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 ...

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.

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.

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

The Fourth of July should celebrate those who fought to make America's promises real. Few embodied that fight more fully than Ida B. Wells. Born into slavery in Mississippi in 1862, Wells rose to ...

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 ...

Ida B. Wells-Barnett Elementary School 34 is the new name for the school on Lexington Avenue, replacing the name of Louis Cerulli. Wells-Barnett was a pioneering Black journalist who investigated ...

Ida B. Wells, a fearless advocate for racial justice, fought for America’s promises. Honor her this July 4 by sharing her story and legacy of liberty.