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These 23 women in journalism have shaped the news industry in the past, present and will continue making waves in the future.

As far back as my memory goes, Black women have told some of the best stories. Whether kitchen table gossip, beauty shop talk, or classic literature, Black women have mastered the art of weaving cultural commentary between their exclamations of “bless your heart” and “I know that’s right.

Here is why Ida B. Wells deserves for her legacy to be recognized by every American throughout the year.

To understand the power of journalism, look at the career of Ida B. Wells.

Ida B. Wells-Barnett, née Ida Bell Wells, (born July 16, 1862, Holly Springs, Mississippi, U.S.—died March 25, 1931, Chicago, Illinois), American journalist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s. She later was active in promoting justice for African Americans. Ida Wells was born into slavery. She was educated at Rust University, a freedmen’s school in her native Holly Springs, Mississippi, and at age 14 she began teaching in a country school. She continued to teach after moving to Memphis, Tennessee, in 1884 and attended Fisk University in Nashville during se...