Noire Histoir

A profile of Elizabeth Freeman, an enslaved woman who utilized the Massachusetts State Constitution to file suit against her owner and gain her freedom. Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/elizabeth-freeman.

A movie review and discussion of the social thriller "Get Out" which was written and directed by Jordan Peele. If you haven’t seen the movie already you can still listen but stop when you reach the spoiler section. That way you can still see and enjoy the movie without having the plot twist ruined for you. Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/get-out-movie-review.

A profile of Hiram Rhodes Revels, an educator and minister in the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church who also served as the first Black U.S. Senator.   Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/hiram-revels.

A review of "Forty Million Dollar Slaves" by William C. Rhoden, a chronicle of Black athletes navigating efforts to limit their participation in sports. Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/forty-million-dollar-slaves-book-review.

A profile of Queen Amina, a Hausa princess who later became the warrior Queen of Zazzau an area in present-day Nigeria.   Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/queen-amina.

In this episode of the career interview series, we are joined by Dr. Kalvin Chinyere an internal medicine doctor who discusses not trading time for money.   Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/kalvin-chinyere-internal-medicine-doctor.    

A profile of Granville T. Woods, a mechanical and electrical engineer who received more than 60 patents for his inventions. Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/granville-woods.

A discussion of the original 1968 version of Night of the Living Dead. I assume most people have already seen the film and thus it contains spoilers.   Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/night-of-the-living-dead-movie-review.

A profile of Jo Ann Robinson, a school teacher and college professor who launched the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/jo-ann-robinson.

Part two of a profile of Harlem Black History covering 1929 to the present as well as the backstory on several Harlem historic landmarks such as the Apollo Theater, the Schomburg, and Sylvia's. Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/harlem-black-history.

A profile of Mifflin Wistar Gibbs, an entrepreneur and politician who sought his fortune as a pioneer in the West and Canada and was also an active abolitionist involved with the Underground Railroad. Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/mifflin-wistar-gibbs.

A short profile of Alonzo Herndon, an Atlanta based businessman who became one of the first African-American millionaires. Video is available on the Noire Histoir website at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/alonzo-herndon.

Part one of a profile of Harlem Black History covering 1640 to 1928 as well as the backstory on several Harlem Black History sites and institutions. Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/harlem-black-history.

A profile of Josiah Henson, a fugitive slave who escaped to Canada where he established a settlement and industrial school for other fugitive slaves.   Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/josiah-henson.

A review of "The Last Black Man in San Francisco" which tells the story of one man's quest to recover and restore a home that was built by his grandfather.   Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/the-last-black-man-in-san-francisco-movie-review.

A profile of newspaper publisher and editor Robert Sengstacke Abbott and The Chicago Defender a prominent national Black newspaper.   Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/robert-abbott-and-the-chicago-defender.

A review of "Under the Udala Trees" by Chinelo Okparanta, which begins during the Biafra War in Nigeria in the late 1960’s. The book tells the story of Ijeoma, a middle-class girl living with her parents while trying to survive air raids and food shortages. And her journey to define and accept herself following the end of the war.   Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/under-the-udala-trees-book-review.

A profile of Gloria Richardson, an activist who co-founded the CNAC which participated in protests to address the needs of Cambridge’s Black community. The city was placed under martial law and from these protests came the iconic photos of Richardson dismissively pushing aside the bayonets of guardsmen.   Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/gloria-richardson.

Given Montgomery’s role in the Civil Rights Movement, there are a lot of historic sites throughout the city. I didn’t have enough time to see all of the museums and historical sites during my first visit. But I recently made a second trip and got to see some of the places that I missed on my previous trip.   Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/montgomery-civil-rights-sites.

A profile of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, the second Black regiment to be created during the American Civil War. The 54th Regiment led what became the famed attack on Fort Wagner during which it suffered heavy casualties. Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/54th-massachusetts-regiment.