AS JOURNALIST IDA B. WELLS, MS. MYRICK GIVES A MOTIVATIONAL SPEECH ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF FREE SPEECH. IDA B. WELLS, WHO WAS ONCE RUN OUT OF TOWN FOR REPORTING ON LYNCHINGS, BECAME AN INFLUENCIAL PUBLISHER AND JOURNALIST. USING HER PEN AS A SWORD SHE CHALLENGED EDUCATORS TO TEACH BLACK STUDENTS AND TOLD THE WORLD ABOUT AMERICA'S STRANGE FRUIT.