Ida
Ida B. Wells is an African American civil rights advocate, journalist, and feminist. She is an American Hero. View a short video about her work to guarantee access to the vote. Wells was born enslaved in Holly Springs, Mississippi in 1862. She was the oldest daughter of James and Lizzie Wells. During Reconstruction, her parents […]
Photo: Getty Images Star athlete Althea Gibson and NAACP co-founder Ida B. Wells are set to be featured on quarters in 2025. According to The Root, Gibson and Wells are among the five women who will be highlighted on 2025 quarters, the U.S. Mint announced. The 2025 quarters are the last set of a four-year, […]
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 […]
Janette Robinson Flint As a founding member of Black Women for Wellness, Janette is currently the Executive Director. Her work in the health field began as an advocate during her pregnancy, seeking a holistic practitioner to work with her concept of gentle birth. An alumnus of the University of Southern California, her journey has included The […]
FORT WORTH – Ida Cordelia Black, a beloved homemaker and loving spouse and parent peacefully passed to Heaven on Monday, May 22, 2023, surrounded by her family. Until her passing, she lived independently in her Fort Worth home with the loving assistance of her family, her neighbors, and later, her beloved caregivers. She was known […]
Rea Tajiri is an award-winning interdisciplinary artist and educator who creates installation, documentary and experimental films. Her work situates itself in poetic, non-traditional storytelling forms to encourage dialog and reflection around buried histories. Tajiri is a Sansei who grew up in Rogers Park, Chicago and Van Nuys, California. She earned her BFA and MFA degree […]
She earned her license in the summer of 1921, months before Amelia Earhart. Bessie Coleman, circa 1922. Unknown photographer. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons. W
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