IDA B. WELLS BARNETT (1862-1931) Suffragist Ida B. Wells Barnett is in the spotlight for this week. The Black Women’s Suffrage(1) indicates pioneering investigative journalist, civil rights activist, suffragist and feminist Ida B. Wells-Barnett was born enslaved in Holly Springs, MS, in July 1862 during the American Civil War. When the war ended and the Reconstruction … [Read more...] about African American Suffragists (Week 3)
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Journalist, activist, and researcher: Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Ida B. Wells-Barnett was a prominent journalist, activist, and researcher, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In her lifetime, she battled sexism, racism, and violence. As a skilled writer, Wells-Barnett also used her abilities as a journalist to shed light on the conditions of African Americans throughout the South. Ida Bell Wells was born in Holly Springs, … [Read more...] about Journalist, activist, and researcher: Ida B. Wells-Barnett
2020 Pulitzer Prize winners include many writers of color
There were a couple of firsts in this year's announcement of the winners of the Pulitzer Prize. First off, it was done remotely on Monday, May 4, 2020, because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. "It goes without saying that today, we announce the Pulitzer winners in deeply trying times," said Dana Canedy, the administrator of the prizes, from her living room. "Despite … [Read more...] about 2020 Pulitzer Prize winners include many writers of color