In the last decade, Ida B. Wells-Barnett has developed something of a cult following. Her devotees (among whom I count myself) have seen to it that the journalist, activist, and community organizer ...
In honor of Black History Month, 16 WAPT News is recognizing Mississippi trailblazers, including Ida B. Wells-Barnett.She was born in Holly Springs, Mississippi in 1862. Wells was born into slavery, ...
Ida B. Wells was the kind of black leader we don’t see much of any more. Unlike today’s leaders, the heads of nonprofit organizations financed by the self-interested generosity of the one percent, Ida ...
Her name is now emblazoned on a major downtown thoroughfare, attached to a nationally recognized journalism training program and even used by a soul food restaurant in Baltimore. For decades, ...
Black History Month: Who is journalist Ida B. Wells-Barnett & what’s her connection to Jacksonville?
Before social media and live streaming, journalism was captured with a pen and paper, and printed in the local newspaper. Among those 20th century journalists was Ida B. Wells-Barnett, who took on the ...
A monument to journalist and civil rights activist Ida B. Wells-Barnett was unveiled Wednesday in Chicago. Officially called The Light of Truth Ida B. Wells National Monument, the commemoration ...
Let it never be said that Black people are anti-monument. Obviously, we would rather not see statues erected to commemorate people who would see us back in chains if they were alive today, but America ...
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 ...
Lynn Norment is a Memphis journalist who previously was an editor and senior writer for Ebony magazine. She can be reached at [email protected]. Growing up, I heard and read many stories about ...
Ida B. Wells was an African-American journalist that led an anti-lynching crusade. Today, she is still celebrated for her part in America’s history! Ida B. Wells (full name Ida B. Wells-Barnett) was ...
To the editor: The signing of a federal anti-lynching law by President Biden is a momentous occasion, and The Times is right to acknowledge the long history that preceded the signing. But the piece ...
There’s a reason HBCUs are some of the most unique environments for Black students in our country. The support, love and consideration that many students receive at HBCUs are second to none. Dr.
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