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

July 4, 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, who, during her lifetime chronicled the extreme racial violence and lynching that was perpetrated by whites against African American communities. After seeing the […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black Lives Matter, Ida B. Wells, LaKeshia 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 journalism. In March, a dispute between CNN and the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) went viral after NABJ, the Congressional Black Caucus, Color of Change, the National Newspaper Publishers Association […]

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

A Moment in Black History: Ida B. Wells

February 6, 2015

February 6, 2015   Ida B. Wells     Ida B. Wells was a journalist, suffragette, and crusader for justice in the face of tyranny. She was the daughter of former slaves, and became one of the most prominent activists in America’s anti-lynching movement. Wells helped establish civil rights organizations all over the country, and […]

Popular Interests In This Article: A Moment in Black History, Anti-Lynching Movement, Black History, Civil Rights, FEBRUARY 6 2015, Ida B. Wells, Rust College, Shaw University, VOL. 25 NO. 4, Womens Suffrage Movement



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