A Black History Short featuring a profile of Ahmed Sékou Touré a politician in Guinea who helped to lead the country to independence and became the first president.
Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/ahmed-sekou-toure.
"The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace" by Jeff Hobbs tells the life story of a young man that grows up in rough and tumble East Orange right outside of Newark, New Jersey and goes on to attend Yale University. In this episode I provide a summary of the book and discuss some of it's major themes.
Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/the-short-and-tragic-life-of-robert-peace.
A profile of Alain LeRoy Locke, a gifted scholar, philosopher, and the "Father of the Harlem Renaissance".
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Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/alain-leroy-locke.
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On this episode of the career interview series, we are joined by Marissa Allen. Marissa is a Pediatric Emergency Room (ER) Registered Nurse (RN) hailing from Durham, North Carolina and currently residing in Atlanta, Georgia.
As with most of the other interviews, we’ll spend some time discussing Marissa’s background. But, because Marissa is still relatively early in her career, we’re going to take a deep dive into her training to become an RN, the job search process, and orientation.
Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/marissa-allen-pediatric-emergency-room-registered-nurse.
A profile of Bloody Sunday, a day on which Alabama State Troopers released tear gas and attacked protestors as they attempted to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in a march for civil and voting rights.
Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/bloody-sunday.
The Spelman College Museum of Fine Art is located in Atlanta, GA on the Spelman College campus. The museum features art created by Black women from across the Black diaspora. In this episode, I share a review of my visit during the Amy Sherald exhibition.
Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/spelman-college-museum.
A profile of Edward Blyden who is considered the "father of Pan-Africanism", served as a Liberian ambassador, and openly challenged the idea of Black inferiority.
Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/edward-blyden.
In this episode of the career interview series, we’ll be hearing from Pierre DeBois, an entrepreneur who was born in Gary, Indiana. As a young boy, Pierre was passionate about cars and dreamed of working on cars when he grew up.
Pierre achieved his childhood dream by interning at General Motors during college and working at Ford for eight years. But, he later made a major career change after completing grad school and is now the founder of a digital marketing analytics company.
Show notes and video available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/pierre-debois-digital-marketing-analytics-entrepreneur.