Meet this Year’s Honorees:
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Former First Minister of Scotland
Humza Yusuf is a dedicated public servant and a trailblazer in civic engagement, known for his tireless work in advancing equity, justice, and representation. As one of the rising voices advocating for inclusive leadership, Humza has championed policies that uplift underrepresented communities and build bridges across faiths and cultures. MPAC is proud to recognize Humza for his leadership, integrity, and vision of a more inclusive America where every person has the opportunity to serve and thrive.
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GHF Whistleblower, LTC (ret.)Anthony Aguilar is a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel (Green Beret) who, after 25 years of service, brought his skills and sense of duty to humanitarian missions, including a deployment in Gaza in 2025 with a private contractor supporting the aid distribution effort of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. During his time on the ground, he witnessed and publicly spoke out about practices he believed were consistent with war crimes. His decision to share what he observed reflects courage in the service of accountability and justice. MPAC is honored to recognize Anthony for his commitment to truth-telling, his willingness to stand for the voiceless, and his embodiment of the principle that holding power to account is part of protecting human dignity for all.
Mistress of Ceremonies:
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Journalist, Author, Film ProducerJoy-Ann Reid (also known as: Joy Reid) is a journalist, author, documentary film producer and social and political commentator, and the former host of The Reid Report, AM Joy, and the two-time NAACP Award-winning and Emmy nominated nightly news analysis program,
“The ReidOut” on MSNBC. Her latest project: The Joy Reid Show, airs on Youtube and on all audio podcast platforms. Joy has written four books including two New York Times best sellers: Medgar and Myrlie; the Love Story That Awakened America, which landed at number one on the Times list and won the 2025 NAACP Image Award in the biography category, and The Man Who Sold America, which spent four weeks on the Times best-seller list; as well as Fracture: Barack Obama, The Clintons and the Racial Divide, and the foreword to Kamala Harris: Selections From the Official White House Photography. A 1991 Harvard graduate with a documentary film concentration, Reid has worked in talk radio for Radio One, as the managing editor of TheGrio.com and as a political operative for America Coming Together in 2004 and the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign. She is a proud, honorary member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, and she and her husband Jason co-own the production company Image Lab Media Group, which produces The Joy Reid Show and an upcoming Medgar Evers documentary; and they have four adult children
Our Thanks to this Year’s Sponsors
Anonymous
Firdous & Ramsey Hakim
Fiza & Dr. Mansoor Shah
The Manar Foundation
Nurya Shabir & Muhammad Adaya
SP Funds
Tamie Adaya & Amr Tannir
Aliya Khan & Shakeel Kazi
Al-Marayati Family
Anonymous
Dr. Hareem & Adil Khan
Halima & Suleman Mohammed
Islamic Center of Southern California
Mrs. Azmeralda Alfi
Veera Family
Zubeida & Dr. Iftikhar Khan
Azhar Majeed
Beerman Foundation
Dalia Mahmoud
Dr. Faisal & Ruquiya Khan
MPAC-WNY
Drs. Nidal and Asad Khaja
Shia Muslim Council of Southern California