“Somebody must show that the Afro-American race is more sinned against than sinning, and it seems to have fallen upon me to do so,” wrote Ida B. Wellshttp://nyti.ms/2HFnyoe
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Since 1851, obituaries in The New York Times have been dominated by white men. Now, we're including the stories of more women. We’ll be adding to this collection each week, as Overlooked becomes a regular feature in the obituaries section. http://nyti.ms/2DxqGQq pic.twitter.com/7u16cSyPd5
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In a country where journalism seems to increasingly looked upon with distrust and skepticism, it is important to look back at heroes like Wells who used her skills to make a difference and remember how key journalism is to society.
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My recent university design project based on her life and journalism
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@MichelleDuster#idastime one of the most inspirational woman I’ve ever read about, absolutely incredible!
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Ida B. Wells Barnett was the subject of my senior project in journalism school. She's an incredible inspiration and defender of justice. Researching her taught me so much. She's a rarity, but i wish there were more like her.
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There are many, many black women doing similar work today...
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She may have been overlooked by you. But many, many black families have history books in their homes that cover countless African Americans who are never mentioned in school history books or mainstream media.
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Overlooked? Who by? You don’t say. She is an American icon. Just because it’s news to the backward
@nytimes doesn’t mean it’s news to the rest of us. Welcome to this#bravenewworldThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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When I was a young teenager in western Canada I wrote an essay about abolishing the death penalty which was hanging. I couldn't wrap my head around how a country could do that and in such a horrible way. Years later after we had abolished our death penalty I first heard 1/
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the song "Strange Fruit" And it shook me to the core. That people could hate so much because of how someone looked was something I had never been taught. And now I look at how North America has changed in the last year and pray it doesn't happen again, 2/
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So gotta ask, what took you so long,
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They were too busy attacking her back then.
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Her great granddaughter, Michelle Duster, is one of the leaders on this project!
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