{"id":7998,"date":"2022-01-21T21:10:07","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T21:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/?p=7998"},"modified":"2022-01-21T21:14:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T21:14:06","slug":"ida-b-wells-prominent-journalist-and-civil-rights-activist-is-honored-with-a-barbie-doll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/ida-b-wells-prominent-journalist-and-civil-rights-activist-is-honored-with-a-barbie-doll\/","title":{"rendered":"Ida B. Wells, Prominent Journalist And Civil Rights Activist, Is Honored With A Barbie Doll"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Mattel\u2019s Barbie recently commemorated Black journalist and Civil Rights Leader Ida B. Wells as the latest addition to its Inspiring Women series, which highlights trailblazing women role models throughout history. Previously honored women include Maya Angeleou, Florence Nightingale, Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks, Billie Jean King and Ella Fitzgerald.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1862, Wells was born into slavery in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Throughout her remarkable life, Wells fought all forms of discrimination and violence through her work as a key journalist, shedding light on the severe injustices against Black people in the South.  She also led an anti-lynching movement, traveling both within the country and abroad to expose the horrors of lynching. Though extremely risky, her determination to fight against injustice was unrelenting. Later, she became a co-founder of the NAACP. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mattel revealed the inspiring Ida B. Wells Barbie on Instagram. \u201c#Barbie<\/a> is proud to honor the incredible Ida B. Wells as the newest role model in our Inspiring Women series, dedicated to spotlighting heroes who paved the way for generations of girls to dream big and make a difference,\u201d reads the caption. \u201cWhen kids learn about heroes like Ida B. Wells, they don\u2019t just imagine a better future \u2013 they know they have the power to make it come true. Available at major retailers by January 17th.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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