‘Ida B. Wells Park’ strikes just the right note
Otis Sanford
Otis Sanford is professor emeritus of Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis and political commentator for WATN-TV ABC24 News. Contact him at o.sanford@memphis.edu.
Renaming Health Sciences Park after Ida B. Wells would honor one of the city’s most underappreciated historic figures.
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