ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Michelle Duster is a writer, speaker, professor, and champion of racial and gender equity. She has written, edited, or contributed to sixteen books, two that feature the writing of her great-grandmother Ida B. Wells. She has written articles for Time, Essence, Refinery29, HuffPost, Teen Vogue, and the North Star. Her advocacy has led to street names, monuments, historical markers, and other public history projects that highlight women and African Americans, including Wells.