Noire History

If you're interested in learning about the artist who painted First Lady Michelle Obama's official portrait, then my Amy Sherald Black History Facts profile is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/amy-sherald/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=media&utm_campaign=amy_sherald.

A review of "Through a Lens Darkly", a 2014 documentary directed by Thomas Allen Harris about the history of Black people in America both in front and behind the lens.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/through-a-lens-darkly-movie-review.

If you're interested in learning about the civil rights attorney who represented Rosa Parks and Claudette Colvin as well as the victims of the Tuskegee experiment, then my Fred Gray Black History Facts profile is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/fred-gray.

A review of "White Rage" by Carol Anderson which examines the reality that Black efforts at progress and achievement are often met with resistance and retrenchment of obstacles.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/white-rage-book-review.

If you're interested in learning about the author and educator who penned "The Salt Eaters" as well as two critically acclaimed volumes of short stories, then my Toni Cade Bambara Black History Facts profile is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/toni-cade-bambara

A review of "Beasts of No Nation" a 2015 Netflix film based on Uzodinma Iweala's 2005 novel about a boy who becomes a child soldier.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/beasts-of-no-nation-movie-review/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=media&utm_campaign=beasts_of_no_nation_movie_review.

If you're interested in learning about the inventor who developed the mobile refrigeration device that made it possible to efficiently transport food long distances, then my Frederick McKinley Jones Black History Facts profile is for you.

A review of "The Death of Vivek Oji", a novel that examines gender identity and cultural norms.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/death-of-vivek-oji-book-review

If you're interested in learning about the Nigerian author who penned over 20 books that usually focused on African women and gender roles in society, then my Florence Onyebuchi "Buchi" Emecheta Black History Facts profile is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/buchi-emecheta/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=media&utm_campaign=buchi_emecheta.

A review of "When the Levees Broke", a 2006 Spike Lee documentary about the impact of 2005's Hurricane Katrina on the city of New Orleans.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/when-the-levees-broke-movie-review.