Barnett, a civil rights pioneer and suffragist, is being remembered for her bravery and legacy. Her work continues to inspire today.

She changed her last name to Wells-Barnett and continued to write more articles and pamphlets about lynchings and race riots with the hope that the violence would stop. Ida B. Wells-Barnett with ...

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.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – The Whalemobile visited Ida B. Wells-Barnett Elementary School No. 34 in Rochester Thursday. This featured a life-size 40-foot inflatable whale to provide an immersive ...

At a time when speaking out against injustice put one’s life at risk, Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862-1931) was a fierce critic of racial violence, segregation and the disenfranchisement of African ...