Brilliant in every way. Timely. We are in a difficult time with a wholesale war on the truth, logic, civility, honesty and benevolence. We are better than this and we need to have more folks like Ida Wells speaking truth to power. We can. We must. We will.
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Ida B. Wellls should be a household name in America. A remarkable woman!
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An extraordinary woman!
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Una gran mujer!!
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Probably her most famous quote
“Those who commit the murders write the reports..”Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I hope someone writes a book about the black community and activism in Memphis during that same period
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Ida B. Wells was a BAMF and she took care of business.
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I’m not doing enough with my life.
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She looks like Octavia Spencer when she was young.
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Yes, It's black history year
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And how many people know this extraordinary woman
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I do, but I’m from Chicago. I know her grandson Dan who was quoted. But it’s sad that most people of color only have limited knowledge of their ancestors. Perseverance through adversity is
, but having examples of family members who were entrepreneurs, doctors, etc...is better.
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Kind of like today, fools everywhere.
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