CHICAGO (WLS) -- Congress Parkway had been rechristened Ida B. Wells Drive several months ago, but seeing the new street signs go up on the busy thoroughfare was still emotional for her descendants.

Wells’ great-granddaughter, author and public historian Michelle Duster, told theGrio why the pioneering journalist and activist is an ideal new addition to Barbie’s Inspiring Women Series This coming ...

Barbie is honoring journalist and activist Ida B. Wells by creating a new doll in her image as part of the company's "Inspiring Women series." The doll features Wells in a black dress and holding a ...

MEMPHIS — First Baptist Beale Street Church is to many a sacred ground. It’s not only a church, but it’s also where Ida B. Wells made history as a civil rights activist and journalist. Reverend L.

Tell Me More salutes Women's History Month with a commemoration of civil rights pioneer Ida B. Wells. Paula Giddings, author of the book Ida: A... Ida B. Wells, A.K.A. Civil Rights Warrior CHERYL ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — A week of celebrating the life and legacy of journalist and civil rights pioneer Ida B. Wells will culminate Friday in downtown Memphis. The Ida B. Wells statue and plaza will ...

Wednesday is Ida B. Wells' birthday, and a local organization is making sure Chicago girls learn about the trailblazing journalist and civil rights activist. The Girls Like Me Project took a group of ...