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Ida B. Wells Plaza in Memphis to undergo renovations. Here's a look at what's planned.
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOne year ago — on Ida B. Wells’ 159th birthday — a statue of the journalist, educator and civil...
Ida B. Wells, Althea Gibson will appear on quarters in 2025
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe prominent Black female figures are among the United States Mint’s honorees for the 2025 American...
A Lynching in New York 130 Years Ago Shows That the North Isn’t Immune to Racial Hatred
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn June 2nd a gathering in Port Jervis, New York will witness the unveiling of a plaque...
Lynching preachers: How black pastors resisted Jim Crow and white pastors incited racial violence
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA funeral held in July 1945 for two victims of the Ku Klux Klan, George Dorsey and his sister,...
Modern Far-Right Terrorism Repeats Reconstruction-Era Themes
Time via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoStreet memorials of flowers, candles, and messages surrounded the Tops supermarket where a racist...
This course uses big data to examine how American newspapers covered lynchings
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 7 months agoOne of my students was reviewing a spreadsheet that listed total lynchings by state. Thomas Shipp...
Althea Gibson, Ida B. Wells among women to feature on new 2025 quarters
The Hill via Yahoo News· 7 months agoStory at a glance A trailblazing athlete, activist and scientist are among the five women who will...
14 eye-opening essays from Black writers to read to understand America's problems with race
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCrystal M. Fleming, author and associate professor of sociology and Africana Studies at SUNY Stony...
16 women throughout history who famously fought for equality
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs a tribute, women covered women's suffrage leader Susan B. Anthony's tombstone with "I Voted"...
Richard Hunt, renowned sculptor of public art, inspired by the civil rights movement, dies at 88
LA Times via Yahoo News· 5 months agoRichard Hunt, with daughter Cecilia Hunt, right, stands in front of a monument he created in Chicago...