This Hopeful Romantic Built A Career Portraying Multifaceted Love As NY Times’ First Black “Weddings” Editor

This Hopeful Romantic Built A Career Portraying Multifaceted Love As NY Times’ First Black “Weddings” Editor

Essence Magazine:

By Jasmine Browley ·Updated December 4, 2023

It was a plain paragraph on page 1 of the New York Times, devoid of the usual fluttery wordplay you’d find in a typical wedding announcement.

“June 27, 1895—Ida B. Wells, the colored woman who gained international publicity

This post first appeared in Essence Magazine. Read the original article.