Noire History

A review of "If Beale Street Could Talk", a Barry Jenkins film adapted from the James Baldwin book of the same name. Set in early 1970s Harlem, the film tells the story of Clementine "Tish" Rivers (Kiki Layne) and Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt (Stephan James), two young adults who are navigating their blossoming love and the society around them.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/if-beale-street-could-talk.

A profile of Fannie Lou Hamer, a community organizer and activist who contributed to various voter registration programs, assisted with organizing Freedom Summer, developed farming co-ops to provide economic opportunities for Black people, and helped to implement childcare and education programs for low-income children.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/fannie-lou-hamer?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=media&utm_campaign=bhs_fannie_lou_hamer.

On this episode of the career interview series, we are joined by Okenna Oparah an Inpatient Clinical Pharmacist from Imo State, Nigeria by way of Atlanta, Georgia. Okenna shares how he's achieved career satisfaction by focusing on the things he values while also moving away from the things he does not enjoy.

Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/okenna-oparah-inpatient-clinical-pharmacist

A profile of Bayard Rustin, a political organizer who was a key planner of The March on Washington and the wider Civil Rights Movement.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/bayard-rustin.

A review of "The Mother of Black Hollywood", a memoir in which Jenifer Lewis tells the story of her life from being a young kid growing up in Kinloch, MO to a working actress in New York and Los Angeles.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/mother-of-black-hollywood-book-review.

A profile of Daisy Bates, a journalist, civil rights activist, and co-owner of the Arkansas State Press. Bates was a member of the Arkansas branch of the NAACP and collaborated on the push to integrate Little Rock schools. She personally escorted Black children to newly integrated schools, among which was the group that would come to be known as the "Little Rock Nine."

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/daisy-bates.

A review of my experience visiting the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park in Atlanta, Georgia's historically Black Sweet Auburn neighborhood.

Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/martin-luther-king-jr-national-historical-park.

A profile of Cuffy, an enslaved man from Africa who led a slave rebellion in the Dutch colony, Berbice in present-day Guyana.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/cuffy-berbice-slave-rebellion.

A movie review of "Green Book", a drama that takes place in 1962 and tells the story of an African-American classical pianist touring the Midwest and South with an Italian-American bouncer serving as his chauffeur and security.

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

A profile of Barbara Jordan, a gifted orator, politician, and political organizer from Houston, Texas who made great contributions while in Congress.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/barbara-jordan.