By LaKeshia Myers I recently saw an advertisement for a PBS special celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of women’s suffrage. In the commercial, was a photo of Ida B. Wells, a journalist, … [Read more...]
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Underrepresented: The Ida B. Wells Society Provides Investigative Reporter Training to Black Journalists
By Lauren Poteat NNPA Washington Correspondent It’s no secret that Black journalists are underrepresented within newsrooms across the nation—especially in terms of specialized investigative … [Read more...]
A Portrait of a Black Activist and Journalist: Ida B. Wells
By Eelisa Jones Ida B. Wells is widely acknowledge as the first anti-lynching activist in U.S. history. Born in Holly Spring, Mass. on July 16th, 1862, Wells was dedicated to the creation of a … [Read more...]