If you’re interested in learning about the co-founder of a Black newspaper that spoke out against discrimination and Book T. Washington, then my William Monroe Trotter Black History Facts profile is for you.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/william-monroe-trotter.
A review of “Booker's Place”, a documentary about Booker Wright, a waiter in Greenwood, Mississippi who participated in an NBC documentary about his experiences as a black man living in the South under Jim Crow.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/bookers-place-movie-review.
If you’re interested in learning about Denver’s first recorded Black woman who became an entrepreneur and helped other Black people move west and settle in Colorado, then my Clara Brown Black History Facts profile is for you.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/clara-brown.
"Queenie" by Candice Carty-Williams is a novel about a young Black woman in her mid-20s who was born and raised in London. The story follows her through the ups and downs of a year of her life, much of it spurred on by her relationship drama and personal issues.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/queenie-book-review.
If you’re interested in learning about the Harlem Renaissance writer and poet who set himself apart from his contemporaries by focusing on both race relations and classism, then my Claude McKay Black History Facts profile is for you.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/claude-mckay.
A review of “Higher Learning”, a 1995 film directed by John Singleton that provides a look into the social, racial, and gender politics of a college campus.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/higher-learning-movie-review.
If you’re interested in learning about the entrepreneur who built a hair care company that made her the first Black female millionaire, then my Madam C.J. Walker Black History Facts profile is for you.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/madam-c-j-walker.
A review of "Finding Me: A Memoir" by Viola Davis, an account of the actress' personal and professional life.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/finding-me-a-memoir-book-review.
If you’re interested in learning about the enslaved man who worked for the Continental Army as a double agent, then my James Armistead Lafayette Black History Facts profile is for you.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/james-armistead-lafayette.