Noire Histoir

I planned to release new episodes this week but had a family member suddenly become gravely ill. If possible, I'll try to get them out later this week but it might not be until next week. 

A review of "Black Love Matters", an anthology of essays about Black readers, writers, characters, and stories as they relate to the romance genre of books. Show notes and are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/black-love-matters-movie-review.

If you're interested in learning about the violent overthrow of Wilmington, North Carolina's integrated government, then my Wilmington Coup Black History Facts profile is for you.   Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/wilmington-coup.

A review of “Hotel Rwanda”, a 2004 film about a Hutu hotel manager who wheels and deals to hide 1000 Tutsi at a luxury hotel in the midst of the 1994 Rwandan conflict.   Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/hotel-rwanda-movie-review.

If you're interested in learning about the painter who used art to tell the story of important figures and events from Black history and created "The Great Migration" series, then my Jacob Lawrence Black History Facts profile is for you.   Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/jacob-lawrence.

A review of "They Can't Kill Us All" by Wesley Lowery which details incidents of police and White vigilante shootings of Black people in America. It also discusses the rise of the Movement in response to the killings of unarmed Black people.   Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/they-cant-kill-us-all-book-review.

If you're interested in learning about the folk musician who some referred to as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement", then my Odetta Black History Facts profile is for you.   Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/odetta/

A review of "Descendant", a 2022 documentary about the past and present history of the Clotilda and Africatown.   http://noirehistoir.com/blog/descendant-movie-review

If you're interested in learning about the first recorded person to reach the North Pole, then my Matthew Henson Black History Facts profile is for you.   Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/matthew-henson.

"Song Yet Sung" by James McBride is a story about the Underground Railroad but also much more. The story takes place in 1850 about a decade before the start of the Civil War and follows a young woman, Liz Spocott, who has escaped from the plantation where she grew up. What follows is a thrilling chase and scavenger hunt of sorts as Liz seeks to understand the code of the Underground Railroad in hopes of escaping the pursuing bounty hunters.   Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/song-yet-sung-movie-review.

If you're interested in learning about the second Black woman to receive a doctorate, the first Black person to receive a doctorate in economics, and the first Black woman to enroll at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Law, be admitted to Pennsylvania's state bar, and obtain both a Ph.D. and J.D. My Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Black History Facts profile is for you. Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/sadie-tanner-mossell-alexander.

Just a heads up. I'll be taking a break from releasing new episodes to enjoy the holidays and work on new content. I hope your holidays are safe and happy. 

A review of "Blood Diamond", a 2006 Edward Zwick-directed film set in war-torn 1990s Sierre Leone about a large and potentially life-changing diamond.   Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/black-titan-book-review.

If you're interested in learning about the anti-apartheid activist who won the 1984 Nobel Prize for Peace, then my Desmond Tutu Black History Facts profile is for you.   Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/desmond-tutu.

A review of "Black Titan: A.G. Gaston and the Making of a Black American Millionaire" by Carol Jenkins and Elizabeth Gardner Hines tells the story of an entrepreneur who became the first or one of the first Black millionaires in America.   Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/black-titan-book-review.

A profile of Alice Allison Dunnigan, a journalist and educator who was the first Black woman to receive press credentials to cover the White House and Congress.   Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/alice-allison-dunnigan.

A review of "Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don't Know Me", an inspirational 2018 documentary directed by Olivia Lichtenstein about the life and career of the legendary R&B singer. Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/teddy-pendergrass-if-you-dont-know-me-movie-review.

If you're interested in learning about an enslaved young man who became one of the first Black Harvard Law School grads and went on to become a lawyer, activist, and diplomat, then my Archibald Henry Grimké Black History Facts profile is for you.   Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/archibald-henry-grimke.  

A review of "The Darkest Child" by Delores Phillips, a novel about a preteen coming of age in a dysfunctional home and community with dreams of escaping both by obtaining an education. Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/darkest-child-book-review.