Emma Gonzalez

For calling B.S. on the NRA

Marlen Esparza

For revolutionizing women's boxing

Germaine Franco

For bringing Mexican music to the big screen

Rita Moreno

For redefining what it means to be 86

Alianza Nacional de Campesinas

For bringing marginalized farmworker's voices into the #MeToo conversation

Diana Trujillo

For getting us closer to Mars

Princess Nokia

For infusing rap with punk rock, feminism and 'Afrolatinidad'

Candi CdeBaca

For fighting gentrification in a changing Denver

Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski

For breaking barriers in the exploration of space and time

Cristina Martínez

For daring to talk about undocumented restaurant workers

Geisha Williams

For leading California into a green energy future

Elizabeth Guzman

For taking her immigrant story to the Virginia legislature

Reyna Montoya

For encouraging undocumented youth to dream and heal

Maria Hinojosa

For putting Latino stories front and center

Gabby Rivera

For being the first queer Latina to write for Marvel Comics