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It was great connecting with partners and SJC sites last week at our May Network Meeting. With grants from the MacArthur Foundation, we’re working to reduce jail populations and make the justice system more equitable across the country. #RethinkJails
Check out the 🧵for our main takeaways.
Great to be back in Abuja, Nigeria for MacArthur Foundation’s second #OnNigeria communications training with grantees. 🇳🇬 Mosron Communications
Just attended the Nigeria Grantee Communication Training by MacArthur Foundation for The ICIR!
Key takeaways include effective internal & external communications, leadership in communication, and leveraging AI tools for inclusive communications. #CommunicationTraining #MacArthurFoundation
“Exhibiting Forgiveness,” artist and #MacFellow Titus Kaphar's debut film, premiered this year at Sundance.
Kaphar, whose work explores and subverts traditions in Western art, spoke with @TMagazine about realizing 'the paintings in my head.'
More 👇
nytimes.com/interactive/20…
'Doubt is always with us...but if I refuse to give up the mantle of being a creative artist, I’ve got to do something.'
Bill T. Jones, choreographer and MacArthur Fellow, shares thoughts on aging, art, and intention in T Magazine's recent culture issue.
nytimes.com/interactive/20…
Since its founding 25 years ago, Harlem Stage's E-Moves series has provided resources for 300+ dance artists.
Choreographers and MacArthur Fellows Bill T. Jones and Jawole Willa Jo Zollar reflect on its impact on NYC's Black dance scene with The New York Times.
nytimes.com/2024/04/15/art…
NYC has reduced unnecessary misdemeanor enforcement but continues to disproportionately charge Black and Latino people with low-level offenses.
Brennan Center worked with several stakeholders to understand drivers of the disparities.
Learn more ⬇️
macfound.org/press/grantee-…
✨ We are incredibly proud to share that City Bureau Senior Reporter Sarah Conway and Invisible Institute Data Director Trina Reynolds-Tyler have won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting for their investigation “Missing in Chicago! citybureau.org/notebook/city-…
In case you missed it!
Watch our conversation with president of the MacArthur Foundation, John Palfrey.
Palfrey talks about his career and the foundation’s important work.
Watch now! ➡️ ow.ly/n5S650RxyNP
📣 Are you a local news organization applying for #PressForward funding?
Attend an info session on May 9, or get help from fundraising coaches before the June 12 deadline.
Register at Press Forward's website: pressforward.news/opencall.