![]() The monument honors the intrepid, prolific and now iconic Black journalist and publisher Ida B. ![]() A strong bright presence, thoroughly imbued with a sense of her mission on earth and a desire to fill it." One inscription reads: "What is or should be a woman?. Hunt's abstract art centerpiece is 35 feet (11 m) high, weighs 14,000 pounds (6.3 long tons 7.0 short tons) and features two etched images of Wells-Barnett as well as some of her famous quotes. Wells Homes housing complex and just blocks away from where Wells-Barnett lived. Wells National Monument is made of granite and bronze and is located in a plaza at 37th Street and South Langley Avenue, on the former site of the Ida B. Despite its name, the statue is not a federally-recognized United States national monument. Wells-Barnett (1862-1931): "The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them". Located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, the sculpture takes its name from a quote by civil rights activist and investigative journalist Ida B. ![]() Wells National Monument is a bronze and marble public sculpture by artist Richard Hunt. Public sculpture in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. ![]()
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![]() In this candid personal memoir, the honorable gentleman from Minnesota takes his army of loyal fans along with him from Saturday Night Live to the campaign trail, inside the halls of Congress, and behind the scenes of some of the most dramatic and/or hilarious moments of his new career in politics. It's a book about our deeply polarized, frequently depressing, occasionally inspiring political culture, written from inside the belly of the beast. It's a book about what happens when the nation's foremost progressive satirist gets a chance to serve in the United States Senate and, defying the low expectations of the pundit class, actually turns out to be good at it. 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In 39 seasons with Shakespeare Theatre Company, his over 80 roles include Helen Hayes turns in Henry IV, Richard II, and Macbeth. Regional credits include The Originalist (Asolo Repertory, Pasadena Playhouse, and Court Theatre, Joseph Jefferson Award nomination) Red and Gloucester in King Lear (Goodman) Nixon’s Nixon and Night Alive (Round House) Sweeney Todd (Signature Theatre) Scrooge in A Christmas Carol (Ford’s Theatre) and American Buffalo, Shining City and Skylight (Studio Theatre). New York credits include The Originalist (59E59). He is a four-time Helen Hayes Award-winner and 16-time nominee. in Junk, Antonin Scalia in The Originalist, Benjamin Hubbard in The Little Foxes, and Mark Rothko in Red. 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