"It's Not All Downhill From Here" by Terry McMillan is about a year in the life of Loretha, a woman in her 60s, and her circle of friends.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/its-not-all-downhill-from-here-book-review.
If you're interested in learning about the playwright and novelist who achieved several firsts in the theater world and penned the classic "A Hero Ain’t Nothin’ but a Sandwich", then my Alice Childress Black History Facts profile is for you.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/alice-childress.
A review of "Free Angela and All Political Prisoners", a 2013 documentary directed by Shola Lynch about the events that led to Angela Davis' arrest and prosecution.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/free-angela-and-all-political-prisoners-movie-review.
If you're interested in learning about the teacher turned politician who became the first president of Tanzania after it achieved independence, then my Julius Nyerere Black History Facts profile is for you.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/julius-nyerere.
A review of "They Were Her Property" by Stephanie Jones-Rogers which discusses the role that White women played in the institution of slavery.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/they-were-her-property-book-review.
If you're interested in learning about the poet and activist whose poems were featured in several Harlem Renaissance magazines and anthologies despite her being based in Virginia, then my Anne Spencer Black History Facts profile is for you.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/anne-spencer.
A review of "Lean on Me", a 1989 film about Joe Clark, a high school principal who was put in charge of a school that was underperforming academically while also struggling with multiple other issues.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/lean-on-me-movie-review.
If you're interested in learning about the civil rights activist who traveled Mississippi organizing campaigns and investigating civil rights crimes, then my Medgar Evers Black History Facts profile is for you.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/medgar-evers.