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.