Noire History

If you're interested in learning about the poet, novelist, and playwright who helped to originate the style of poetry referred to as jazz poetry, then my Langston Hughes Black History Facts profile is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/langston-hughes.

A review of "Crooklyn", a coming-of-age story about a girl, Troy, who is growing up in Brooklyn, the only girl in a family with four brothers.

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

If you're interested in learning about a teacher, artist, and activist who used her art to comment on social issues, then my Elizabeth Catlett Black History Facts profile is for you.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/elizabeth-catlett.

A review of "Just Pursuit" by Laura Coates is a memoir about a black female prosecutor and her time at the Department of Justice.

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

If you're interested in learning about a thriving predominantly Black settlement that was destroyed to make way for the creation of Central Park, then my Seneca Village Black History Facts profile is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/seneca-village.

A review of "LA 92", a 2017 documentary about the racial tensions that erupted into riots in Los Angeles in 1992.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/la-92-movie-review.

If you're interested in learning about an activist and entertainer who in addition to being one of the first Black movie stars was also the first person to have a platinum album, the first Black person to win an Emmy, and the first Black television producer, then my Harry Belafonte Black Black History Facts profile is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/harry-belafonte.

A review of "Yonder" by Jabari Asim, a fictional slave narrative that tells the story of a group of friends who seek love and share typical relationships that we might take for granted

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

If you're interested in learning about the first Black American prima donna to establish an international profile and perform in the Deep South, then my Leontyne Price Black History Facts profile is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/leontyne-price.

A review of "Respect", a 2021 film starring Jennifer Hudson as she portrays Aretha Franklin in a biopic about the life and career of the iconic singer and musician.

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