July 16, would have been the 163rd birthday of Ida B. Wells. I often think of her defining journalism when confronted with ...

When Ida B. Wells met Garnet, she was living on De Kalb Avenue, where she hosted events like a Black art exhibit that Wells reviewed. Garnet also ran a seamstress shop in Brooklyn for nearly 30 years.

Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862-1931) is the investigative journalist, educator and advocate known for her outspoken activism. Wells-Barnett used her pen and voice to document and address the severe ...

The Ida B. Wells-Barnett House in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago was the residence of civil rights advocate Ida B. Wells, and her husband Ferdinand Lee Barnett from 1919 to 1930, May 4, 2020.

Ida B. Wells Barnett was born into slavery on July 16, 1862, in Holley Springs, Miss. Her father, James Madison Wells, was born to a slave named Peggy and her white owner.

Richard Hunt and Ida B. Wells’ stories of artistry, activism and achievement are brilliantly told in a new 60-minute documentary film.

She was a civil rights pioneer who exposed racial injustice and embodied liberty. Her legacy defines the true spirit of July 4 patriotism. | Opinion ...

Daniel (L) and Michelle (C) Duster attend the dedication of a monument to their great-grandmother, journalist, educator, and civil rights leader, Ida B. Wells on June 30, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois ...

Ida B. Wells was a remarkable human: a groundbreaking African American journalist, civil rights leader and anti-lynching activist. Born into slavery in Holly Springs, Mississippi in 1862 (just ...