Wells and her husband Ferdinand Barnett in 1910,[1] and provided social services and community resources for black men arriving in Chicago from the south during the Great Migration.
The Fellowship Herald was a resource to help community members stay informed on events and issues that many white-owned papers did not cover, particularly around incidents of racially motivated violence and lynching.
[2][6] With help from their Sunday School participants to get the organization started,[9] the Negro Fellowship League officially opened on May 1, 1910, at 2830 South State Street.
To keep the Negro Fellowship League afloat, Wells moved the center to a smaller location and funded it with her earnings as the first female probation officer in Chicago.
In the 10 years that the Negro Fellowship League was open, Wells and her colleagues were able to help thousands of black men find jobs and housing.