Notice the supreme irony here.
Ta-Nehisi Coates wins a huge "genius" award with a $625 thousand payout over five years — with no strings attached.
Boy, there's so much racism in this country it's impossible for a talented black man to be recognized, much less be rewarded with substantial financial remuneration.
America is such a terrible, terrible racist country that "genius" blacks can get rich constantly pointing that out!
At the Atlantic, "'Geniuses' Revealed."
Ta-Nehisi Coates Wins MacArthur Genius Grant — Because Racism!
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