I've decided to take a break for at least the next week. I'll drop an update should the break extend beyond a week.
A review of "In Our Mothers' Gardens", is a 2021 film directed by Shantrelle P. Lewis about the relationships between Black grandmothers, mothers, and daughters.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/in-our-mothers-garden-movie-review.
If you’re interested in learning about the first Black woman in America to receive an M.D. and one of the first Black authors to write a medical guide, then my Rebecca Lee Crumpler Black History Facts profile is for you.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/rebecca-lee-crumpler.
A review of "Memphis" by Tara Stringfellow which is at its core a book about family. The family we're born into but also our community.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/memphis-book-review.
If you’re interested in learning about the poet, novelist, and playwright who helped to originate the style of poetry referred to as jazz poetry, then my Langston Hughes Black History Facts profile is for you.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/langston-hughes.
A review of "Crooklyn", a coming-of-age story about a girl, Troy, who is growing up in Brooklyn, the only girl in a family with four brothers.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/crooklyn-movie-review.
If you’re interested in learning about a teacher, artist, and activist who used her art to comment on social issues, then my Elizabeth Catlett Black History Facts profile is for you.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/elizabeth-catlett.
A review of "Just Pursuit" by Laura Coates is a memoir about a black female prosecutor and her time at the Department of Justice.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/just-pursuit-book-review.
If you’re interested in learning about a thriving predominantly Black settlement that was destroyed to make way for the creation of Central Park, then my Seneca Village Black History Facts profile is for you.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/seneca-village.