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.