Rooted in reproductive justice, Echoing Ida harnesses the
power of media for social justice—amplifying the struggles and
successes of contemporary freedom movements in the US.
Founded in 2012,
Echoing Ida is a writing collective of Black women and nonbinary
writers who—like their foremother Ida B. Wells-Barnett—believe
the "way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon
them.” Their community reporting spans a wide variety of topics:
reproductive justice and abortion politics; new and necessary
definitions of family; trans visibility; stigma against Black
motherhood; Black mental health; and more.
This anthology
collects the best of Echoing Ida for the first time, and features a
foreword by Michelle Duster, activist and great-granddaughter of Ida
B. Wells-Barnett. Imagining a gender-expansive and liberated future,
these essays affirm the powerful combination of #BlackGirlMagic and
the hard, unceasing labor of Black people to reimagine the world in
which we live.