Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is a 31 year-old playwright who focuses on issues such as identity, family, class, and race.

This morning, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced this year’s crop of Fellows — you know, the people that are commonly referred to as recipients of the “Genius Award”. The list includes plenty of deserving winners, including a local lawyer, Marie-Therese Connolly.