The Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations named the global musical artist and philanthropist, Robyn "Rihanna" Fenty, The 2017 Humanitarian of The Year. Receiving the 'Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award' Rihanna goes down in history with other big respected names like Martin Luther King Jr. and Lionel Richie who has also garnered the award; yet, Rihanna is the first and only female artist to be awarded this award. Rihanna was very deserving of this award, as she continuously uses her celebrity to raise awareness on serious issues around the world. Back in 2012, Rihanna founded the Clara Lionel Foundation in honor of her grandparents, which is a nonprofit organization, to help impoverished communities across the global fight against injustice and inequality with education and healthcare. The CLF has held an annual Diamond Ball which is a charity fundraisers, in 2014 and 2015 the ball raised over +$2 million. The founder of the Clara Lion
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