Noire Histoir

A discussion of “Black and Missing”, a 2021 documentary in part about Black and Missing Foundation, Inc (BAMFI) but also about the sobering fact that every year in America, hundreds of thousands of people go missing. Of the missing, a disproportionate number are people of color and in particular, Black.   Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/black-and-missing-movie-review.

If you're interested in learning about a woman who established facilities to provide classes and programs for her local community (Locust Street Settlement) as well as a residential rehabilitation facility for girls and young women (Virginia Industrial Home School for Colored Girls), then my Janie Porter Barrett Black History Fact profile is for you.   Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/janie-porter-barrett.

A discussion of "The Bluest Eye", Toni Morrison’s debut novel which earned her a Nobel Prize.   Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/the-bluest-eye-book-review.

If you're interested in learning about the chemist who developed "The Ball Method" which was a highly effective treatment for leprosy, then my Alice Black History Fact profile is for you.   Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/alice-ball.

A discussion of “Claudine”, a 1974 film starring Diahann Carroll and James Earl Jones as Claudine and Rupert (aka Roop), two people living imperfect lives who meet and begin dating.   Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/claudine-movie-review.

A profile of Inez Beverly Prosser, the first Black woman to obtain a Ph.D. in psychology.   Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/inez-beverly-prosser.

A review of "Stamped from the Beginning" by Ibram X. Kendi which provides a history of America's racist ideas. Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/stamped-from-the-beginning-book-review.

If you're interested in learning about the man who pioneered Pan-African and Africana studies, then my John Henrik Clarke Black History Short is for you.   Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/john-henrik-clarke.

A discussion of "Malcolm X", a 1992 Spike Lee Joint starring Denzel Washington in the life story of the controversial leader.    Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/malcolm-x-movie-review.

If you're interested in learning about the woman who was of the early and most consistent voices in the call for reparations for Black Americans during the Civil Rights Movement, then my Audley “Queen Mother” Moore Black History Short is for you.   Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/audley-queen-mother-moore.

A discussion of "Go Tell It on the Mountain", a 1953 semi-autobiographical novel by James Baldwin about a 14-year-old boy growing up in Harlem with his family. Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/go-tell-it-on-the-mountain-book-review.

If you're interested in learning about the historian who amassed a collection of 10,000 artifacts related to Black history and culture housed at Harlem's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, then my Arturo Schomburg profile is for you. Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/arturo-schomburg.  

A review of “King in the Wilderness”, a 2018 documentary that covers the last years of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.   Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/king-in-the-wilderness-movie-review.

If you're interested in learning about a poet and memoirist whose creative work spanned books, plays, movies, and television, then my Maya Angelou Black History Short is for you.   Show notes, sources, and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/maya-angelou.

A review of "Things That Make White People Uncomfortable", a memoir by NFL defensive end Michael Bennett which also discusses various social issues. Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/things-that-make-white-people-uncomfortable-book-review.

If you're interested in learning about the Mexican general of mixed African descent who abolished slavery after helping the country achieve independence, then my Vicente Guerrero Black History Short is for you. Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/vicente-guerrero.

A review of "The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross", a 2013 documentary that tells the history of Black people in America. Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross-movie-review.

If you're interested in learning about the mother of modern African literature and the first female African novelist to publish a book in English, then my Flora Nwapa Black History Short is for you. Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/flora-nwapa.

A review of "Sugar" by Bernice McFadden, the story of a world-weary prostitute who moves to a small town and forms an unlikely friendship with her neighbor. Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/sugar-book-review.

If you're interested in learning about a chemist who synthesized medications from plants used to treat glaucoma and rheumatoid arthritis then my Percy Lavon Julian Black History Short is for you. Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/percy-lavon-julian.