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Latest Episodes:

Steve Biko Early Life [Black History Short 105 - Part One] Oct 12, 2021

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If you're interested in learning how Steve Biko's arrest and expulsion from high school led to him becoming an activist, then my Steve Biko Early Life Black History Short is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/steve-biko.

Jubilee [Book Review] Oct 08, 2021

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A review of "Jubilee" by Margaret Walker which follows the life of Vyry through the antebellum period, the Civil War, and Reconstruction.

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

Zora Neale Hurston Later Life [Black History Short 104 - Part Two] Oct 05, 2021

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If you're interested in learning about the rollercoaster of Zora Neale Hurston's work being published and receiving rewards while she experienced constant financial issues, then my Black History Short about Zora Neale Hurston's later life is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/zora-neale-hurston.

New Jack City [Movie Review] Sep 17, 2021

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A review of New Jack City, a 1991 Mario Van Peebles film about a Harlem drug kingpin and the local police force that is intent on bringing him down.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/new-jack-city-movie-review.

Zora Neale Hurston Early Life [Black History Short 104 - Part One] Sep 14, 2021

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If you're interested in learning about how Zora Neale Hurston's early life of striving to get an education set her on a path to writing, then my Black History Short about Zora Neale Hurston's early life is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/zora-neale-hurston.

We Cast a Shadow [Movie Review] Sep 10, 2021

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A review of "We Cast a Shadow" by Maurice Carlos Ruffin, a dark comedy about a man who goes to desperate lengths to shield his son from a dystopian society. Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/we-cast-a-shadow-book-review.

A. Philip Randolph [Black History Short 103] Sep 07, 2021

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If you're interested in learning about the union organizer who led pushes to desegregate the military, outlaw race-based employment discrimination within military departments, and provided the framework for the March on Washington, then my A. Philip Randolph Black History Short is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/a-philip-randolph.

Dead Presidents [Movie Review] Sep 03, 2021

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A review of "Dead Presidents", a 1995 Hughes Brothers film about Anthony Curtis (Larenz Tate), a young man who serves in the Vietnam War with hopes of charting his path in the world but is instead scarred by the atrocities of war.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/dead-presidents-movie-review.

Maggie Lena Walker Later Life [Black History Short 102 - Part Two] Aug 31, 2021

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If you're interested in learning about the first Black woman in America to charter a bank, then my Black History Short about Maggie Lena Walker's later life is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/maggie-lena-walker.

Behold the Dreamers [Book Review] Aug 27, 2021

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A review of "Behold the Dreamers" by Imbolo Mbue, the story of a couple who emigrate from Cameroon with their young son in hopes of a better life in New York City.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/behold-the-dreamers-book-review.