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The Arc of History Doesn’t Bend Itself
Aspen Institute · Africa
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- Aspen Institute
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- Africa
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- Rolling / not stated
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- 11 Aug 2026
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<div class="header__meta header__meta--date"> August 11, 2026</div>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>John Palfrey</strong>, President of the MacArthur Foundation and McNulty Prize Juror, sat down with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist <strong>Dele Olojede</strong>, Founder & Host, Africa in the World (Africa Leadership Initiative – South Africa), to discuss leading through a moment when philanthropy’s legal footing itself came under threat, and the decision to stand firm rather than comply in advance. <br></p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Palfrey shared how MacArthur has approached its work through long-term, high-conviction “big bets,” including a $100 million grant aimed at preventing the next pandemic, and a growing investment in reviving local journalism across America’s news deserts.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The conversation turned to bigger questions: why progress, technological or societal, is never inevitable, and what it takes to bend the arc of history intentionally.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://youtu.be/QaLrgXg_MdA?si=Rd3wiQXiS5adJffB">Watch the full conversation</a> and share it with a leader in your network who’s navigating uncertain terrain of their own.<br></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/the-arc-of-history-doesnt-bend-itself/">The Arc of History Doesn’t Bend Itself</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org">Aspen Institute</a>.</p>
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