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.
A review of "LA 92", a 2017 documentary about the racial tensions that erupted into riots in Los Angeles in 1992.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/la-92-movie-review.
If you’re interested in learning about an activist and entertainer who in addition to being one of the first Black movie stars was also the first person to have a platinum album, the first Black person to win an Emmy, and the first Black television producer, then my Harry Belafonte Black Black History Facts profile is for you.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/harry-belafonte.
A review of "Yonder" by Jabari Asim, a fictional slave narrative that tells the story of a group of friends who seek love and share typical relationships that we might take for granted
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/yonder-book-review.
If you’re interested in learning about the first Black American prima donna to establish an international profile and perform in the Deep South, then my Leontyne Price Black History Facts profile is for you.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/leontyne-price.
A review of "Respect", a 2021 film starring Jennifer Hudson as she portrays Aretha Franklin in a biopic about the life and career of the iconic singer and musician.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/respect-movie-review.
If you’re interested in learning about the first Black cowboy star and the creator of what would become steer wrestling, then my William "Bill" Pickett Black History Facts profile is for you.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/william-bill-pickett.
Just a heads up, I'll be taking a two week break but will return with new content on April 12th. Until then, take care.
A review of "Just As I Am" a memoir about the long and storied life of legendary actress Cicely Tyson.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/just-as-i-am-book-review.
If you’re interested in learning about the first Black child to integrate an elementary school in the South, then my Ruby Bridges Black History Facts profile is for you.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/ruby-bridges.
A review of Toni Morrison's "The Pieces I Am", a 2019 documentary about the life and literary career of Toni Morrison.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/pieces-i-am_movie_review.
If you’re interested in learning about a woman who headed West during the Gold Rush but sought to increase her wealth by providing resources and services that the miners would need, then my Mary Ellen Pleasant Black History Facts profile is for you.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/mary-ellen-pleasant.
A review of "Take My Hand" by Dolen Perkins-Valdez which tells the story of a recently graduated nurse who learns about an unethical medical program and becomes a whistleblower.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/take-my-hand-book-review.
If you’re interested in learning about an obstetrician and activist who led initiatives to increase access to healthcare for underserved Black communities, then my Dorothy Celeste Boulding Ferebee Black History Facts profile is for you.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/dorothy-celeste-boulding-ferebee/.
A review of "Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise", the first feature documentary about the life and legacy of Maya Angelou.
If you’re interested in learning about the sculptor of Black and Native American descent whose work was among the first to achieve international recognition. then my Edmonia Lewis Black History Facts profile is for you.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/edmonia-lewis.
A review of "The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois" by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, an epic saga that tells the story of several generations of a Black family from a small fictional town in Georgia.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/love-songs-of-web-du-bois-book-review.
If you’re interested in learning about the entrepreneur and activist who established America's first fine dining restaurant and helped launch the movement to desegregate New York City’s trolleys then my Thomas Downing Black History Facts profile is for you.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/thomas-downing.
A review of “High on the Hog”, a 2021 Netflix documentary about how Black American food culture and styles of cooking developed and provided the foundation for much of America’s food culture.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/high-on-the-hog-movie-review.
If you’re interested in learning about the journalist who launched the Campaign Against Lynching and helped establish the NAACP, then my Ida B. Wells-Barnett Black History Facts profile is for you.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/ida-b-wells.