In the February 2020 edition of Noire News I’ll be discussing feature stories about the stigma of mental illness, the injustice system, Guyana's oil, Snoop Dogg v. Gayle King, attacks on civilians in Cameroon and Nigeria. As always, there's a memorial, good news, and now things you might want to participate in. Show notes, sources, and links to more info are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/february-2020-noire-news.
A profile of Mound Bayou, a town in the central Mississippi delta founded by former slaves who turned the area into a thriving self-sufficient Black community.
Show notes and sources are available at
http://noirehistoir.com/blog/mound-bayou.
A profile of the Harlem Renaissance, a period in history where Black people funneled their hopes and miseries into creative art forms that would define a generation and provide inspiration for many more to come.
Sources and show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/harlem-renaissance
A profile of Bobby Seale, a social and political activist who co-founded the Black Panther Party.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/bobby-seale.
If you’re unfamiliar, Love Jones was one in a series of what’s considered the modern classics of the 1990s golden age of Black films. The film tells the story of Darius Lovehall (Larenz Tate) and Nina Mosley (Nia Long) two twenty-somethings who meet and begin dating while living in Chicago during the 1990s.
Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/love-jones-movie-review.
A profile of Frances Harper, a poet who published her first book of poetry when she was 20 and toured the East Coast and South where she gave lectures in support of the anti-slavery movement.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/frances-harper.
“Friends: A Love Story” tells the story of Angela Bassett's and Courtney B. Vance's individual personal and professional lives followed by how they came together and the resulting marriage. It's an incredible book about figuring out how to better define what you want in a partner and more importantly what you want within yourself.
Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/friends-a-love-story-book-review.
A profile of Henry Highland Garnet, an escaped slave who rose to prominence as a fiery abolitionist preacher and called on slaves to revolt and take their freedom.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/henry-highland-garnet.