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The Love Songs of WEB Du Bois [Book Review] Feb 24, 2023

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A review of "The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois" by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, an epic saga that tells the story of several generations of a Black family from a small fictional town in Georgia.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/love-songs-of-web-du-bois-book-review.

Thomas Downing | Black History Facts Feb 22, 2023

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If you're interested in learning about the entrepreneur and activist who established America's first fine dining restaurant and helped launch the movement to desegregate New York City's trolleys then my Thomas Downing Black History Facts profile is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/thomas-downing.

High on the Hog [Movie Review] Feb 20, 2023

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A review of "High on the Hog", a 2021 Netflix documentary about how Black American food culture and styles of cooking developed and provided the foundation for much of America's food culture.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/high-on-the-hog-movie-review.

Ida B. Wells [Black History Facts] Feb 17, 2023

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If you're interested in learning about the journalist who launched the Campaign Against Lynching and helped establish the NAACP, then my Ida B. Wells-Barnett Black History Facts profile is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/ida-b-wells.

2023 Feb Family Emergency Break Notice Feb 15, 2023

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I planned to release new episodes this week but had a family member suddenly become gravely ill. If possible, I'll try to get them out later this week but it might not be until next week.

Black Love Matters [Book Review] Feb 10, 2023

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A review of "Black Love Matters", an anthology of essays about Black readers, writers, characters, and stories as they relate to the romance genre of books.

Show notes and are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/black-love-matters-book-review.

Wilmington Coup | Black History Facts Feb 08, 2023

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If you're interested in learning about the violent overthrow of Wilmington, North Carolina's integrated government, then my Wilmington Coup Black History Facts profile is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/wilmington-coup.

Hotel Rwanda [Movie Review] Feb 03, 2023

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A review of "Hotel Rwanda", a 2004 film about a Hutu hotel manager who wheels and deals to hide 1000 Tutsi at a luxury hotel in the midst of the 1994 Rwandan conflict.

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

Jacob Lawrence | Black History Facts Feb 01, 2023

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If you're interested in learning about the painter who used art to tell the story of important figures and events from Black history and created "The Great Migration" series, then my Jacob Lawrence Black History Facts profile is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/jacob-lawrence.

They Can't Kill Us All [Book Review] Jan 27, 2023

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A review of "They Can't Kill Us All" by Wesley Lowery which details incidents of police and White vigilante shootings of Black people in America. It also discusses the rise of the Movement in response to the killings of unarmed Black people.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/they-cant-kill-us-all-book-review.