Candace Y.A. Montague is an online and print freelance journalist in Washington, DC.  She has written articles about topics including HIV/AIDS advocacy, the effects of homicide, opioids, cancer, re-entering citizens, Black maternal mortality crisis, mental health, Alzheimer's disease, cancer, transgender health, diversity and equity in science and hospital closings. In 2019, Candace, a native Washingtonian, received the Sigma Delta Chi Award for Excellence in Journalism from the Society of Professional Journalists for her article about the hidden costs and emotional toll on parents who have lost children to homicide in DC. In 2020, she was the recipient of an award...

Ida B. Wells Society co-founder and award-winning journalist, Nikole Hannah-Jones, has been named one of the 100 most influential people of the year by Time Magazine.  This year’s list also included Naomi Osaka, Cathy Park Hong, Stacey Abrams and Joe Biden. The article on Hannah-Jones was written by film director and Oscar-winning writer, Barry Jenkins. Jenkins himself was included on the same list in 2017.  “The journalist from Waterloo, Iowa, contains multitudes. She is the most emphatic laugh, the consummate ally, the staunchest critic,” said Jenkins of Hannah-Jones. Hannah-Jones has been a recent staple in the news for her work on The 1619 Project and its impact in schools and her tenure controversy at the University of North Carolina...

The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting is partnering with Riverside High School in Durham, N.C. this year to teach a new, diverse generation the power of investigative work. The project, funded by the Society through a grant from Michael Jordan and the Jordan Brand, is a yearlong partnership with the high school – where the majority of students come from backgrounds underrepresented in the news industry – to expose young journalists to data-driven and accountability reporting. Throughout the year, students will be coached by local professionals and train with accomplished investigative journalists from around the state and country....