Ida B. Wells And Althea Gibson To Be Next Black Women on U.S. Quarters
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on October 21, 2023
The US Mint has announced its 2025 American Women Quarters Program honorees. Two of which are iconic Black women, Ida B. Wells and Althea Gibson.
Ida B. Wells was an investigative journalist, suffragist, and civil rights activist, who co-founded the NAACP. She was also an active participant in the women’s club and suffrage movements and later engaged in social work in the growing city of Chicago.
Althea Gibson was a multi-sport athlete . . .
