Noire History

If you're interested in learning about the folk musician who some referred to as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement", then my Odetta Black History Facts profile is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/odetta/

A review of "Descendant", a 2022 documentary about the past and present history of the Clotilda and Africatown.

http://noirehistoir.com/blog/descendant-movie-review

If you're interested in learning about the first recorded person to reach the North Pole, then my Matthew Henson Black History Facts profile is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/matthew-henson.

"Song Yet Sung" by James McBride is a story about the Underground Railroad but also much more. The story takes place in 1850 about a decade before the start of the Civil War and follows a young woman, Liz Spocott, who has escaped from the plantation where she grew up. What follows is a thrilling chase and scavenger hunt of sorts as Liz seeks to understand the code of the Underground Railroad in hopes of escaping the pursuing bounty hunters.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/song-yet-sung-movie-review.

If you're interested in learning about the second Black woman to receive a doctorate, the first Black person to receive a doctorate in economics, and the first Black woman to enroll at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Law, be admitted to Pennsylvania's state bar, and obtain both a Ph.D. and J.D. My Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Black History Facts profile is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/sadie-tanner-mossell-alexander.

Just a heads up. I'll be taking a break from releasing new episodes to enjoy the holidays and work on new content. I hope your holidays are safe and happy.

A review of "Blood Diamond", a 2006 Edward Zwick-directed film set in war-torn 1990s Sierre Leone about a large and potentially life-changing diamond.

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

If you're interested in learning about the anti-apartheid activist who won the 1984 Nobel Prize for Peace, then my Desmond Tutu Black History Facts profile is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/desmond-tutu.

A review of "Black Titan: A.G. Gaston and the Making of a Black American Millionaire" by Carol Jenkins and Elizabeth Gardner Hines tells the story of an entrepreneur who became the first or one of the first Black millionaires in America.

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

A profile of Alice Allison Dunnigan, a journalist and educator who was the first Black woman to receive press credentials to cover the White House and Congress.

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