The Cold's Twitter Handle, Ida Bay Wells, Is a Play on a Name

In 20 19, nicol hannah jones conceived and curated the 16 19 project. A collection of essays by scholars from different disciplines that re frames the origin story of the united states. The cold began career as an investigative journalist at the news and observer in raleigh, north carolina. For years, she covered everything from education to housing, eventually becoming a prominent reporter at the new york times. She also became one of the most influential voices on twitter. And her clever and actually really funny, twitter handle, ida bay wells, is a play on a name, the name of a journalist from early twentieth century - idabe wells.