Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862-1931), an African American journalist, was an active crusader against lynching and a champion of social and political justice for African Americans. Ida B. Wells was born a slave in Holly Springs, Mississippi, on July 16, 1862,...
Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862-1931), an African American journalist, was an active crusader against lynching and a champion of social and political justice for African Americans. Ida B. Wells was born a slave in Holly Springs, Mississippi, on July 16, 1862,...
During her early twenties in Memphis, Tennessee, Ida B. Wells emerged as "the brilliant Iola," a pen name she often used as a journalist, whose forthright style and incisive political critique gained the attention and respect of a broad readership in wha...
The new four-CD boxed set "Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding" (Rhino) has the heft befitting a cornerstone of soul music. In addition to 95 digitally remastered tracks spanning eight years (1960- 1967), the set contains a 100-page booklet crammed with photos, testimonials, critical essays...
FOOTBALL SAW red and yet more red yesterday as 26 players in the English and Scottish leagues were dismissed, and a new record set for sendings-off on a single day's play. The previous nadir was the 17 sent packing on 14 December 1985. ...
