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 ...

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.

Art is at the heart of our town, with notable sculptures like Richard Hunt’s “Uplifted” gracing our Leavitt Park. In celebration of this rich artistic legacy, we’re proud to present a screening of The ...

The new Flossmoor Art Council will hold its first public event from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, in FCC Community House, 847 Hutchison Road. The event will include a showing of “The Light of ...

CARBONDALE — A documentary on pioneering Black journalist, educator and civil rights leader Ida B. Wells is set for Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Morris Library on Feb. 6.

About 100 leadership students and Positive Charge Club members at Ida B. Wells High School are joining the efforts to make this a reality, including senior and founder of the club Douglis.

Maya Pontone January 13, 2025 Ida B. Wells is the 16th woman recognized on the US quarter. (image by and courtesy the US Mint) ...

Director Rana Segal’s “The Light of Truth: Richard Hunt’s Monument to Ida B. Wells” is an eye-opening exercise highlighting the symbiotic relationship between art and activism. It follows the late ...

By 1910, Ida B. Wells had already accomplished a lot. She had become a prominent writer and journalist, investigated and reported on lynchings in the South, traveled in the United Kingdom on speaking ...

Alice Paul, left, in 1917, and Ida B. Wells in the 1890s. Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty images; Library of Congress/Interim Archives/Getty Images ...

Geo resource failed to load. The 2024 Rose Festival princess from Ida B. Wells High School is senior Mackenzie Devereux, festival organizers announced Thursday.