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Activist, historian among 25 `genius grant’ recipients

FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2020, file photo, Ibram X. Kendi, director of Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research, stands for a portrait in Boston. Racism, COVID-19 and other big issues of the day figure prominently in the work of many of the 25 recipients of this year's John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's "genius grants," announced Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. The group includes Ibram X. Kendi, the best selling author of "How to be an Antiracist." (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2020, file photo, Ibram X. Kendi, director of Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research, stands for a portrait in Boston. Racism, COVID-19 and other big issues of the day figure prominently in the work of many of the 25 recipients of this year's John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's "genius grants," announced Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. The group includes Ibram X. Kendi, the best selling author of "How to be an Antiracist." (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2020, file photo, Ibram X. Kendi, director of Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research, stands for a portrait in Boston. Racism, COVID-19 and other big issues of the day figure prominently in the work of many of the 25 recipients of this year's John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's "genius grants," announced Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. The group includes Ibram X. Kendi, the best selling author of "How to be an Antiracist." (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2020, file photo, Ibram X. Kendi, director of Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research, stands for a portrait in Boston. Racism, COVID-19 and other big issues of the day figure prominently in the work of many of the 25 recipients of this year's John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's "genius grants," announced Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. The group includes Ibram X. Kendi, the best selling author of "How to be an Antiracist." (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2021, file photo, Ibram X. Kendi, director of Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research, stands for a portrait in Boston. Racism, COVID-19 and other big issues of the day figure prominently in the work of many of the 25 recipients of this year's John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's "genius grants," announced Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. The group includes Ibram X. Kendi, the best selling author of "How to be an Antiracist." (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2021, file photo, Ibram X. Kendi, director of Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research, stands for a portrait in Boston. Racism, COVID-19 and other big issues of the day figure prominently in the work of many of the 25 recipients of this year's John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's "genius grants," announced Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. The group includes Ibram X. Kendi, the best selling author of "How to be an Antiracist." (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2021, file photo, Ibram X. Kendi, director of Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research, stands for a portrait in Boston. Racism, COVID-19 and other big issues of the day figure prominently in the work of many of the 25 recipients of this year's John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's "genius grants," announced Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. The group includes Ibram X. Kendi, the best selling author of "How to be an Antiracist." (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2021, file photo, Ibram X. Kendi, director of Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research, stands for a portrait in Boston. Racism, COVID-19 and other big issues of the day figure prominently in the work of many of the 25 recipients of this year's John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's "genius grants," announced Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. The group includes Ibram X. Kendi, the best selling author of "How to be an Antiracist." (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2021, file photo, Ibram X. Kendi, director of Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research, stands for a portrait in Boston. Racism, COVID-19 and other big issues of the day figure prominently in the work of many of the 25 recipients of this year's John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's "genius grants," announced Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. The group includes Ibram X. Kendi, the best selling author of "How to be an Antiracist." (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2021, file photo, Ibram X. Kendi, director of Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research, stands for a portrait in Boston. Racism, COVID-19 and other big issues of the day figure prominently in the work of many of the 25 recipients of this year's John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's "genius grants," announced Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. The group includes Ibram X. Kendi, the best selling author of "How to be an Antiracist." (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2021, file photo, Ibram X. Kendi, director of Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research, stands for a portrait in Boston. Racism, COVID-19 and other big issues of the day figure prominently in the work of many of the 25 recipients of this year's John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's "genius grants," announced Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. The group includes Ibram X. Kendi, the best selling author of "How to be an Antiracist." (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2021, file photo, Ibram X. Kendi, director of Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research, stands for a portrait in Boston. Racism, COVID-19 and other big issues of the day figure prominently in the work of many of the 25 recipients of this year's John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's "genius grants," announced Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. The group includes Ibram X. Kendi, the best selling author of "How to be an Antiracist." (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2021, file photo, Ibram X. Kendi, director of Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research, stands for a portrait in Boston. Racism, COVID-19 and other big issues of the day figure prominently in the work of many of the 25 recipients of this year's John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's "genius grants," announced Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. The group includes Ibram X. Kendi, the best selling author of "How to be an Antiracist." (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2021, file photo, Ibram X. Kendi, director of Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research, stands for a portrait in Boston. Racism, COVID-19 and other big issues of the day figure prominently in the work of many of the 25 recipients of this year's John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's "genius grants," announced Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. The group includes Ibram X. Kendi, the best selling author of "How to be an Antiracist." (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2021, file photo, Ibram X. Kendi, director of Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research, stands for a portrait in Boston. Racism, COVID-19 and other big issues of the day figure prominently in the work of many of the 25 recipients of this year's John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's "genius grants," announced Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. The group includes Ibram X. Kendi, the best selling author of "How to be an Antiracist." (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2021, file photo, Ibram X. Kendi, director of Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research, stands for a portrait in Boston. Racism, COVID-19 and other big issues of the day figure prominently in the work of many of the 25 recipients of this year's John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's "genius grants," announced Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. The group includes Ibram X. Kendi, the best selling author of "How to be an Antiracist." (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2021, file photo, Ibram X. Kendi, director of Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research, stands for a portrait in Boston. Racism, COVID-19 and other big issues of the day figure prominently in the work of many of the 25 recipients of this year's John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's "genius grants," announced Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. The group includes Ibram X. Kendi, the best selling author of "How to be an Antiracist." (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2021, file photo, Ibram X. Kendi, director of Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research, stands for a portrait in Boston. Racism, COVID-19 and other big issues of the day figure prominently in the work of many of the 25 recipients of this year's John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's "genius grants," announced Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. The group includes Ibram X. Kendi, the best selling author of "How to be an Antiracist." (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2021, file photo, Ibram X. Kendi, director of Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research, stands for a portrait in Boston. Racism, COVID-19 and other big issues of the day figure prominently in the work of many of the 25 recipients of this year's John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's "genius grants," announced Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. The group includes Ibram X. Kendi, the best selling author of "How to be an Antiracist." (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2021, file photo, Ibram X. Kendi, director of Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research, stands for a portrait in Boston. Racism, COVID-19 and other big issues of the day figure prominently in the work of many of the 25 recipients of this year's John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's "genius grants," announced Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. The group includes Ibram X. Kendi, the best selling author of "How to be an Antiracist." (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2021, file photo, Ibram X. Kendi, director of Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research, stands for a portrait in Boston. Racism, COVID-19 and other big issues of the day figure prominently in the work of many of the 25 recipients of this year's John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's "genius grants," announced Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. The group includes Ibram X. Kendi, the best selling author of "How to be an Antiracist." (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2021, file photo, Ibram X. Kendi, director of Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research, stands for a portrait in Boston. Racism, COVID-19 and other big issues of the day figure prominently in the work of many of the 25 recipients of this year's John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's "genius grants," announced Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. The group includes Ibram X. Kendi, the best selling author of "How to be an Antiracist." (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2021, file photo, Ibram X. Kendi, director of Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research, stands for a portrait in Boston. Racism, COVID-19 and other big issues of the day figure prominently in the work of many of the 25 recipients of this year's John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's "genius grants," announced Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. The group includes Ibram X. Kendi, the best selling author of "How to be an Antiracist." (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2021, file photo, Ibram X. Kendi, director of Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research, stands for a portrait in Boston. Racism, COVID-19 and other big issues of the day figure prominently in the work of many of the 25 recipients of this year's John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's "genius grants," announced Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. The group includes Ibram X. Kendi, the best selling author of "How to be an Antiracist." (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) In this photo provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Desmond Meade poses for a portrait Monday, Sept. 13, 2021 at the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition's headquarters in Orlando, Fla. The activist whose mission is to make sure people who walk out of prison are free to walk into the voting booth is among this year's MacArthur fellows and recipients of "genius grants." (John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation via AP) In this photo provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Desmond Meade stands for a portrait Monday, Sept. 13, 2021 at the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition's headquarters in Orlando, Fla. The activist whose mission is to make sure people who walk out of prison are free to walk into the voting booth is among this year's MacArthur fellows and recipients of "genius grants." (John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation via AP) In this photo provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Monica Muñoz Martinez is stands for a portrait at the University of Texas in Austin on Sept. 16, 2021. The historian devoted to keeping alive stories of long-dead victims of racial violence along the Texas-Mexico border is among this year's MacArthur fellows and recipients of "genius grants." (John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation via AP) In this photo provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Monica Muñoz Martinez sits for a portrait at the University of Texas in Austin on Sept. 16, 2021. The historian devoted to keeping alive stories of long-dead victims of racial violence along the Texas-Mexico border is among this year's MacArthur fellows and recipients of "genius grants." (John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation via AP)