A look at the willingness of this young, militant, uncompromising, bold, and fearless woman and journalist. Excerpted from Black Prophetic Fire by Cornel West in Dialogue with and Edited by Christa Buschendorf. Copyright 2014. Excerpted with permission by Beacon Press .Editor's Note: In Black Prophetic Fire, Cornel West, in conversation with scholar Christa Buschendorf, aims to shed light on what is missing from the fight for justice today by examining past Black leaders. In the following excerpt, they discuss the work of Ida B. Wells. We wanted to end our conversation on a high note full of the prophetic...
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