IBWLC is not affiliated with the Ida B. Wells family or any other endeavor bearing her name.
Black Women's Economic & Political Power Breakfast
Thank you to everyone who helped make our 2022 Annual Black Women's Economic & Political Power Breakfast December 9 a success!
Best wishes on the new year and stay tuned for our 2023 activities.
The purpose of Ida's Legacy is to develop the next generation of progressive African-American women candidates who are willing to speak truth to power and work in the best interests of their constituents, keep voters informed and engage political activists around public policy decisions that positively or adversely impact their respective communities.
Ida's Legacy is inspired by the bravery and selflessness of Ida B. Wells-Barnett, whose advocacy for quality education, a free black press, women's rights, civil rights and the safety and protection of all American citizens is still relevant.
Ida's Legacy will follow in the footsteps of its namesake to build a political power base of African-American women in the ongoing pursuit to improve the quality of life of marginalized people and communities.
The purpose of Ida's Legacy is to develop the next generation of progressive African-American women candidates who are willing to speak truth to power...Read more here
Ida B. Wells was the very definition of a renaissance woman–knowledgeable and proficient in more than one field. Born ahead of her time, she was an activist, crusader, disrupter, feminist, journalist and strategist. Despite being born a slave, Wells knew no boundaries...Read more here
In the 2016 presidential election, 94 percent of African-American women voted for Hillary Clinton to become the first woman President of the United States. In 2008, 68.8 percent of black women went to the polls to elect Barack Obama as the first black President. Click here now.
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Ida B. Wells Legacy Committee
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