Rutgers-Camden Kicks of Black History Month with Ida B. Wells Lecture on Feb. 4
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BY CLYDE HUGHES | AC JosepH Media
CAMDEN – Rutgers University-Camden will kickoff its Black History Month celebration with the annual Ida B. Wells Annual Lecture at Campus Center Multi-Purpose Room , 326 Penn Street, at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
Artist, poet and scholar Free Quency will be Ida B. Wells lecture.
“[This is] a signature campus event dedicated to fearless truth-telling, civic courage, and the enduring responsibility to speak boldly in the face of injustice,” Rutgers organizers said.
“Ida B. Wells reminds us that progress is not accidental. This year’s lecture continues that legacy by creating space for reflection, dialogue, and collective grounding.”
The event includes:
4:30 PM – Live music begins
5:00 PM – Program Starts
6:00 PM– Reception with music and book signing
Organizers said the event is free open to students, faculty, staff, and community members. Those interested can Register Here.
“Attendees can expect an engaging evening that blends scholarship, culture, and conversation, honoring the past while calling us forward,” organizers said.
A co-founder of the NAACP, Wells was the co-owner and wrote for the Memphis Free Speech, where she exposed racial injustice and segregation. Her investigative reporting on lynching in the 1890s—especially in works like Southern Horrors and The Red Record—made her an international voice against racial violence.
During her lifetime, Wells was an early leader in both the civil rights and women’s suffrage movements. She organized anti?lynching campaigns, and delivered lectures across the U.S. and abroad.
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