BRAIN GAMES
Summer is well under way, and it seems to be hotter than ever this year! In an effort to provide a good laugh amidst the sweltering heat, Caleb decided to share a few classic, yet hilarious, summer-themed jokes!
Do fish go on vacation? No, they’re always in school!
What travels all around the world but stays in one corner? A postage stamp ! Why do fish swim in saltwater? Because pepper water would make them sneeze! What do sheep do on a summer weekend? Have a baa-baa-cue! What do you call a cantaloupe in a swimming pool? A watermelon!
SOLUTION
Ida B. Wells: Princess of the Press
In honor of our conversation about the history of women’s rights, it seems appropriate to take a close look at one of the most iconic women who fought during the height of the suffrage movement: Ida B. Wells. Ida was a well-known Black journalist, activist, and educator leading an anti-lynching campaign in the United States in the 1890s. She was born in July of 1862 and was emancipated while still a child at the end of the Civil War.
yellow fever. In 1884, she filed a lawsuit against a Memphis train car company for unfair treatment. This incident sparked her desire to pursue activism in the realms of women’s suffrage and racial injustice. She wrote and published the books “Southern Horrors” and “The Red Record” as collections of the horrific lynchings she had witnessed. After these books were released, Ida was threatened as a response to her outspokenness, yet she continued to write about the injustices taking place. Throughout her lifetime, Ida was a strong warrior for Black Americans, never backing down from a chance to fight for true freedom and equality. Within the suffrage movement, Ida often challenged her white counterparts for their intentional exclusion and belittlement toward women of color. She was also incredibly active in and helped found many organizations including the NAACP, the National Association of Colored Women (NACW), and the National Equal Rights League. In one of her books, she famously wrote this line: “The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.”
Ida believed strongly in the importance of education, attending Rust College before leaving the school and working as an educator while taking care of her siblings after her parents died from
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