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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: August, 2021
Aug 31, 2021

If you're interested in learning about the first Black woman in America to charter a bank, then my Black History Short about Maggie Lena Walker's later life is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/maggie-lena-walker.

 

Aug 27, 2021

A review of “Behold the Dreamers” by Imbolo Mbue, the story of a couple who emigrate from Cameroon with their young son in hopes of a better life in New York City.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/behold-the-dreamers-book-review.

Aug 24, 2021

If you're interested in learning about the childhood experiences that led to a fraternal order becoming part of a mission to help achieve Black economic independence, then my Black History Short about Maggie Lena Walker's early life is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/maggie-lena-walker.

Aug 20, 2021

A review of School Daze, a 1988 Spike Lee film (or shall I say "joint") about the divisions between various factions on the campus of a fictional HBCU.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/school-daze-movie-review.

Aug 17, 2021

If you're interested in learning about an acclaimed photographer who was a successful fashion photographer but is most well known for his photo essays and portraits from during the Civil Rights Movement, then my Gordon Parks Black History Short is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/gordon-parks/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=media&utm_campaign=bhs_gordon_parks&utm_content=general.

Aug 13, 2021

A review of “The Girl Who Smiled Beads” by Clemantine Wamariya, which charts her and her sister’s experience as refugees during the Rwandan genocide.

 

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/the-girl-who-smiled-beads-book-review.

Aug 10, 2021

If you’re interested in learning about the second woman overall and the first Black woman to brave the elements, bandits, and wild animals to serve as a United States Post Office Star Route Carrier, then my “Stagecoach” Mary Fields Black History Short is for you.

 

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/stagecoach-mary-fields.

Aug 6, 2021

A review of "4 Little Girls", a 1997 Spike Lee documentary about the 1963 bombing of Birmingham, Alabama’s 16th Street Baptist Church which resulted in the deaths of four little girls.

 

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/4-little-girls-movie-review.

Aug 3, 2021

If you're interested in learning about the organizer of the Mississippi Freedom Summer voter registration campaign and co-founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP), then my Bob Moses Black History Short is for you.

Show notes and sources are available http://noirehistoir.com/blog/bob-moses.

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