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front row left to right: V. T. Nguyen, C. Lozada, E. Ramshaw, T. Shelby, N. Brown, M. Miller, N. Barnes; back row left to right: D. Remnick, A. Applebaum, G. Thompson, E. Alexander, J. Cobb, K. Merida, N. Carroll, G. Escobar, S. Chan, K. Lytle Hernández; attending virtually: L. Bollinger (Photo by Jose R. Lopez)

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Neil Brown and Tommie Shelby, co-chairs; Marjorie Miller, administrator

Xochitl Gonzalez of The Atlantic

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For thoughtful, versatile and entertaining columns that explore how gentrification and the predominant white culture in the U.S. stifle the physical and emotional expression of racial minorities. (Moved by the jury from Criticism, where it originally was entered.)
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Kyle Whitmire of AL.com, Birmingham

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For measured and persuasive columns that document how Alabama's Confederate heritage still colors the present with racism and exclusion, told through tours of its first capital, its mansions and monuments–and through the history that has been omitted.
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Jason Farago of The New York Times

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For art criticism, especially for taking a critical eye to the frontlines of Ukraine to explore the cultural dimensions of the war, including reflecting on damages to architecture and other sites to explain Russia’s efforts to erase the Ukrainian identity.
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Categories: Criticism

Alex Kingsbury of The New York Times

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For highlighting the existential threat of terror and violence committed by right-wing political extremists, and making the case that the United States already has the tools to fight back if resources are dedicated to the effort.
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Categories: Editorial Writing
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