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.