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Arturo Schomburg [Black History Facts #119] Feb 08, 2022

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If you're interested in learning about the historian who amassed a collection of 10,000 artifacts related to Black history and culture housed at Harlem's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, then my Arturo Schomburg profile is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/arturo-schomburg.

King in the Wilderness [Movie Review] Feb 04, 2022

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A review of "King in the Wilderness", a 2018 documentary that covers the last years of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/king-in-the-wilderness-movie-review.

Maya Angelou [Black History Short 118] Feb 01, 2022

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If you're interested in learning about a poet and memoirist whose creative work spanned books, plays, movies, and television, then my Maya Angelou Black History Short is for you.

Show notes, sources, and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/maya-angelou.

Things That Make White People Uncomfortable [Book Review] Jan 28, 2022

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A review of "Things That Make White People Uncomfortable", a memoir by NFL defensive end Michael Bennett which also discusses various social issues.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/things-that-make-white-people-uncomfortable-book-review.

Vicente Guerrero [Black History Short 117] Jan 25, 2022

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If you're interested in learning about the Mexican general of mixed African descent who abolished slavery after helping the country achieve independence, then my Vicente Guerrero Black History Short is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/vicente-guerrero.

The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross [Movie Review] Jan 21, 2022

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A review of "The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross", a 2013 documentary that tells the history of Black people in America.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross-movie-review.

Flora Nwapa [Black History Short 116] Jan 18, 2022

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If you're interested in learning about the mother of modern African literature and the first female African novelist to publish a book in English, then my Flora Nwapa Black History Short is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/flora-nwapa.

Sugar [Book Review] Jan 14, 2022

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A review of "Sugar" by Bernice McFadden, the story of a world-weary prostitute who moves to a small town and forms an unlikely friendship with her neighbor.

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

Percy Lavon Julian [Black History Short 115] Jan 11, 2022

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If you're interested in learning about a chemist who synthesized medications from plants used to treat glaucoma and rheumatoid arthritis then my Percy Lavon Julian Black History Short is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/percy-lavon-julian.

A Raisin in the Sun [Movie Review] Jan 07, 2022

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A review of "A Raisin in the Sun", a 1961 film adapted from Lorraine Hansberry's 1959 play about the fictional Younger family.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/a-raisin-in-the-sun-movie-review.

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