Daily Ramblings – Ted Talk Tuesday – Ida B. Wells. Another American Hero.

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Civil Rights, Hero, History, Ida B. Wells, Journalist, Lynching, Pioneer

Photo credit: File: National Museum of African American History and culture (97858).jpg, created on February 29, 2020.

I hope you enjoy this video about Ida B. Wells. She was a journalist in the 1850s that exposed lynching both in the United States and Europe for what it was–murder. In many cases, she discovered that blacks were targeted whenever their businesses or ideas competed with white businesses and ideas.

If you enjoyed this video and would like to learn more, here’s a link to her on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_B._Wells

Have a great Tuesday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesdays – 5 Quotes

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Journalist, Learning, Newsmen, Quotes, Trivia, Walter Winchell, Wednesday, wisdom

A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.

Walter Winchell

An optimist is someone who gets treed by a lion but enjoys the scenery.

Walter Winchell

Too many people expect wonders from democracy, when the most wonderful thing of all is just having it.

Walter Winchell

I usually get my stuff from people who promised somebody else that they would keep it a secret.

Walter Winchell

The best way to get along is never to forgive an enemy or forget a friend.

Walter Winchell

I hope you enjoy these quotes from Walter Winchell, American journalist. I’m going to start dropping a Wikipedia link for those of you interested in learning more about the authors of the scripts I post on Wednesday.

Walter Winchell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Winchell

Until next time…

Dave