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Noire History

Get inspired. Get motivated. Get stories of Black history made and in the making. Noire History features Black history facts, non-fiction book reviews, and documentary discussions from across the Black diaspora. Join your host Natasha Nicolo to celebrate Black pride, excellence, and power all 365 days of the year.
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Now displaying: September, 2019
Sep 30, 2019

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.

Sep 16, 2019

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.

Sep 12, 2019

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.

Sep 9, 2019

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.

Sep 5, 2019

A review of "The Last Black Man in San Francisco" which tells the story of one man's quest to recover and restore a home that was built by his grandfather.

 

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/the-last-black-man-in-san-francisco-movie-review.

Sep 2, 2019

A profile of newspaper publisher and editor Robert Sengstacke Abbott and The Chicago Defender a prominent national Black newspaper.

 

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/robert-abbott-and-the-chicago-defender.

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