Ida B Wells and the Road to Race and Gender Justice, Book Signing

The Ida B. Wells Foundation is pleased to join with the Baseball Heritage Museum and Neighborhood Connections to host a book signing for Mary E. Triece and the recent publication of her book entitled: Radical Advocate:  Ida B. Wells and the Road to Race and Gender Justice.  The Ida B. Wells Foundation, which started in 1998, is a mustard seed endeavor that has provided approximately $100,000 in small grants to grassroots projects for racial, economic, and social justice, nonviolence and youth work in Cuyahoga County.  Since 2022, some of the entities that have received IBWF grants are: LegalWorks, Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition, the Kentucky Garden, Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless, Renovare, CAIR, and others.

 

Mary E. Triece, Ph.D. is a Professor in the School of Communication and the Director of The Women’s Studies Program.  Her teaching and research focus on rhetorical and feminist theories and criticisms, and social movement rhetorics.  Triece is the author of five books, several co-authored works, and numerous journal and peer-reviewed articles. Triece teaches classes on rhetoric and argumentation at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.  

Also, Triece is a former President of the Board for the InterReligion Task Force on Central America and Colombia, a local human rights and solidarity organization that started 45 years ago as a result of an awakening to US complicity in the wars against the poor in Central America after the death of four US churchwomen in El Salvador, Jean Donovan and Dorothy Kazel, OSU, who were part of the Cleveland Catholic Diocese Mission Team, and Maryknoll Sisters Maura Clark and Ita Ford.

Perhaps now there are more reasons than ever before to examine the life and role of Ida B. Wells.  She was a journalist and suffragist, who maintained an effective international anti-lynching campaign.  When exhibits are being removed and suppressed at the National Museum of African American History, when diversity, equity and inclusion programs are under attack, there is no better time than now to gather for a book signing reception.  The book:  Radical Advocate:  Ida B. Wells and the Road to Race and Gender Justice, by Mary E. Triece is a good primer on overcoming oppression.  It will give us tools to endure the long and continuous road to racial justice.

As an extra bonus, please come and learn about racial justice history right here in our midst at the Baseball Heritage Museum and League Park. Free tours of League Park will be available. 

Who:  Everyone--All ages

Where:  Baseball Heritage Museum, 6601 Lexington Avenue, Cleveland, OH

When:  July 19, 2025 from 4 pm to 6 pm

Agenda:

4:00 to 4:30-Meet and Greet- Short Tours of the Historic League Park

4:30 to 4:45-Freedom Songs-(Lift Every Voice and Sing/We Shall Overcome/Somos El Barco)

4:45 to  5:15-Interview of Author Mary Triece by Aiyana Taylor

5:15 to 5:30 -Audience Q&A

5:30 to 6:00-Book Signing/Reception/Closing Interfaith Prayer

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