Noire History

If you're interested in learning about the neurologist who made tremendous contributions to the field of neurology, was a pioneer in Alzheimer's research, and is recognized as America's first Black psychiatrist, then my Solomon Carter Fuller Black History Facts profile is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/solomon-carter-fuller.

A review of "Dancing in the Glory of Monsters" by Jason Stearns which explains the causes of the Congo Wars and what unfolded once the fighting began.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/dancing-in-the-glory-of-monsters-book-review.

If you're interested in learning about the civil rights activist who was arrested at the age of 15 for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus, then my Claudette Colvin Black History Facts profile is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/claudette-colvin.

A review of "A Time to Kill", a 1996 courtroom drama about the case of a Black man who is on trial for the revenge killing of two racist White men.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/a-time-to-kill-movie-review.

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.