Noire History

A profile of Rosemary Brown, a Jamaica-born Canadian politician who worked to eradicate racial and gender discrimination.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/rosemary-brown.

Many of Selma, Alabama's Black history sites revolve around the Voter Registration and Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. During my trip I visited the Selma Interpretive Center; Ancient Africa, Enslavement, & Civil War Museum; Voting Rights Museum; First Colored Baptist Church; Brown Chapel AME; and Tabernacle Baptist Church.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/selma-alabama-black-history-sites.

A profile of Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, one of the first doctors to perform open-heart surgery and the founder of America's first Black-owned hospital.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/daniel-hale-williams.

A review of the movie "Queen & Slim", the story of a young Black couple that goes on the run after killing a police officer in self-defense.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/queen-and-slim-movie-review.

A profile of Phillis Wheatley who was enslaved as a child, became a noted poet, and was the first Black woman to have a book published in America.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/phillis-wheatley.

A review and discussion of the book "Becoming" by Michelle Obama which provides a blueprint for learning to not question your suitability for success.

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

A profile of Claudia Jones, journalist, activist, and founder of the Notting Hill Carnival.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/claudia-jones.

In this episode of the career interview series, we are joined by Jeremy Ellis, a Travel Registered Nurse.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/jeremy-ellis-travel-registered-nurse.

A profile of Benjamin Banneker, a mostly self-taught astronomer who is best known for a series of almanacs that were published in the late 1700s.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/benjamin-banneker.

I had a chance to visit Tuskegee, Alabama and spent the day on the Tuskegee University campus as well as touring other Black history sites around the city. This episode provides historical profiles of and tips for visiting the Tuskegee's Black history sites.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/tuskegee-black-history-sites.