Confronting the Myths of Segregation

Tanvi Misra:

The MacArthur Foundation announced Wednesday its list of 2017 fellows—24 people from all walks of life who will receive $625,000 “genius” grants, as they’re often called. As Kriston Capps reported yesterday, this fresh batch of recipients has a healthy sampling of people who shape the conversation about cities.

Among them: acclaimed New York Times journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, whose recent work lays bare the institutional and individual decisions that continue to keep urban spaces separate and unequal. We caught up with her yesterday to talk about why that work is so important, and what she plans to do next.