Ida B. Wells pushed 7 presidents to pass anti-lynching legislation. Now it’s finally law.
Ida B. Wells Barnett and the Anti-Lynching Movement
Ida B. Wells was an African American journalist and activist who led an anti-lynching…
When Ida B. Wells Took on Lynching, Threats Forced Her to Leave Memphis
By Becky Little | History Journalist Ida B. Wells was already out of town when she…
When a white conductor tried to manhandle Ida B. Wells, she took a bite out of his hand
By Bené Viera | TIMELINE ne day in September of 1883, a 20-year old Ida B. Wells sat…
Little Known Black History Fact: Ida B. Wells
D.L. Chandler | blAck americaweb.com Ida B. Wells is most known for her crusade against…
Remembering Ida B Wells: American Hero
By James Ford | Patheos Ida B. Wells was born a slave in Holly Springs, Mississippi, on…
The Soul of W. E. B. Du Bois
Ibram X. Kendi | The Paris Review The dispute lasted for more than a year between…
‘A Visual History of Civil Rights & Social Change in Pinellas County,’ Part 2
During Jim Crow St. Petersburg, Mercy Hospital was the only hospital that would serve…
Community Conversations celebrates power and contribution of Black women
Gwendolyn Reese, president of the African American Heritage Association of St. Petersburg…
NCNW’s 35th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Awards Breakfast
The St. Petersburg Metropolitan Section of the National Council of Negro Women’s 35th…
She gives a voice
by Keisha Bell Have you ever noticed that “racism” is a topic that many want…
Lynching as a system of terror in America
Teenager Jesse Washington was lynched and burned in Waco, Texas, on May 15, 1916. By…
The Women’s Suffrage Movement Included More Than Two Women And So Should The Monuments
By Michelle Duster | Essence Countless women fought for over 70 years for the women’s…
The legacy of lynching in America
The lynching of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith in Marion, Ind., 1930 BY JACQUELINE…
The history and importance of historically black colleges and universities
Spelman College (1881) BY JACQUELINE HUBBARD, ASALH, President The overwhelming majority…
Congresswoman Frederica Wilson and black women: A tutorial, Part 2
Congresswoman Frederica Wilson By Dr. Yvonne Scruggs-Leftwich Black women icons,…
Frederick Douglass’ Defiant Stand at Chicago’s World’s Fair
Daniel Hautzinger | WTTW Frederick Douglass never knew the date of his own birth, or even…