La La Anthony is redefining celebrity activism. If you were following the whereabouts of Carmelo Anthony’s ex-wife during last Thanksgiving, you’d know she visited inmates at Rikers Island’s Robert N. Davoren Complex.. She has been deeply involved in her nonprofit initiative, ThreeSixty, which operates within the Robert N. Davoren Complex at Rikers Island. “It feels like any one of our kids could be one bad decision away from being in a similar situation,” she told PEOPLE last March. That moment made it crystal clear—this mission isn’t a headline for her. Being a mother of a teenage boy, the cause is close to her heart.

Through her ThreeSixty initiative, La La Anthony is building a support system. The program offers mentorship, mental health care, legal guidance, and career pathways for young men who often fall through the cracks. La La and ThreeSixty’s efforts in empowering marginalized youth haven’t gone unnoticed. Earlier this month, she was honored with National Action Network’s 2025 “Eagle Award” for her transformative work. National Action Network has seen former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden address the annual convention over the years. Now, more accolades and honors have come La La and ThreeSixty’s way.

ThreeSixty has been awarded the JUMP Entertainment & Social Justice Changemaker Award. This honor is all about spotlighting those who use their influence in the entertainment world to uplift social causes. The exciting update came straight from the Instagram handle of Three Sixty—the very organization that’s been central to the impact she’s made.

“Honoring the Work- Celebrating the Mission. Thank you to Larry Miller and JUMP for recognizing ThreeSixty with the JUMP Entertainment & Social Justice Changemaker Award for our commitment to prison reform and re-entry support at Rikers Island. This award is a testament to our organization’s hard work, dedication, and unwavering belief that every young man deserves the opportunity to rebuild, lead, and thrive beyond incarceration,” the caption of their post read.

Alongside the announcement, the post also featured La La’s own words—words that speak volumes about why this work matters so much to her.

“This work, this fight, this mission isn’t about policy and programs. For me, it’s about people,” she said. “I’ve sat across countless young men at Riker’s Island who are written off before they ever had a chance to write their own future.” With that, she also reminded everyone, this isn’t about headlines or policies. It’s about people.

La La Anthony has been vocal about rehabilitation for the young men who are trying to get their lives back on track, and she has already had a success story.

“Just recently one of the kids in my program, who was released not even a little over a year ago, got a full scholarship to Columbia University. It’s really amazing to see that when you take them out of jail and put them in the right environment, with the right opportunities and love and support, incredible things can happen,” she told PEOPLE last year.

Her team reportedly leads weekly sessions aimed at helping these young men grow personally and practically. From skill-building to connecting them with legal support, the goal is simple but powerful: give them the tools they need to shape their own futures.

The recent acknowledgment is just one of many honors La La Anthony has received for her tireless work

New York City has a street named after La La Anthony

Carmelo Anthony had his fair share of spotlight moments lighting up Madison Square Garden during his nearly seven-year run with the Knicks. But toward the end of last year, it was La La who truly turned heads in New York—and not for anything basketball-related. Her moment may not have happened on the court, but it left a lasting mark on the city.

As mentioned earlier, La La has been deeply involved in uplifting incarcerated youth at Rikers Island through her initiative, ThreeSixty. So, in a beautiful show of appreciation, the NYC Department of Youth & Community Development honored her with something incredibly rare: her own street name. That’s right—“La La Anthony Lane” is now a real place in New York.

La La shared her excitement online, saying, “Thank you to NYC DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT for presenting me with my own street name for my prison reform & re-entry work through my program at Rikers THREESIXTY.” 

Alongside her recent NAN and JUMP Entertainment & Social Justice Changemaker awards, this heartfelt tribute shows just how much her work in prison reform is being seen, valued, and celebrated.