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Rev. Dr. William Barber II and Okwui Okpokwasili Earn MacArthur ‘Genius’ Awards | Colorlines

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Rev. Dr. William Barber II and Okwui Okpokwasili Earn MacArthur ‘Genius’ Awards | Colorlines



[dropcap]The[/dropcap] 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). [mc4wp_form id=”6042″]

The annual award’s recipients, colloquially known as “geniuses,” each receive an award of $625,000 to subsidize their work over five years.