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Noire History

Get inspired. Get motivated. Get stories of Black history made and in the making. Noire History features Black history facts, non-fiction book reviews, and documentary discussions from across the Black diaspora. Join your host Natasha Nicolo to celebrate Black pride, excellence, and power all 365 days of the year.
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Apr 29, 2022
A review of "The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives" by Lola Shoneyin, a novel about a polygamous Nigerian man, Baba Segi his four wives, seven children, and all kinds of drama.

 

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/the-secret-lives-of-baba-segis-wives-book-review.

 

 

Apr 26, 2022
If you're interested in learning about the founder of the Palmer Memorial Institute, then my Charlotte Hawkins Brown Black History Facts profile is for you.

 

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/charlotte-hawkins-brown.

Apr 22, 2022
A review of “Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool”, a 2019 Stanley Nelson Jr. documentary about the life and career of the jazz legend.   Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/miles-davis-birth-of-the-cool-movie-review.

 

 

Apr 19, 2022
If you're interested in learning about the electrical engineer who helped develop the system for allowing peripherals and accessories to be added or connected to the personal computer, then my Mark Dean Black History Facts profile is for you. 

 

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/mark-dean

Apr 15, 2022
A review of "When Affirmative Action Was White" by Ira Katznelson which tells the story of how the progressive programs of the 1930s and 1940s solidified and expanded the White American middle class while excluding Black citizens whenever possible.

 

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/when-affirmative-action-was-white-book-review.

 

Apr 12, 2022
If you're interested in learning about the writer and activist who protested discrimination and used her work to champion Black issues, then my Shirley Graham Du Bois Black History Facts profile is for you.

 

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/shirley-graham-du-bois.

Apr 8, 2022
A review of "Ray", a 2004 Oscar-winning film starring Jamie Foxx in a biopic about the life and career of legendary musician Ray Charles Robinson (better known as Ray Charles).

 

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/ray-movie-review.

Apr 5, 2022
If you're interested in learning about the poet and cultural theorist who became the first President of the Republic of Senegal, then my Léopold Senghor Black History Facts profile is for you. 

 

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/leopold-senghor.

Mar 25, 2022

A review of "Killing the Black Body" by Dorothy E. Roberts, a good book to discuss intersectionality as it touches on both race and reproductive rights.

 

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/killing-the-black-body-book-review.

Mar 22, 2022

If you're interested in learning about the noted author who penned the classic book, "Ain't I Woman" about intersectional racism as well as 30 other titles, then my bell hooks Black History Fact profile is for you. 

 

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/bell-hooks.

Mar 18, 2022
A discussion of “Black and Missing”, a 2021 documentary in part about Black and Missing Foundation, Inc (BAMFI) but also about the sobering fact that every year in America, hundreds of thousands of people go missing. Of the missing, a disproportionate number are people of color and in particular, Black.

 

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/black-and-missing-movie-review.

Mar 15, 2022

If you're interested in learning about a woman who established facilities to provide classes and programs for her local community (Locust Street Settlement) as well as a residential rehabilitation facility for girls and young women (Virginia Industrial Home School for Colored Girls), then my Janie Porter Barrett Black History Fact profile is for you.

 

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/janie-porter-barrett.

Mar 11, 2022
A discussion of "The Bluest Eye", Toni Morrison’s debut novel which earned her a Nobel Prize.

 

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/the-bluest-eye-book-review.

Mar 8, 2022

If you're interested in learning about the chemist who developed "The Ball Method" which was a highly effective treatment for leprosy, then my Alice Black History Fact profile is for you.

 

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/alice-ball.

Mar 4, 2022

A discussion of “Claudine”, a 1974 film starring Diahann Carroll and James Earl Jones as Claudine and Rupert (aka Roop), two people living imperfect lives who meet and begin dating.

 

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/claudine-movie-review.

Mar 1, 2022

If you're interested in learning about the first Black woman to obtain a Ph.D. in psychology, then my Inez Beverly Prosser Black History Fact profile is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/inez-beverly-prosser.

Feb 25, 2022
A review of "Stamped from the Beginning" by Ibram X. Kendi which provides a history of America's racist ideas.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/stamped-from-the-beginning-book-review.

Feb 22, 2022

If you're interested in learning about the man who pioneered Pan-African and Africana studies, then my John Henrik Clarke Black History Short is for you.

 

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/john-henrik-clarke.

Feb 18, 2022

A discussion of "Malcolm X", a 1992 Spike Lee Joint starring Denzel Washington in the life story of the controversial leader. 

 

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/malcolm-x-movie-review.

Feb 15, 2022

If you're interested in learning about the woman who was of the early and most consistent voices in the call for reparations for Black Americans during the Civil Rights Movement, then my Audley “Queen Mother” Moore Black History Short is for you.

 

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/audley-queen-mother-moore.

Feb 11, 2022
A discussion of "Go Tell It on the Mountain", a 1953 semi-autobiographical novel by James Baldwin about a 14-year-old boy growing up in Harlem with his family.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/go-tell-it-on-the-mountain-book-review.

Feb 8, 2022

If you're interested in learning about the historian who amassed a collection of 10,000 artifacts related to Black history and culture housed at Harlem's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, then my Arturo Schomburg profile is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/arturo-schomburg.

 

Feb 4, 2022
A review of “King in the Wilderness”, a 2018 documentary that covers the last years of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/king-in-the-wilderness-movie-review.

Feb 1, 2022

If you're interested in learning about a poet and memoirist whose creative work spanned books, plays, movies, and television, then my Maya Angelou Black History Short is for you.

 

Show notes, sources, and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/maya-angelou.

Jan 28, 2022

A review of "Things That Make White People Uncomfortable", a memoir by NFL defensive end Michael Bennett which also discusses various social issues.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/things-that-make-white-people-uncomfortable-book-review.

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