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Tag: MacArthur Foundation
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Three Black Female Authors Among 2020 âGenius Grantâ Winners
Three prominent Black female authors â N.K. Jemisin, Jacqueline Woodson and Tressie McMillan Cottom â are among 21 winners of this yearâs MacArthur Foundation âgenius grants,â reports CNN, which explained that the winners will receive a $625,000 âno-strings-attachedâ award paid out over five years. Since 1981, more than 1,000 people have earned the honor, with acclaimed [âŚ]
October 6, 2020
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MacArthur Fellow Lisa Daugaard a Restorative Justice Advocate
Criminal justice reformer Lisa Daugaard, the executive director of the Public Defender Association (PDA), is a 2019 MacArthur âgeniusâ Fellowship recipient. However, her path to becoming a crusading advocate for restorative justice committed to dismantling the prison-industrial complex had some twists and turns.
November 13, 2019
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Literary Scholars Laud the Life and Works of Ernest Gaines
Ernest J. Gaines, one of the most important literary figures in America, renowned and beloved for his transcendent works about the lives and struggles of African Americans facing bigotry and racism in the South, died on Nov. 5 at his home in Oscar, Louisiana at 86.
November 6, 2019
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