Read More: I'm Ida B. Wells's Great-Granddaughter ... but Wells believed this would only mean more Black widows and fatherless children. In the end, she chose to stay up North and continue her ...

When Ida B. Wells met Garnet, she was living on De Kalb ... she pledged to care for the children of others. She found ample opportunity to do so after an investigation into so-called “employment ...

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 with her children, Charles (left), Herman (right), Ida Jr. (center), and Alfreda (bottom), in 1909. In addition to writing, she also got involved in several organizations to ...

Thank you for publishing the op-ed about Ida B Wells (“Chicago activist Ida B. Wells changes the face of American currency,” Feb. 15). I cried as read it. We all need to learn about her.

This month, I will join Michelle and Dan Duster, Ida B. Wells’ great-grandchildren, to celebrate Wells’ rightful place in history on a U.S. quarter. My organization serves as a consultant to ...

Barnett, a pioneering journalist and civil rights advocate, is being honored with the American Women Quarters coin and a book release.

When Ida B. Wells met Garnet, she was living on De Kalb ... she pledged to care for the children of others. She found ample opportunity to do so after an investigation into so-called “employment ...