Noire History

A review of "Booker's Place", a documentary about Booker Wright, a waiter in Greenwood, Mississippi who participated in an NBC documentary about his experiences as a black man living in the South under Jim Crow.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/bookers-place-movie-review.

If you're interested in learning about Denver's first recorded Black woman who became an entrepreneur and helped other Black people move west and settle in Colorado, then my Clara Brown Black History Facts profile is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/clara-brown.

"Queenie" by Candice Carty-Williams is a novel about a young Black woman in her mid-20s who was born and raised in London. The story follows her through the ups and downs of a year of her life, much of it spurred on by her relationship drama and personal issues.

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

If you're interested in learning about the Harlem Renaissance writer and poet who set himself apart from his contemporaries by focusing on both race relations and classism, then my Claude McKay Black History Facts profile is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/claude-mckay.

A review of "Higher Learning", a 1995 film directed by John Singleton that provides a look into the social, racial, and gender politics of a college campus.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/higher-learning-movie-review.

If you're interested in learning about the entrepreneur who built a hair care company that made her the first Black female millionaire, then my Madam C.J. Walker Black History Facts profile is for you.

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

A review of "Finding Me: A Memoir" by Viola Davis, an account of the actress' personal and professional life.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/finding-me-a-memoir-book-review.

If you're interested in learning about the enslaved man who worked for the Continental Army as a double agent, then my James Armistead Lafayette Black History Facts profile is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/james-armistead-lafayette.

A review of "3 ½ Minutes, Ten Bullets", a 2015 Sundance-winning documentary that tells the story of the shooting death of Jordan Davis in Jacksonville, Florida. To be more precise, the documentary dives into the events leading up to the murder of Jordan Davis and the resulting trial of Michael Dunn.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/3-12-minutes-ten-bullets-movie-review.

If you're interested in learning about the Los Angeles real estate investor and philanthropist who began as an enslaved woman petitioning for her freedom, then my Bridget "Biddy" Mason Black History Facts profile is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/bridget-biddy-mason.