Noire History

It's September, my birthday month. I just wanted to let you know that I'll be taking a break to relax but also to work on new content for the podcast. I'm currently planning to return the first week on October though I might return a week or two earlier. Until then, take care.

Interested in learning about the artist, educator, and arts organizer who helped establish the South Side Community Art Center, Lake Meadows Art Fair, and DuSable Museum of African American History? Then my Margaret Burroughs Black History Facts profile is for you. Show notes and sources are available at https://medianoire.com/blog/margaret-burroughs. VISIT MY WEBSITE https://medianoire.com FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medianoire Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/medianoire/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@medianoire Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MediaNoireNetwork

Interested in learning about the poet and politician who helped establish the Négritude Movement, a philosophy of letting go of colonial-imposed self-hatred to take pride in the cultural and physical aspects of African heritage? Then my Aimé Césaire Black History Facts profile is for you. Show notes and sources are available at http://medianoire.com/blog/aime-cesaire. VISIT MY WEBSITE https://medianoire.com FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medianoire Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/medianoire/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@medianoire Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MediaNoireNetwork  

Interested in learning about the Black educator and activist who also worked to preserve buildings that are important to Black history? Then my Elizabeth Carter Brooks Black History Facts profile is for you. Show notes and sources are available at http://medianoire.com/blog/elizabeth-carter-brooks. VISIT MY WEBSITE https://medianoire.com FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medianoire Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/medianoire/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@medianoire Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MediaNoireNetwork

Interested in learning about the first Black American to win an Olympic gold medal? Then my John Baxter Taylor, Jr. Black History Facts profile is for you.  Show notes and sources are available at http://medianoire.com/blog/john-baxter-taylor-jr. VISIT MY WEBSITE https://medianoire.com FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medianoire Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/medianoire/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@medianoire Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MediaNoireNetwork  

Interested in learning about the athlete who used losses and criticism as motivation to be herself and train harder, ultimately setting 100m and 200m records that still stand as of July 2024, making her the world's fastest woman 30+ years later? Then my Florence "Flo Jo" Griffith-Joyner Black History Facts profile is for you. Show notes and sources are available at http://medianoire.com/blog/florence-griffith-joyner. VISIT MY WEBSITE https://medianoire.com FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medianoire Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/medianoire/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@medianoire Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MediaNoireNetwork  

Interested in learning about the cowboy and amateur archaeologist who discovered the Folsom Archaeological site which contained extinct ice age bison fossils and spear points that showed Native Americans had been present in North America about 7,000 years earlier than previously believed? Then my George McJunkin Black History Facts profile is for you. Show notes and sources are available at https://medianoire.com/blog/george-mcjunkin. VISIT MY WEBSITE https://medianoire.com FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medianoire Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/medianoire/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@medianoire Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MediaNoireNetwork

Interested in learning about the activist who took on the New York City School system and was later branded a fugitive by the FBI and wrongfully convicted of kidnapping? Then my Mae Mallory Black History Facts profile is for you. Show notes and sources are available at http://medianoire.com/blog/mae-mallory. VISIT MY WEBSITE https://medianoire.com FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medianoire Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/medianoire/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@medianoire Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MediaNoireNetwork

Interested in learning about slavery in Lower Manhattan and its first slave market which was located on Wall Street? Then my New York City's Slave Trading Past Black History Facts profile is for you. Show notes and sources are available at https://medianoire.com/blog/new-york-city-slave-trading-past. VISIT MY WEBSITE https://medianoire.com FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medianoire Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/medianoire/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@medianoire Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MediaNoireNetwork

I had a scheduling conflict and was unable to finish this week's episode on time. Combined with the holiday, I've decided to push back it's release to next week instead of delaying it a day. I'll be back next week (07/11/24) with a new episode. Until then, take care.

Interested in learning about "the Father of Rock and Roll" whose 1955 hit single "Maybellene" is regarded by many as being the first official rock 'n' roll song? Then my Chuck Berry Black History Facts profile is for you. Show notes and sources are available at http://medianoire.com/blog/chuck-berry. VISIT MY WEBSITE https://medianoire.com FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medianoire Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/medianoire/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@medianoire Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MediaNoireNetwork  

Interested in learning about the blues artist who scored a hit with "Hound Dog" but only made $500 while it launched Elvis Presley into superstardom? Then my Big Mama Thornton Black History Facts profile is for you. Show notes and sources are available at http://medianoire.com/blog/big-mama-thornton. VISIT MY WEBSITE https://medianoire.com FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medianoire Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/medianoire/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@medianoire Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MediaNoireNetwork

Interested in learning about the musician and composer who wrote "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" among other classic gospel songs and is considered to be the "Father of Gospel Music"? Then my Thomas A. Dorsey Black History Facts profile is for you. Show notes and sources are available at http://medianoire.com/blog/thomas-a-dorsey. VISIT MY WEBSITE https://medianoire.com FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medianoire Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/medianoire/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@medianoire Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MediaNoireNetwork

Interested in learning about the female singer and guitarist who blended her blues guitar and jazz ensembles with gospel to help pioneer what would become Rock and Roll? Then my Sister Rosetta Tharpe Black History Facts profile is for you. Show notes and sources are available at http://medianoire.com/blog/sister-rosetta-tharpe/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=media&utm_campaign=bhf_sister_rosetta_tharpe&utm_content=general. VISIT MY WEBSITE https://medianoire.com FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medianoire Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/medianoire/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@medianoire Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MediaNoireNetwork

Interested in learning about the minister and entrepreneur who established the Alabama Penny Savings company, Birmingham's first Black-owned bank? Then my William R. Pettiford Black History Facts profile is for you. Show notes and sources are available at http://medianoire.com/blog/william-pettiford. VISIT MY WEBSITE https://medianoire.com FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medianoire Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/medianoire/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@medianoire Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MediaNoireNetwork  

Interested in learning about the first Black woman lawyer in Canada and the Alberta province's first Black lawyer? Then my Violet King Henry Black History Facts profile is for you. Show notes and sources are available at https://medianoire.com/blog/violet-king-henry. VISIT MY WEBSITE https://medianoire.com FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medianoire Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/medianoire/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@medianoire Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MediaNoireNetwork  

Interested in learning about the explorer who participated in various Western expeditions and found the Beckwourth Pass and the Beckwourth Trail through the Sierra Nevada? Then my James Beckwourth Black History Facts profile is for you. Show notes and sources are available at http://medianoire.com/blog/james-beckwourth. VISIT MY WEBSITE https://medianoire.com FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medianoire Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/medianoire/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@medianoire Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MediaNoireNetwork

Interested in learning about the activist who sued the Treasury Department for $70 million in reparations tied to Texas slave labor only to be charged, convicted, and sentenced to a year and a day in prison based on weak evidence in retaliation? Then my Callie Guy House Black History Facts profile is for you.   Show notes are available at http://medianoire.com/blog/callie-guy-house. VISIT MY WEBSITE https://medianoire.com FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medianoire Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/medianoire/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@medianoire Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MediaNoireNetwork

Interested in learning about the engineer who received his first of 57 patents for creating an automatic lubricator that reduced downtime for train engine maintenance? Then my Elijah McCoy Black History Facts profile is for you. Show notes are available at http://medianoire.com/blog/elijah-mccoy. VISIT MY WEBSITE https://medianoire.com FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medianoire Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/medianoire/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@medianoire Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MediaNoireNetwork

If you're interested in learning about the sculptor who created the portrait of President Franklin Roosevelt that inspired the U.S. dime's design, then my Selma Burke Black History Fact profile is for you. Show notes are available at http://medianoire.com/blog/selma-burke. VISIT MY WEBSITE https://medianoire.com FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medianoire Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/medianoire/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@medianoire Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MediaNoireNetwork  

A profile of Nat Love, a famous Black cowboy from the days of the Wild West who wrote an autobiography about his days moving cattle and competing in rodeos.   Show notes are available at http://medianoire.com/blog/nat-love. VISIT MY WEBSITE https://medianoire.com FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medianoire Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/medianoire/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@medianoire Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MediaNoireNetwork

A profile of Dr. Halle Tanner Dillon Johnson, Alabama's first female physician of any race and founder of the Tuskegee Institute's nursing program. Show notes are available at http://medianoire.com/blog/halle-tanner-dillon-johnson.   VISIT MY WEBSITE https://medianoire.com FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medianoire Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/medianoire/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@medianoire Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MediaNoireNetwork  

If you're interested in learning about the scientist who pioneered the study of bioluminescence and earned 14 patents for his work in medicine, food science, and astrochemistry, then my Emmett Chappelle Black History Fact is for you. Show notes are available at http://medianoire.com/blog/emmett-chappelle. VISIT MY WEBSITE https://medianoire.com FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medianoire Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/medianoire/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@medianoire Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MediaNoireNetwork  

I've decided to take some time off from podcast to relax and work on new content. I plan to be back with content in early January. Until then take care.

A review of "The Cutting Season" by Attica Locke, a murder mystery that takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana on the fictional Belle Vie plantation.    Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/cutting-season-book-review.

If you're interested in learning about the Harlem Renaissance poet and playwright who created a literary salon for Black writers and intellectuals in Washington, D.C., then my Georgia Douglas Johnson Black History Facts profile is for you.   Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/georgia-douglas-johnson

An expanded review of my visit to the "Tutankhamun His Tomb and His Treasures" exhibit at the Exhibition Hub Art Center in Atlanta which features replicas of artifacts from King Tut's tomb.   Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/tutankhamun-his-tomb-and-his-treasures.

If you're interested in learning about the Harlem Renaissance poet and later playwright who became a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance while still just in his 20s, then my Countee Cullen Black History Facts profile is for you.   Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/countee-cullen.

There won't be any new episodes of Noire Histoir this week due to Thanksgiving. The show will return on November 29th with a new Black History Facts profile. I hope you enjoy the holiday.

A review of "Worthy" by Jada Pinkett Smith, a relatively new release about the actress' early life growing up in Baltimore, her career as an actress in LA, and of course her marriage. Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/worthy-book-review.   Check out the Noire Histoir YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/noirehistoir   ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noirehistoir Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/noirehistoir TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@noirehistoir

If you're interested in learning about the NASA scientist and inventor of the illusion transmitter an early form of 3D technology, then my Valerie Thomas Black History Facts profile is for you.   Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/valerie-thomas.   Check out the Noire Histoir YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/noirehistoir   ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noirehistoir Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/noirehistoir TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@noirehistoir

A review of "Black Boys", an insightful documentary about various facets of the Black male experience.    Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/black-boys-movie-review.   Check out the Noire Histoir YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/noirehistoir   ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noirehistoir Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/noirehistoir TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@noirehistoir  

If you're interested in learning about the the first Black deputy US Marshal west of the Mississippi and likely an inspiration for The Lone Ranger, then my Bass Reeves Black History Facts profile is for you.   Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/bass-reeves.

A review of my visit to the National Museum of African American Music in Downtown Nashville, Tennessee which discusses the museum and the history of Black music in America. Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/national-museum-of-african-american-music.

If you're interested in learning about the long-time international editor of Ebony magazine, then my Era Bell Thompson Black History Facts profile is for you. Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/era-bell-thompson.

"Black Cake" by Charmaine Wilkerson is a book about family and identity. Eleanor Bennett was married with two children who despite being several years apart were very close as children but have become estranged as adults. The siblings are forced to deal with each other in the aftermath of their mother's passing. She has left some recordings for them to watch hoping to share some previously hidden aspects of herself and her life with her children.    Now a miniseries produced by Oprah coming to Hulu on Nov 1, 2023.    Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/black-cake-book-review.  

If you're interested in learning about a lawyer and activist who helped outlaw school segregation in Pennsylvania and later became the first Black judge appointed to the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, then my Raymond Pace Alexander Black History Facts profile is for you. Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/raymond-pace-alexander.

A review of "Beloved", a 1998 film adapted from a Toni Morrison novel that was inspired by the story of an enslaved woman who attempted to kill her children after a failed escape rather than having them return to bondage.   Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/beloved-movie-review.

If you're interested in learning about the author of the Obie award-winning and Tony-nominated "for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf", then my Ntozake Shange Black History Facts profile is for you. Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/ntozake-shange.

A review of "The Grim Sleeper: The Lost Women of South Central" by Christine Pelisek which details the investigation that led to the arrest of Lonnie Franklin, a serial killer dubbed the Grim Sleeper.   Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/grim-sleeper-lost-women-of-south-central-book-review.

If you're interested in learning about the winner of the 1979 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and creator of "The Lewis Model", then my Sir W. Arthur Lewis Black History Facts profile is for you.   Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/w-arthur-lewis.

A review of "Who We Are: A  Chronicle of Racism in America", a documentary by Jeffrey Robinson an attorney and ACLU representative who discusses the history and development of systemic racism. Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/who-we-are-a-chronicle-of-racism-in-america-movie-review/.

If you're interested in learning about the first Black woman from any country to win an Olympic Gold Medal and the first Black female athlete with an endorsement deal, then my Alice Coachman Black History Facts profile is for you.    Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/alice-coachman.

Just a heads up, I'll be taking a two-week break to celebrate my birthday and work on upcoming content. Noire Histoir will be back with a new episode on Wednesday, October 10th. 

A review of "The Revisioners" by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton which tells the story of two Black women dealing with racial tension during different time periods.   Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/revisioners-novel-book-review.

If you're interested in learning about the Baptist preacher who planned the 1831 rebellion that contributed to the abolition of slavery in Jamaica, then my Samuel Sharpe Black History Facts profile is for you.   Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/samuel-sharpe.

A review of "American Gangster", a 2007 crime drama set in the 1970s that tells the story of the Harlem kingpin, Frank Lucas and Richie Roberts, the police officer intent on bringing him down. But unlike many other films, "American Gangster" doesn't just focus on the glitz and glam of being a crime boss but also touches on the real-life consequences and drawbacks of the lifestyle. Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/american-gangster-movie-review.

If you're interested in learning about the founder of a private Chicago elementary school who developed methods to educate children who had been labeled unteachable, then my Marva Collins Black History Facts profile is for you.    Show notes and sources at available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/marva-collins.

A review of "Island on Fire: The Revolt That Ended Slavery in the British Empire" by Tom Zoellner which recounts Samuel Sharpe's rebellion in Jamaica and how it led to the abolishment of slavery.   Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/island-on-fire-book-review.

If you're interested in learning about the co-founder of a Black newspaper that spoke out against discrimination and Book T. Washington, then my William Monroe Trotter Black History Facts profile is for you.   Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/william-monroe-trotter.