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MacArthur genius grants aid struggling artists in Chicago
Allan Berube and Louis Massiah received no strings attached MacArthur fellowships of 300000 and 255000 respectively. The grants support artists writers scientists and leaders with amounts ranging from 245000 to 375000 as a lifeline amid funding cuts. Massiah plans to expand film projects and training for independent filmmakers while Berube continues an oral history project on the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union aiding gay rights and racial integration.
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Chicago
Allan Berube
Louis Massiah
Monda
John D. and
Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Berube
Massiah
New York
San Francisco
Marine Cooks’ and Stewards’ Union
Uni
Osage Avenue
MOVE
Philadelphia
W.E.B. du Bois
Four Voices
Catharine Stimpson
MacArthur Foundation