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 Chicago/Midwest Region Emmy Award | 2016 | Chicago's True Nature | |
| Chicago/Midwest Region Emmy Award | 2013 | Colorblind: Rethinking Race | |
 Telly Award – Silver | 2011 | Beating Breast Cancer (U. of Illinois-Chicago School of Nursing) | |
| Telly Award – Silver | 2011 | Creating Harmony: A Guide for Families (Asian Health Coalition) | |
| Chicago Latino Film Festival 3rd Place Audience Award | 2008 | Tal Como Somos (Just As We Are) | |
| African American Television and Filmmakers Sapphire Award for Documentaries | 2003 | | |
| Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame, Best Biography | 1998 | For My People | |
| National Black Programming Consortium Community Choice Award | 1998 | For My People | |
| American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award | 1997 | Mississippi, America | |
| Chicago/Midwest Region Emmy Award | 1994 | Facing Violence PSA series | |
