The Great-Granddaughter of Ida B. Wells on her Life and Legacy

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Feb 17, 2021

As part of our Black History Month coverage, we take time to celebrate one of the country’s Black pioneers: journalist, antilynching activist, suffragette, and NAACP co-founder Ida B. Wells. We speak to Wells’ great-granddaughter, Michelle Duster, about her new book Ida B. The Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells.

WNYC is funded by sponsors and member donations

WNYC Homepage - Top Stories

Composting Under the Mamdani Administration

Gregory Anderson talks about the sanitation department's work in enforcing the composting laws.

The Brian Lehrer Show |

Trump's Refugee Program Is Reserved for Whites Only

10,000 new spots for Afrikaners

On the Media |

Queens body shop owner uses illegal tow truck scheme to flaunt wealthy 'f---ing life'

David Borukhov recruits tow truck drivers on Instagram, pitching the line of work as a way to get rich quick.

Gothamist |

Mayor Mamdani to appear on WNYC’s ‘Ask the Mayor' with Brian Lehrer

The mayor will join the show for quarterly interviews beginning Tuesday, June 2.