Noire History

The Spelman College Museum of Fine Art is located in Atlanta, GA on the Spelman College campus. The museum features art created by Black women from across the Black diaspora. In this episode, I share a review of my visit during the Amy Sherald exhibition.

Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/spelman-college-museum.

A profile of Edward Blyden who is considered the "father of Pan-Africanism", served as a Liberian ambassador, and openly challenged the idea of Black inferiority.

Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/edward-blyden.

In this episode of the career interview series, we'll be hearing from Pierre DeBois, an entrepreneur who was born in Gary, Indiana. As a young boy, Pierre was passionate about cars and dreamed of working on cars when he grew up.

Pierre achieved his childhood dream by interning at General Motors during college and working at Ford for eight years. But, he later made a major career change after completing grad school and is now the founder of a digital marketing analytics company.

Show notes and video available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/pierre-debois-digital-marketing-analytics-entrepreneur.

A profile of Septima Poinsette Clark who spent 30 years of her life as a teacher and 50 years participating in a variety of racial, education, and social equality initiatives.

Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/septima-poinsette-clark.

A profile of Queen Nzinga, ruler of the Ndongo and Matamba Kingdoms (modern-day Angola) who resisted Portuguese colonization and slave trading.

Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/queen-nzinga.

This is a throwback to my review of "Bessie" an HBO film starring Queen Latifah in an excellent portrayal of 1920's blues legend Bessie Smith. The movie covers Bessie's rise, fall, and comeback during the 1920's — 1930's with brief peeks back into her childhood. In this episode I discussed the movie's strengths (performances) and weaknesses (partially underdeveloped story). Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/bessie.

A profile of Mary Church Terrell who was one of the first African-American women to earn a Bachelor's degree and went on to become an educator, scholar, and activist.

Show notes and video at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/mary-church-terrell.

"Ida A Sword Among Lions" by Paula Giddings is a biography that details the journalistic activism of Ida B. Wells. Covering the incredibly impactful life of Wells is a huge undertaking but Giddings' delivers the goods.

Show notes available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/ida-a-sword-among-lions-book-review.

A profile of Amelia Boynton Robinson who traveled the Alabama countryside promoting educational info, founded an insurance company geared towards Black people, and participated in Black voter registration initiatives.

Show notes and video at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/amelia-boynton-robinson.

In this episode of the career interview series, we'll be hearing from Joy Williams, a media entrepreneur currently running two of her own companies.

SHOW NOTES http://noirehistoir.com/blog/joy-williams-founder-and-managing-director

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