Today, on the anniversary of their births, we honor Ida B.

Wells and Assata Shakur—two Black women whose lives remind us that the struggle for freedom has always required courage, truth-telling, and an unwavering belief that another world is possible. Ida used journalism to expose the terror of lynching and challenged movements that demanded Black women’s labor while denying their full humanity. Assata’s writing and revolutionary politics confronted racism, policing, imprisonment, and the systems that determine whose lives and freedom are protected. Their paths and legacies are distinct, but both understood that Black women are not simply witnesses to history. We are thinkers, organizers, storytellers, and architects of liberation. Today, we honor their lives, their work, and the generations continuing to carry the struggle forward. #IdaBWells #AssataShakur #BlackFeministHistory #BlackWomenInHistory