On Monday, Aug. 6, the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization announced that Obama was one of this year's laureates to be given the Ripple of Hope Award. RFK Human Rights, a human rights advocacy group, is named in honor of the the former U.S. senator and attorney general who fought for civil rights and social justice alongside figures like Martin Luther King., Jr. and Cesar Chavez. This year marks 50 years since Kennedy's assassination in June 1968, the same year he was campaigning for president.

The award recognizes "those who work to advance the legacy of Robert F. Kennedy in our challenging modern times," per a release from the organization

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