A discussion of some of the major Black news stories and notable deaths from 2019.
Also available as a YouTube video with show notes at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/2019-noire-news-wrap-up.
A profile of Rosemary Brown, a Jamaica-born Canadian politician who worked to eradicate racial and gender discrimination.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/rosemary-brown.
Many of Selma, Alabama’s Black history sites revolve around the Voter Registration and Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. During my trip I visited the Selma Interpretive Center; Ancient Africa, Enslavement, & Civil War Museum; Voting Rights Museum; First Colored Baptist Church; Brown Chapel AME; and Tabernacle Baptist Church.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/selma-alabama-black-history-sites.
A profile of Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, one of the first doctors to perform open-heart surgery and the founder of America’s first Black-owned hospital.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/daniel-hale-williams.
A review of the movie "Queen & Slim", the story of a young Black couple that goes on the run after killing a police officer in self-defense.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/queen-and-slim-movie-review.
A profile of Phillis Wheatley who was enslaved as a child, became a noted poet, and was the first Black woman to have a book published in America.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/phillis-wheatley.
A review and discussion of the book "Becoming" by Michelle Obama which provides a blueprint for learning to not question your suitability for success.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/becoming-book-review.
A profile of Claudia Jones, journalist, activist, and founder of the Notting Hill Carnival.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/claudia-jones.
In this episode of the career interview series, we are joined by Jeremy Ellis, a Travel Registered Nurse.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/jeremy-ellis-travel-registered-nurse.
A profile of Benjamin Banneker, a mostly self-taught astronomer who is best known for a series of almanacs that were published in the late 1700s.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/benjamin-banneker.
I had a chance to visit Tuskegee, Alabama and spent the day on the Tuskegee University campus as well as touring other Black history sites around the city. This episode provides historical profiles of and tips for visiting the Tuskegee's Black history sites.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/tuskegee-black-history-sites.
A profile of Elizabeth Freeman, an enslaved woman who utilized the Massachusetts State Constitution to file suit against her owner and gain her freedom.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/elizabeth-freeman.
A movie review and discussion of the social thriller "Get Out" which was written and directed by Jordan Peele. If you haven’t seen the movie already you can still listen but stop when you reach the spoiler section. That way you can still see and enjoy the movie without having the plot twist ruined for you.
Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/get-out-movie-review.
A profile of Hiram Rhodes Revels, an educator and minister in the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church who also served as the first Black U.S. Senator.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/hiram-revels.
A review of "Forty Million Dollar Slaves" by William C. Rhoden, a chronicle of Black athletes navigating efforts to limit their participation in sports.
Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/forty-million-dollar-slaves-book-review.
A profile of Queen Amina, a Hausa princess who later became the warrior Queen of Zazzau an area in present-day Nigeria.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/queen-amina.
In this episode of the career interview series, we are joined by Dr. Kalvin Chinyere an internal medicine doctor who discusses not trading time for money.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/kalvin-chinyere-internal-medicine-doctor.
A profile of Granville T. Woods, a mechanical and electrical engineer who received more than 60 patents for his inventions.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/granville-woods.
A discussion of the original 1968 version of Night of the Living Dead. I assume most people have already seen the film and thus it contains spoilers.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/night-of-the-living-dead-movie-review.
A profile of Jo Ann Robinson, a school teacher and college professor who launched the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/jo-ann-robinson.
Part two of a profile of Harlem Black History covering 1929 to the present as well as the backstory on several Harlem historic landmarks such as the Apollo Theater, the Schomburg, and Sylvia's.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/harlem-black-history.
A profile of Mifflin Wistar Gibbs, an entrepreneur and politician who sought his fortune as a pioneer in the West and Canada and was also an active abolitionist involved with the Underground Railroad.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/mifflin-wistar-gibbs.
A short profile of Alonzo Herndon, an Atlanta based businessman who became one of the first African-American millionaires.
Video is available on the Noire Histoir website at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/alonzo-herndon.
Part one of a profile of Harlem Black History covering 1640 to 1928 as well as the backstory on several Harlem Black History sites and institutions.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/harlem-black-history.
A profile of Josiah Henson, a fugitive slave who escaped to Canada where he established a settlement and industrial school for other fugitive slaves.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/josiah-henson.