Barbie Honors Ida B. Wells WHUR Contributor January 14, 2022 at 2:30 pm in NEWS Tweet View this post on Instagram A post shared by Barbie (@barbie) Barbie is honoring Black journalist Ida B. Wells with a doll. The doll is part of the company’s “Inspiring Women” series. A history lesson for you, Ida B. Wells was a slave born in 1862. She went on to write about the horrors of lynching and racism. The doll goes on sale Monday. Do you still collect Barbie dolls? What’s a toy that you’ll never get rid of? Tags: Barbie Honors Ida B. Wells