Noire History

If you're interested in reading a book that explores racism, sexism, and identity through the lens of a Black boy coming of age in Mississippi then my review of "Heavy: An American Memoir" by Kiese Laymon might be for you.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/heavy-an-american-memoir-book-review.

If you're interested in learning about an organization that helped Black citizens overcome entrenched voter suppression and intimidation to become the majority of registered voters in their county and establish an independent political party then my Lowndes County Freedom Organization (LCFO) Black History Short is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/lowndes-county-freedom-organization.

A brief overview of the history of the Black Panther Party which discusses the organization's ideology, programs, and controversies. Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/history-of-the-black-panther-party.

If you're interested in learning about a writer, poet, and activist who penned "The Color Purple" which spent 25 weeks on the New York Times' bestseller list and won both the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for Fiction then my Alice Walker Black History Short for you.

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

A review of Isabel Wilkerson's "Caste", a book about the structure of caste systems and their impact on three societies.

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

If you're interested in learning about the plans and realities of creating a multi-faceted civil rights campaign aimed at an entire state then my Freedom Summer Black History Short for you. Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/freedom-summer.

A review of "Tales of the Grim Sleeper", a documentary about the suspected murders of an estimated 100 women in South Los Angeles.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/tales-of-the-grim-sleeper-movie-review.

A profile of Stokely Carmichael, an activist and political organizer who participated in the Freedom Rides, launched the Lowndes County Freedom Organization, served as chairman of SNCC, and was the first to express the ideology of Black self-determination as "Black Power."

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/stokely-carmichael.

A book review of "The Vanishing Half" by Brit Bennett, the story of twin sisters who leave their small Louisiana town in search of new lives.

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

A profile of Nannie Helen Burroughs, an educator and activist who fought against race and gender based discrimination by campaigning against lynching and founding the the National Trade and Professional School for Women and Girls.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/nannie-helen-burroughs.