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A Mouthpiece for the Silent: How Ida B. Wells’ Crusade for Justice was the Blueprint for Black Lives Matter

July 3, 2020

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black Lives Matter, Ida B. Wells, LaKeshia N. Myers

Underrepresented: The Ida B. Wells Society Provides Investigative Reporter Training to Black Journalists

April 27, 2019

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ida B. Wells, Journalism, Lauren Poteat

A Portrait of a Black Activist and Journalist: Ida B. Wells

February 7, 2015

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Eelisa Jones, Ida B. Wells, Lynching

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