is the global citizen of the year. ryan stephenson in conversation

with usher. >> ryan stephenson, man, amazing to be able to be a part of this. you're receiving the global citizen of the year. >> i'm so honored by this award and this recognition. on behalf of everybody at the equal justice initiative who have been fighting this fight for a long time, we are really humbled by this. >> what spurred the creation of the equal justice initiative? >> before i got involved in this work, i didn't really appreciate all the damage that was being done. we had politicians debating crime policy in this country and they were debating as if they could put crimes in jails and prison and they created these very harsh sentences and punishments. the truth is we can't put crimes in jails or prisons. we put people in jails or prisons.

>> is there anything that you feel best effects change? >> you have to get approximate. you cannot stay isolate from where the problems are. i think that all of us have to find ways to get closer to people experiencing inequality and justice. we will never prevail in changing the world if we only do the things that are comfortable and convenient. >> i read an article that said you only stopped fighting for legal assistance when the incarceration system and justice system works fairly for everyone. do you still feel that way and are you optimistic and hopeful for the future? >> i am. it's partly for me kind of an orientation. they sang "we shall overcome"

because they believed that. i feel similarly empowered and encouraged because i'm surrounded by people i work with and the people i serve and we're all still singing "we shall overcome" because we believe there has to be something better than what we've experienced. my hope is if we keep fighting, we will get it. >> ladies and gentlemen, my good friend gwen stefani. ♪ ♪

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when i was a kid, there were a bunch of very lovable monsters i always turned to when i felt like singing. elmo, big bird, grover and my all-time favorite cookie monster. this time it's time for us to show them some love.

>> sesame workshop stepped up to help children in need, as they've done for over 50 years. they created caring for each other, a global initiative harnessing the power of media, kid-friendly coping strategies. >> we're all in this together. >> tand smiles for families around the u.s. and around the world. >> sesame workshop is a nonprofit on a mission to help children everywhere grow smarter, stronger and kinder. we will be there for children and families throughout this pandemic and beyond.

>> to present this year's winner for the global citizen prize for culture and education is john oliver. >> hello. wow. look at you, elmo. you look excellent. i was a little bit surprised there. you are all dressed up. it is so wonderful how you and your friends have been helping people during this really difficult time. what are some of the ways you and your friends have been helping. >> meditation and exercise.

>> it's so important to stay connected and check in on each other, isn't it? >> yes, it is. >> oscar seems to be doing pretty well. how is cookie monster doing? >> me at home social distancing from everything. me cookie cabinet, that's always within six feet. cookie!

>> hi! >> hi! >> elmo's friend. >> it's so good to see all of you. i just want to thank you for everything you've been doing all around the world to help children and families during this pandemi >> elmo, back up a second.

you want me to sing as well? that is not a good idea at all, elmo. my shower doesn't want me to sing. i think this would be a good time for you to call up another friend. have you got someone on the line? >> it's alicia cara. >> what? >> hi, john, hi, elmo. ♪ look around, what do you see ♪ ♪

♪ look around, what do you see ♪ so many different faces ♪ ♪ >> the winner will take home a $250,000 prize. let's meet our three finalists.

solving to benefit people, society, and the planet. rwanda christelle kwizera at 27 years old is on a mission to eradicate water scarcity in africa. >> poor people pay more for water than the rich. this is an issue we can fix with technology. we have a line of solutions to access safe drinking water that is affordable, reliable, and durable. >> ryan gersava's social enterprise trains people with disabilities in his native philippines so that they can enter the work force and be successful engaged employees. >> virtualahan was born with a mission to break down barriers for people with disabilities and disadvantaged members of our society. our scholars go through intensive digital skills training.

they receive employment and support. >> suhani jalota. determined to make health care products, services and information accessible to all women. >> i've been working with women in the slum communities in mumbai since i was 15, and i've seen women essentially sacrificing their health for dignity purposes. we have reached more than 500,000 women in providing menstrual health awareness and products at their doorstep. helping women is not charity. it's our responsibility. >> my man nick jonas will be joining us a little later in the show to give the winner the good news. next, tori kelly and jojo, katie couric presents the prize for business leader and priyanka chopra jonas shares the winner for leadership and philanthropy when the global citizen prize continues on nbc. the global citizen prize is made possible by citi, a proud partner of global citizen.

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woman ♪ a big thank you for that powerful performance by tori kelly and jojo. a future where everyone has the same opportunities will take courage, commitment, and innovation, and tonight the global citizen prize for business leader honors an individual who turned a moment of personal crisis into a business that is saving lives. she's joined in conversation by katie couric. >> in nigeria like so many places around the world, hospitals can lack the basic supplies needed to save the life of a mother or unborn child if a complication arises. the lack of access to supplies like blood is one of the reasons

20% of all maternal deaths in the world today occur in nigeria. following her own childbirth scare temie giwa-tubosun decided to take on a problem that had seemed unsolvable. she created an extraordinary organization called life, using mapping technology to source and deliver essential medical products to african hospitals. the winner of the 2020 global citizen prize for business leader, temie giwa-tubosun. temie, congratulations. how does it feel to be honored for your extraordinary work? >> it feels amazing. i'm just so glad that our work here in africa has been honored in this amazing way. >> i know you were raised in nigeria, but your parents moved to minneapolis when you were a teenager. how do your mom and dad feel about your work? >> in the beginning, my mom didn't quite understand why i

would leave this amazing life they've been able to give me in minneapolis, but now a couple of years back i brought her down to nigeria and i showed her what we did at lifebank. now she's the biggest fan of lifebank and my parents are incredibly supportive every single day of the work we do here. >> the idea to create lifebank i know came from a personal experience. what happened and how did it motivate you? >> about seven years ago i had a baby boy, and i was very lucky to have him in the united states. i had quite a lot of complications. he was born early, but i got access to the best health care, and that was where this passion for maternal health care became more personal, and i felt like i could help build a system that delivers a similar type of care that i got in the u.s. here in nigeria. >> what is your vision for the future of lifebank? >> i have great big giant dreams for lifebank. you see, the problem we're

solving is not just a nigerian problem. it's not just an african problem. it's a problem that exists in developing countries, countries that have not figured out the infrastructure. for me, the work is to build a scaleable fast growing business that can expand to all these locations around the world, around the globe where this problem still exists. saving lives and saving life at scale. that is the dream, and we're committed to doing the work together. >> what does receiving the global citizen prize for business leader mean to you? >> i think it validates the impact that we've had on human life across nigeria and kenya. i think it -- you know, it's an honor to our writers who are out there 24/7, seven days a week delivering these critical resources. critical technology powers what we do. i happen to be the one to receive the prize as the leader of the business, but i believe it's a prize for all of us at lifebank.

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my name is moses obeniah, amidst this challenging year being an african-american and my father being a doctor, i knew what was at stake. i knew i had to act more so now than ever before, so i had the idea of giving free laundry and dry cleaning to the immediate family members of front line responders. commission in such a crazy time? >> well, i remember a year ago when i started as the president of the european commission, the world was completely different. the corona crisis was unprecedented for all of us, and yes, as a medical doctor i might have had some advantages in understanding the dynamics and the challenges of the pandemic, but having said that, for me there is no doubt this double crisis, it is a double crisis,

the health and the economic crisis of unprecedented scale is definitely the biggest challenge in my life and you can only be prepared to a certain extent to deal with a crisis like this. >> another big agenda for yours has been to encourage the adoption of the so-called european green deal. can you tell us about what that is and why you think it's important? >> well, plain and simply because time is up. climate change is a crisis that threatens the ability of mankind to live on this planet. as gloomy as the picture is, the good news is that it is up to us to bring about change, and we just have to gather our courage and act bold and smart. >> now, obviously we're still in the middle of this pandemic, and maybe it's too early, but what are the biggest lessons you've learned from managing this response in europe? >> well, nikolaj, it's very simple. the lesson i have learned is

unity pays off. we've learned, for example, here in europe that when we join forces we get better at containing the virus. this saves lives, and that's the most important. it's a simple lesson, but it's the most important lesson we've learned. >> finally, this award, the global citizen prize for world leader, what does that mean to you? >> nikolaj, i'm deeply honored, and i'm truly humbled to receive this prize because i know this prize is a prize for all of us, for my great, great team, which has been in this with me from day one, and you have my word that team europe stays on the ball because as much as the global citizen award is a moment to celebrate, and we'll do that, we cannot stop with our work until we have overcome this pandemic and its impact. so thank you very much for the prize. it's a tremendous motivation to

keep on going. >> thank you so much. and thank you as a global citizen also as a european citizen, thank you so much. it was an honor to talk to you. >> thank you, nikolaj. tonight the global citizen prize for activism celebrates the worldwide movement that has come to define a generation and continues the legacy of civil rights giants who came before us. it all started as a proclamation that in the midst of the injustice, senseless violence, and shootings, black lives matter. ♪ one day when the glory comes, it will be ours, it will be ours ♪ ♪ oh, one day when the war is won, we will be sure, we will be

sure ♪ ♪ oh, glory, glory, glory ♪ oh, glory, glory ♪ hands to the heavens, no man no weapon ♪ ♪ formed against, yes, glory is destined ♪ ♪ every day women and men become legends ♪ ♪ sins that go against our skin become blessings ♪ ♪ the movement is a rhythm to us, freedom is like religion to us ♪ ♪ justice is juxtaposition us justice for all just ain't specific enough ♪ ♪ one son died, his spirit is revisiting us ♪ ♪ truant living living in us, resistance is us ♪ ♪ that's why rosa sat on the bus ♪ ♪ that's why we walk through america with our hands up, when they go down we woman and man up ♪ ♪ they say stay down and we stand up ♪ ♪ shots, we on the ground, the camera panned up ♪

♪ king pointed to the mountain top and we ran up ♪ >> i sincerely believe that one day the qualities that make us different will no longer divide us. one day our future will no longer resemble or recycle the trauma of our past. >> one day our people will no longer suffocate under a system of oppression and calls for reform will not be viewed as radical. >> one day we'll declare victory over racism and a struggle for human rights will end with the liberation of people around the globe. ♪ now the war is not over ♪ ♪ victory isn't won, and we'll fight on to the finish ♪ ♪ then when it's all done we'll cry glory ♪ ♪ oh, glory, glory ♪ glory, glory

♪ we'll cry glory, oh, lord ♪ glory ♪ selma's now for every man, woman and child ♪ ♪ even jesus got his crown in front of a crowd ♪ ♪ they marched with the torch, we gone run with it now, never look back ♪ ♪ we done gone hundreds of miles ♪ ♪ from dark roads, he rose, to become a hero ♪ ♪ facing the league of justice, his power was the people ♪ ♪ enemy is the lethal, a king became regal ♪ ♪ we sing our music is the cuts that we bleed through ♪ ♪ somewhere in the dream we had an epiphany ♪ ♪ now we right the wrongs in history ♪ ♪ no one can win the war individually ♪ ♪ it takes the wisdom of the elders and young people's energy ♪ ♪ welcome to the story we call victory ♪ ♪ the coming of the lord, my eyes have seen the glory ♪ ♪ one day when the glory comes

♪ it will be ours, it will be ours ♪ ♪ the glory ♪ oh, one day when the war is won ♪ ♪ we will be sure to the people all over the world ♪ we will be sure oh, glory ♪ ♪ the glory ♪ glory, glory ♪ oh, glory, glory ♪ oh, glory, glory ♪ when the war is won ♪ when it's all said and done ♪ glory, we'll cry glory

♪ oh, glory, oh >> hashtags don't start movements, people do. there awareness, activism and allyship. what started as three words on social media has become the largest movement in u.s. history, and we couldn't have done it without you. together we are creating a better tomorrow. >> by continuing the tradition of resistance, standing up for what's right, loving each other and demanding change, we can manifest a reality where black lives are valued. black lives are respected, and black lives matter.

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♪ over the last year, heroes have emerged, like health care workers who have risked their lives to fight on the front lines. patient after patient, doing what they can to ease their pain and calm their fears. we cannot forget that their fight is not over. these extraordinary people are facing their biggest battles now and in the weeks ahead. tonight we honor them and all the heroes who show us courage and conviction every day. >> my 2020 hero is my mom maribel, she is a new york city nurse and has been working hard

to keep the city safe. >> my 2020 hero is my mother delsha. >> my 2020 hero is two brothers in the kitchen, they make face masks to support their community. >> my cousin has been working in the covid unit for several months now. >> thank you. >> thank you so much for all that you do. >> thank you, mom! >> okay. earlier tonight you met the finalists for this year's cisco youth leadership award celebrating innovation in making the future better for all of us. joining me now my friend nick jonas who is about to change someone's life. >> thanks, john. hundreds of people entered to have their work and passion recognized. congratulations to all of you and the work that you're doing. i am blown away, truly. but it's time to call a winner. >> hello. >> hi, christelle, how are you? >> you have won the 2020 cisco youth leadership award, congratulations.

how -- are you surprised? >> surprised. nick, the work we do keeping water running for hundreds of thousands, we're going to scale to millions because we're tackling a challenge that affects 400 million people across africa and over 2 billion worldwide, and we're growing right now, and in ten years we'll be servicing 30 million and more. we're going to create over 13,000 jobs. so when we give water, we also create jobs. this is huge, i still cannot believe.

>> congrats to all of you, and christelle thank you, again. you have changed the world. >> thank you. >> bye! >> congratulations christelle, you and your work are an inspiration to us all. this next award was inspired by global citizens give while you live campaign and presenting the global citizens prize for philanthropy is priyanka chopra jonas. >> thank you so much, john. in 2006 he shocked the world. this business visionary did something no one saw coming. after growing up in omaha, nebraska, with his own paper route business at 13, working hard, becoming arguably the greatest investor in history, he wrote a public declaration soon after his wife died unexpectedly. he promised that he would give away almost all of his wealth, and so far has donated $37 billion, but he didn't just stop there. he called on his peers to do the

same, to not wait and to give within their lifetime. he co-founded the give place calling on the world's highest net worth individuals to give at least half of their net worth. >> his generosity has inspired so many others including melinda and me to give what they can to worthy causes. >> the moment to help those in need was now, not later. and his action helped create a new kind of philanthropic giving. >> he isn't just committed to leaving the world better than he found it, he leaves people better than he found them, too. >> because of his generosity, leadership, and kindness, we celebrate warren buffett, the winner of the 2020 global citizens prize for philanthropy. next, miley cyrus, elton john, and a close out performance by john legend and carrie underwood when the 2020 global citizen prize continues. ♪

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and '90s when the hiv/aids crisis took hold. family and friends, co-workers and neighbors shunned, discarded, ignored, forgotten and left to suffer, many alone in walled off corners of hospitals. the stigma was so deep and treacherous and wrong that the ignorant called the virus the gay cancer and delayed testing and treatment for years. but in 1992, he decided to use his standing as an artist to save lives and launched the elton john aids foundation. it has raised more than $450 million supporting programs around the world that improve testing, treatment, and ending the stigma. may we never forget that his work, his art is why countless can still do theirs and bring more light and love to this world. here to present the prize for artist of the year to sir elton john is miley cyrus.

>> elton, thank you so much for allowing me to be here and talk about the elton john aids foundation. >> you're so welcome, and thank you for all that you've done for the foundation. >> many people don't really understand what the atmosphere was like that led to the aids foundation, so can you kind of walk us through it? >> it was awful. during the 1980s it was a gay plague and took a young boy to bring people's attention to it. and ryan was an enormous tipping point for the disease. then things began to change. during the '80s, i did a couple of benefits. i made a record with stevie wonder, knight, i didn't do enough as a gay man to -- i should have been there, i should have marched, i should have been much more political than i was. so many of my friends died. so many of my friends still had hiv and aids. when i got sober in 1990 i realized i wanted to make a difference not just for gay people but for everybody. i decided from my kitchen table in atlanta to set up the organization. but, you know, as the disease

developed, we changed from being a direct care foundation, mother to child transmission, orphan care, to targeting marginalized groups all over the world. now we got a covid emergency fund to cope with both pandemics at once. our motto is "nobody gets left behind." >> you've won a lot of awards over the years, not just with your foundation but so many accolades with your talents, but why is being given the global citizen artist of the year prize mean so much to you? what makes it special and different? >> it's so amazing. i'm extremely grateful for this accolade. i'm so grateful that people know about the elton john aids foundation and consider it a wonderful organization to contribute to and to work with. but for me, it reminds me of all the work yet to do. we've got our foot on the accelerator. we cannot take it off. if the message is by getting this award, thank you very much, from a 73-year-old man who still wants to work tirelessly for

this, that i need you young people with me. young people are the future of the world. we want the young people to pass our measures on, and i got you by my side, then i think we can beat this. >> thank you so much. thank you for all of your work. thank you for inspiring me. >> i love you dearly. thank you. >> love you, too. >> thank you for joining us for the 2020 global citizen prize, and thank you to cisco, citi, and p&g for your support of this year's awards. my friend, carrie underwood, is here to help me close out the night. here's "hallelujah" in honor of better days to come. ♪

♪ oh in the winter chill let the candles light the night up from a windowsill ♪ ♪ oh as a child you near and we whisper all the sweet sounds only we can hear ♪ ♪ on the coldest evening in this december ♪ ♪ i'll hold you in the heat of a glowing ember ♪ ♪ let the world stand still the church bells ring ♪ ♪ silent night as the angels sing ♪ ♪ hallelujah ♪ hallelujah ♪ let the magic warm the moonlit

air hear the choirs join in singing everywhere ♪ ♪ hallelujah ♪ hallelujah ♪ ooh let there be peace on earth ♪ ♪ let the lonely join together let them know their worth ♪ ♪ ooh let the children know there's a brighter day ahead ♪ ♪ let's hold on to hope ♪ and on the coldest evening in this december ♪ ♪ let us pray the spirit of love

with will linger ♪ ♪ let the world stand still the church bells ring ♪ ♪ silent night as the angels sing ♪ ♪ hallelujah ♪ hallelujah ♪ let the magic warm the moonlit air hear the choirs join in singing everywhere ♪ ♪ hallelujah ♪ hallelujah ♪ glory glory glory i'm so glad to have you here ♪ ♪ and may this christmas moment last for years ♪ ♪ let the world stand still the church bells ring ♪ ♪ silent night as the angels

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