The Noire Histoir Podcast will be on a holiday hiatus until January 2021. I invite you to check out the archives while the show is on break. May you and your loved ones have peace and joy in the remaining days of the year. And have a happy and healthy 2021.
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If you're interested in learning about a playwright who created a body of work that told the story of the Black experience and helped to launch the careers of several famous Black actors and actresses then my August Wilson Black History Short is for you.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/august-wilson.
If you’re interested in reading a book that explores racism, sexism, and identity through the lens of a Black boy coming of age in Mississippi then my review of "Heavy: An American Memoir" by Kiese Laymon might be for you.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/heavy-an-american-memoir-book-review.
If you're interested in learning about an organization that helped Black citizens overcome entrenched voter suppression and intimidation to become the majority of registered voters in their county and establish an independent political party then my Lowndes County Freedom Organization (LCFO) Black History Short is for you.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/lowndes-county-freedom-organization.
A brief overview of the history of the Black Panther Party which discusses the organization's ideology, programs, and controversies.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/history-of-the-black-panther-party.
If you're interested in learning about a writer, poet, and activist who penned “The Color Purple” which spent 25 weeks on the New York Times’ bestseller list and won both the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for Fiction then my Alice Walker Black History Short for you.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/alice-walker.
A review of Isabel Wilkerson's "Caste", a book about the structure of caste systems and their impact on three societies.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/caste-book-review.
If you're interested in learning about the plans and realities of creating a multi-faceted civil rights campaign aimed at an entire state then my Freedom Summer Black History Short for you.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/freedom-summer.
A review of "Tales of the Grim Sleeper", a documentary about the suspected murders of an estimated 100 women in South Los Angeles.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/tales-of-the-grim-sleeper-movie-review.
A profile of Stokely Carmichael, an activist and political organizer who participated in the Freedom Rides, launched the Lowndes County Freedom Organization, served as chairman of SNCC, and was the first to express the ideology of Black self-determination as "Black Power."
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/stokely-carmichael.
A book review of "The Vanishing Half" by Brit Bennett, the story of twin sisters who leave their small Louisiana town in search of new lives.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/the-vanishing-half-book-review.
A profile of Nannie Helen Burroughs, an educator and activist who fought against race and gender based discrimination by campaigning against lynching and founding the the National Trade and Professional School for Women and Girls.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/nannie-helen-burroughs.
If you’re interested in learning about apartheid including the circumstances that led to its official creation, the laws that were enacted, the movement that led to its abolition, and its aftermath. Then my "Apartheid in South Africa" Black History Feature is for you.
Show notes and sources at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/apartheid-in-south-africa.
A profile of Walter Sisulu, a South African anti-apartheid activist and a leader of the African National Congress (ANC) who was imprisoned for 26 years alongside Nelson Mandela.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/walter-sisulu.
A review of "Transcendent Kingdom", Yaa Gyasi’s sophomore novel about a neuroscience PhD candidate who reflects on her life, religion, and science.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/transcendent-kingdom-book-review.
A profile of Sojourner Truth, an abolitionist and women's rights activist who was born a slave, walked to freedom, and was one of the first Black women to successfully sue a White man in America.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/sojourner-truth.
A Brief History of Colonists in South Africa provides an overview of the story of the Boers, British, and Black South Africans from the 1400s to the early 1900s.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-colonists-in-south-africa.
Part three of a three-part profile of Patrice Lumumba. The final episode discusses the assassination of Lumumba as well as theories about who was involved and why.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/patrice-lumumba.
A book review of Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀'s "Stay With Me", a story about a married Nigerian couple who experience difficulties trying to conceive.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/stay-with-me-book-review.
Part two of a three part profile of Patrice Lumumba. The second episode picks up after Lumumba has co-founded the first national Congolese political party and allies and enemies emerge.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/patrice-lumumba.
A review of the 1996 film "Set It Off" which tells the story of four Black women in Los Angeles who decide to become bank robbers to help their plans for better lives.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/set-it-off-movie-review.
Part one of a three-part profile of Patrice Lumumba. The first episode covers the period of Lumumba's childhood to his becoming an “évolué."
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/patrice-lumumba.
The August 2020 edition of Noire News includes the usual memorial and good news along with feature stories about gender-based violence, the latest happenings within the injustice system, Brandy’s People interview where she discusses her depression and mental health, and the coup in Mali.
Sources and show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/august-2020-noire-news.
A profile of Augusta Savage, a sculptor from the Harlem Renaissance whose studio and gallery helped to nurture upcoming Black artists.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/augusta-savage.
A brief history of how Black voting rights in America developed from the first Constitutional Congress in 1776 through the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/history-of-black-voting-rights-in-america.