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2019 MacArthur Fellows

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Meet the 2018 MacArthur Fellows

25 Extraordinarily Creative People Who Inspire Us All
Dominique Morisseau
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Grantees In the Media

Criminal Justice
"How Many of 10.5M U.S. Arrests are Unnecessary?"
The Crime Report

MacArthur Fellows
"Our Democracy’s Founding Ideals Were False When They Were Written. Black Americans Have Fought to Make Them True."
The New York Times
Related fellow: Nikole Hannah-Jones, 2017 MacArthur Fellow

MacArthur Fellows
"We Asked 16 Writers to Bring Consequential Moments in African-American History to Life. Here Are Their Poems and Stories."
The New York Times
Related fellows: Lynn Nottage, 2007 MacArthur Fellow, Jesmyn Ward, 2017 MacArthur Fellow

MacArthur Fellows
"Slavery Gave America a Fear of Black People and a Taste for Violent Punishment. Both Still Define Our Criminal-Justice System."
The New York Times
Related fellow: Bryan Stevenson , 1995 MacArthur Fellow

MacArthur Fellows
"Welcome to the Greenbrier, the Governor-Owned Luxury Resort Filled With Conflicts of Interest"
ProPublica
Related fellow: Ken Ward Jr., 2018 MacArthur Fellow

MacArthur Fellows
"Crossing Fields"
Symmetry Magazine
Related fellow: Karen K. Uhlenbeck , 1983 MacArthur Fellow
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