In celebration of 50 years of Women and Gender Studies at the University of Delaware, the department, with support from the College of Arts and Sciences and other university-wide collaborators, will host the inaugural Ida B. Wells lecture, titled “Black Mothers and Police Violence.”
 

The event will feature a conversation between two Black mothers whose sons were killed by the police or a police surrogate—Sybrina Fulton (mother of Trayvon Martin) and Loretta Prater (mother of Leslie Prater). The lecture is named for Ida B. Wells, an investigative journalist and early civil rights activist, who spoke to audiences across the country to expose the horrors of lynching. 
 

In addition, Mary Ruth Warner will be honored as the first recipient of an award in her name for her contributions to the University of Delaware and the Department of Women and Gender Studies.
 

New location: The event will be held in Mitchell Hall on The Green. A book signing will be held in the lobby following the lecture.
 

Registration is required.