← Explore all heroes

Black History Pride · Journalism and justice

Ida B. Wells

Illustrated portrait of Ida B. Wells

Ida B. Wells investigated lynching and used journalism to challenge racist violence. She also worked for women's voting rights and Black civic participation.

Talk about it together

Why should we check evidence before repeating a claim?

Videos coming soon

Reviewed video stories are in development.

Books coming soon

Family reading and interactive learning editions are in development.

Explore the history

Read the historical source

This is an introduction. The illustration is AI-created artwork, not a historical photograph.

About the Black History Pride collection