{"id":13303,"date":"2013-04-04T20:42:10","date_gmt":"2013-04-04T20:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/librarynews\/?p=13303"},"modified":"2013-10-24T18:42:03","modified_gmt":"2013-10-24T18:42:03","slug":"in-celebration-of-womens-history-month-and-the-150th-anniversary-of-ida-b-wells-death-chat-in-the-stacks-honors-the-pioneering-journalist-and-civil-rights-advocate-who-was-a-champion-for-wo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/librarynews\/2013\/04\/04\/in-celebration-of-womens-history-month-and-the-150th-anniversary-of-ida-b-wells-death-chat-in-the-stacks-honors-the-pioneering-journalist-and-civil-rights-advocate-who-was-a-champion-for-wo\/","title":{"rendered":"In Celebration of Women\u2019s History Month and the 150th Anniversary of Ida B. Wells’ birth, Chat in the Stacks honors the pioneering journalist and civil rights advocate who was a champion for women\u2019s rights"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Portrait<\/p>\n

Uncompromising, fighting and writing for justice is the testimony to the rich legacy of Ida B. Wells (July 25, 1862-March 25, 1931).\u00a0 Her fearless voice, advocacy and investigative journalism is the link to the modern Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.\u00a0 She used her pen as her weapon for justice that inspired hundreds of journalists, especially women around the world.\u00a0 For journalists, Meredith Broussard and Karen Turner, Wells challenged them to think differently.\u00a0 \u201cShe was an inspiration \u2026 her tenacity and passion reminds me of what my purpose is in life,\u201d said Turner.\u00a0 \u201cShe was an audacious and passionate social activist and anti-lynching advocate,\u201d said Broussard. \u201cI loved her because she stood up for what she believed in to remove the evil of lynching.\u201d<\/p>\n

Moderated by Kammika Williams-Witherspoon, co-organizer of \u201cChat\u201d and Associate Professor of Theater, Broussard and Turner were presenters in the Chat in the Stacks program \u2013 \u201cIda B. Wells and the Continuing Legacy of African American Women in Journalism\u201d<\/i> on March 28, 2013.\u00a0 The dialogue addressed issues such as the state of journalism, the Black press and representations of African Americans and the lack thereof in journalism at large.\u00a0 At the center of the conversation was integrity and quality at risk on the\u00a0Internet because of \u201ccheaper new journalists creating communities,\u201d said Broussard.\u00a0 Turner suggests that \u201cseasoned journalists are at risk\u2026and cheaper college grads are not asking the right questions.\u201d Her advice to young journalists is to \u201cidentify your passion and go for it; sacrifice can change lives; benefit and impact may be realized now or in next generation.\u201d\u00a0 Ida B. Wells\u2019 life and legacy emphasizes the importance of this.<\/p>\n

The Chat in the Stacks series is co-presented by the Faculty Senate Committee on the Status of Faculty of Color, and is part of the Libraries\u2019 ongoing programming series, Beyond the Page: Exploring the Cultural, Historical, and Scholarly Record at Temple University Libraries<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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