Noire History

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 M

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-hous

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://

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/median

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/medianoi

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.co

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 Instagr

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