CHICAGO (WLS) -- Congress Parkway had been rechristened Ida B. Wells Drive several months ago, but seeing the new street signs go up on the busy thoroughfare was still emotional for her descendants.

Family legacy is complicated for the descendants of Ida B. Wells, in a way that only underlines the message of Shaina Taub's ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. The Fourth of July should celebrate those who fought to make America’s promises real.

HAMPTON, Va. — Dozens gathered at Buckroe Beach on Saturday morning for the second annual Ida B. Wells “Hands Off Our Vote” Walk, an event honoring women’s equality and the ongoing fight for voting ...

Ida B. Wells and "The Strange Career" of a Political Pioneer of the Press: Communicating a Social Justice Crusade. Training the Pen: Ida B. Wells' Journalistic Efforts to Combat Emerging Jim-Crow Laws ...

Wednesday is Ida B. Wells' birthday, and a local organization is making sure Chicago girls learn about the trailblazing journalist and civil rights activist. The Girls Like Me Project took a group of ...

The Fourth of July should celebrate those who fought to make America’s promises real. Few embodied that fight more fully than Ida B. Wells. Born into slavery in Mississippi in 1862, Wells rose to ...