If you're interested in learning about the educator and journalist who co-founded Washington, D.C.'s Bethel Literary and Historical Society and the American Negro Academy, then my John Wesley Cromwell Black History Facts profile is for you.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/john-wesley-cromwell.
"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.
A review of “Welcome to Lagos” by Chibundu Onuzo, the story of five people from different parts of Nigerian society who flee the Niger Delta in hopes of better lives in Lagos.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/welcome-to-lagos-book-review.
If you're interested in learning about the jazz pianist and singer who fought racism and McCarthyism, then my Hazel Scott Black History Facts profile is for you.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/hazel-scott.
A review of "Hoop Dreams", a classic 1994 documentary directed by Steve James about two boys growing up in Chicago and their dream of playing basketball in the NBA.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/hoop-dreams-movie-review.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/sam-cooke.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/color-of-money-book-review.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/celia-cruz.
A review of "Straight Outta Compton", a 2015 F. Gary Gray directed film about NWA, an iconic rap group from Compton, Los Angeles.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/straight-outta-compton-movie-review.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/doris-miller
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/autobiography-of-an-ex-colored-man-book-review.
If you're interested in learning about New York City's first Black female assistant district attorney who developed the strategy for taking down Charles "Lucky" Luciano, then my Eunice Hunton Carter Black History Facts profile is for you.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/eunice-hunton-carter.
A review of "Africa's Great Civilizations", a 2017 PBS miniseries hosted by Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. which charts the rise and fall of various African empires.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/africas-great-civilizations-movie-review.
If you're interested in learning about the computer scientist who developed the network and theory that set a record for calculations per second and contributed to the creation of the internet, then my Philip Emeagwali Black History Facts profile is for you.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/philip-emeagwali.
A review of “One Righteous Man” by Arthur Browne which tells the story of Samuel Battle, the first Black police officer in New York City.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/one-righteous-man-book-review.
If you're interested in learning about an incident where three teens were killed by Detroit Police officers who then attempted to cover up what happened, then my Algiers Motel Murders Black History Facts profile is for you.
Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/algiers-motel-murders.
A review of "Jungle Fever", a 1991 Spike Lee joint about a Black architect who has an affair with his White secretary.
Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/jungle-fever-movie-review.
If you're interested in learning about the activist who led the NAACP during the Civil Rights Movement, then my Roy Wilkins Black History Facts profile is for you.
Show notes and sources are available http://noirehistoir.com/blog/roy-wilkins