Noire History

The August 2020 edition of Noire News includes the usual memorial and good news along with feature stories about gender-based violence, the latest happenings within the injustice system, Brandy's People interview where she discusses her depression and mental health, and the coup in Mali.

Sources and show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/august-2020-noire-news.

A profile of Augusta Savage, a sculptor from the Harlem Renaissance whose studio and gallery helped to nurture upcoming Black artists.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/augusta-savage.

A brief history of how Black voting rights in America developed from the first Constitutional Congress in 1776 through the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/history-of-black-voting-rights-in-america.

A profile of Dr. Charles Drew, who developed a process for separating plasma from blood cells and improved techniques for blood storage.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/dr-charles-drew.

A review of "The Nickel Boys" by Colson Whitehead, the story of a Black young man growing up in Tallahassee during the 1950s and 60s who is sent to a reform school.

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

A profile of Wangari Maathai, an environmental and political activist who became the first African woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/wangari-maathai.

A review of A Spike Lee Joint: "Da 5 Bloods", the story of the surviving members of a Vietnam War platoon who return in search of the gold, leader, and pieces of themselves that they were forced to leave behind.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/da-5-bloods-movie-review

A profile of John Lewis, an activist and politician whose pivotal role in significant moments during the Civil Rights Movement would see him recognized as one of the "Big Six" leaders despite only being in his 20s.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/john-lewis.

In the July 2020 edition of Noire News I discuss the UNICEF lead exposure report, the LAPD's expansion of the CSP, mental health support for police officers, and how distractions are undermining the Black Lives Matter Movement.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/july-2020-noire-news.

A profile of Mary McLeod Bethune, an educator who founded part of what would become Bethune-Cookman College and an activist who served as an advisor to several presidents.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/mary-mcleod-bethune.