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… [Read More]
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2020 Pulitzer Prize winners include many writers of color
May 28, 2020There 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… [Read More]