The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation honored racial justice activists, thought-provoking artists and other changemakers of color in its annual list of MacArthur fellows today (October 4).
The annual award’s recipients, colloquially known as "geniuses," each receive an award of $625,000 to subsidize their work over five years. Here are just a few of this year’s grantees of color, along with individuals video profiles that the foundation also released today:
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- Reverend Dr. William Barber II, North Carolina-based minister, organizer and co-chair of the new Poor People’s Campaign
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Visit MacFound.org or see the foundation’s video announcement for the full list of fellows.