"I applied for a grant through Chromatic Black and Ida B. Wells Fund, and they gave me $10,000, and lo and behold, it just took off and had legs of its own," says Swanson of organizing the shoot for the short film.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/yolandabaruch/2023/02/25/aunjanue-ellis-and-director-christine-swanson-shine-light-on-civil-rights-activist-fannie-lou-hamer/

Ida B. Wells launched a historical campaign against oppression during the Jim Crow era, and Patrisse Marie Cullors’ 2013 Facebook declaration reignited it.

Source: https://seattlemedium.com/disguising-injustice-unpacking-elon-musks-nfl-deal-and-centuries-of-systemic-racism/

In that context, people like Ida B. Wells began to document lynchings to ensure that we all knew about the many attacks we were facing.

Source: https://thyblackman.com/2023/02/07/black-history-month-politics-the-dynamics-of-resistance/

Young recounted the toughest moment of her life to attendees at a fundraising event for the Ida B. Wells Legacy Committee, a political action committee, at Truth Italian restaurant in Douglas on the South Side.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/8/24/23845256/anjanette-young-recalls-decision-to-allow-footage-of-botched-2019-raid-her-home-to-be-released