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'Genius grant' winner Immanuel Wilkins explains how he weaves Black history into his music

NPR | By Joel Rose,

Michelle Aslam, Sarah Robbins

Published October 10, 2026 at 4:47 PM CDT

Saxophonist and composer Immanuel Wilkins talks about the impact that winning a 2026 MacArthur Fellowship will have on his art.

Joel Rose

Joel Rose is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk. As the network’s transportation correspondent since 2023, Rose’s reporting focuses on roadway and pedestrian safety, an air travel system under stress and how emerging technologies are changing the ways we get around.

Michelle Aslam

Sarah Robbins