Part II at MIT · November 21, 2026
Celebrating the 45th Anniversary of the MacArthur Fellows Program
Part II of the 2026 Bob Moses Legacy Conference celebrates the 45th anniversary of the MacArthur Fellows Program. One day at MIT brings together a keynote, a documentary screening, a fireside chat, a conversation between two MacArthur Fellows, and working sessions on the carceral state, with food, music, art, and camaraderie.
This moment calls for creative courage. For 45 years, MacArthur Fellows have expanded the boundaries of possibility by questioning conventions, crossing disciplines, and driving collective progress. Throughout 2026, the Foundation is celebrating the groundbreaking work of the Fellows and inspiring public dialogue through a series of nationwide events and conversations. Learn more at macfound.org/fellows-45
Co-director of the Institute on Policing, Incarceration and Public Safety at the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University, and author of Shattered Dreams, a poignant critique of the civil rights movement and a light on the path of the way forward.
The 2026 Oscar-nominated documentary of unspeakable prison conditions in an Alabama state prison, revealed by incarcerated people at the risk of their lives.
A conversation with Clara Brooks and Julie Godwin, family members of the incarcerated documentarians, moderated by Roeshana Moore-Evans.
Desmond Meade (MacArthur Fellow 2021) and Reuben Jonathan Miller (MacArthur Fellow 2022) in conversation, moderated by Rev. Rahsaan Hall, CEO of the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts. A short MacArthur film plays right before.
After the MacArthur Conversation, break out to learn, listen, and strategize in five working sessions.
Photo: DrKenneth, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsAdditional speakers and details to be announced.
Free to attend. Join us Saturday, November 21 at MIT. Your donation helps make this conference possible, supporting programming and access for all participants.
The Bob Moses Legacy Conference is made possible by the generous support of our sponsors and the MacArthur Foundation.
Campus photos via Wikimedia Commons: Madcoverboy (CC BY-SA 3.0) · DrKenneth (CC BY 3.0) · Beyond My Ken (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Part I of the 2026 conference took place October 2–4 in Montgomery, Alabama. Relive it through photos and recordings of the sessions before we gather at MIT.
