4 Black People Receive the MacArthur ‘Genius' Grant

4 Black People Receive the MacArthur ‘Genius' Grant
American Jazz musician Steve Coleman plays alto saxophone as he leads his band, 5 Elements, during a JVC Jazz Festival concert in Bryant Park, New York, New York, June 28, 1995. (Photo by Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images)
American Jazz musician Steve Coleman plays alto saxophone as he leads his band, 5 Elements, during a JVC Jazz Festival concert in Bryant Park, New York, New York, June 28, 1995. (Photo by Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images)

Four black Americans will be among those receiving a no-strings-attached, $625,000 stipend—paid out in installments over the next five years—to keep doing what they do best: being geniuses.

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