Heroes of 2023

The Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich has been wrongly imprisoned since March for doing honest reporting. His friends at WSJ won’t rest until he’s back home.

The grace and bravery of people standing up to injustice—whatever the consequence—is impossible to ignore.

The U.N. Secretary General is a reformer, committed to restoring trust to the United Nations and this year he has stood up courageously for the Palestinian people.

A Black dock worker was physically assaulted and attacked with racial slurs by white boaters. Members of the community came to his aid—swinging and with style.

No one should ever have to know the pain of losing their child. But my departed son continues to inspire me, even now.

The decorated combat veteran and former intelligence officer bravely told Congress things that could change humanity’s view of itself.

My parents are still married and in love after 70 years. But since my dad became ill with Parkinson’s, my mother has worked wonders to give him a good quality of life.