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Disability Justice Advocate, Writer, and Icon Alice Wong Dies at Age 51

SF-based disability justice advocate and 2024 MacArthur "Genius" Award-winner Alice Wong died Friday at 51. Wong founded the Disability Visibility Project, served on the Obama-era National Council on Disability, and wrote the best-selling memoir, 'Year of the Tiger: An Activist’s Life.'

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SF Disability Justice Activist Alice Wong Wins MacArthur 'Genius' Grant, as Does Cabaret Star Justin Vivian Bond

The MacArthur Fellows for 2024 have been announced, and among them are San Francisco-based disability justice activist and writer Alice Wong, and onetime SF resident and famed cabaret performer Justin Vivian Bond.

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Oakland-Based Health Justice Lawyer Awarded MacArthur 'Genius' Grant

Oakland-based attorney Priti Krishtel was announced today as one of 25 grantees of the MacArthur Foundation's esteemed annual 'genius' fellowships, for her work in the health justice space.

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Four Bay Area Brainiacs On Receiving End Of MacArthur 'Genius Awards'

It's official: there are a lot of geniuses around these parts. Well, four at least. We learn today via the Chronicle that four people in the Bay Area are official winners of this

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Meet Your Bay Area MacArthur Fellows

The MacArthur Foundation named 23 MacArthur Fellows for 2010 today. That is to say, 23 smartypants learned from the Foundation that they will each land a cool $500,000 in "no strings attached"

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SFist Interviews: SF Artist And MacArthur Fellow Camille Utterback

by Amy Crocker It always pays to be smart, but sometimes it really pays. Last week, The MacArthur Fellows Program awarded San Francisco digital artist Camillie Utterback $500,000. Commonly referred to as

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