Noire Histoir

On this episode of the career interview series, we are joined by Hazel Watson a Clinical Care Associate (CCA) from Berbice, Guyana. Hazel’s passion for healthcare was sparked as a kid when she saw an ambulance and paramedics respond to an accident. She shares the alternative career path she took after her original education and career plans went off track. Show notes at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/hazel-watson-clinical-care-associate. Learn more about participating in the career interviews at http://noirehistoir.com/career-interviews.

A profile of Marian Wright Edelman, the first Black woman admitted to the Mississippi State Bar and Founder of the Children's Defense Fund (CDF).   Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/marian-wright-edelman.

A profile of Lois Mailou Jones a visual artist whose 70-year career overlapped the 47 years she spent teaching upcoming notable Black artists at Howard University. Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/lois-mailou-jones.

On this episode of the career interview series, we are joined by Lloyd Cambridge a Small Business Educator hailing from my hometown Brooklyn, New York. Lloyd’s interest in entrepreneurship began when he was a kid growing up in Brownsville dreaming of being the cool kid with the fly clothes and the latest Jordans.   Studying abroad for a semester in Madrid, Spain started out a bit rocky but ended up being a memorable life experience. Lloyd’s economics major combined with an internship at Lord & Taylor landed him a post-college job at one of his dream companies J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Since then Lloyd’s career has focused on educating and helping entrepreneurs launch and grow small businesses.   Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/lloyd-cambridge-small-business-educator.

A Black History Short featuring a profile of Ahmed Sékou Touré a politician in Guinea who helped to lead the country to independence and became the first president.   Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/ahmed-sekou-toure.

"The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace" by Jeff Hobbs tells the life story of a young man that grows up in rough and tumble East Orange right outside of Newark, New Jersey and goes on to attend Yale University. In this episode I provide a summary of the book and discuss some of it's major themes. Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/the-short-and-tragic-life-of-robert-peace.

A profile of Alain LeRoy Locke, a gifted scholar, philosopher, and the "Father of the Harlem Renaissance".   SHOW NOTES Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/alain-leroy-locke.   FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA https://www.youtube.com/noirehistoir https://www.pinterest.com/noirehistoirhttps://www.instagram.com/noirehistoir https://www.facebook.com/NoireHistoir

On this episode of the career interview series, we are joined by Marissa Allen. Marissa is a Pediatric Emergency Room (ER) Registered Nurse (RN) hailing from Durham, North Carolina and currently residing in Atlanta, Georgia.   As with most of the other interviews, we’ll spend some time discussing Marissa’s background. But, because Marissa is still relatively early in her career, we’re going to take a deep dive into her training to become an RN, the job search process, and orientation.   Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/marissa-allen-pediatric-emergency-room-registered-nurse.

A profile of Bloody Sunday, a day on which Alabama State Troopers released tear gas and attacked protestors as they attempted to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in a march for civil and voting rights. Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/bloody-sunday.

The Spelman College Museum of Fine Art is located in Atlanta, GA on the Spelman College campus. The museum features art created by Black women from across the Black diaspora. In this episode, I share a review of my visit during the Amy Sherald exhibition. Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/spelman-college-museum.  

A profile of Edward Blyden who is considered the "father of Pan-Africanism", served as a Liberian ambassador, and openly challenged the idea of Black inferiority. Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/edward-blyden.

In this episode of the career interview series, we’ll be hearing from Pierre DeBois, an entrepreneur who was born in Gary, Indiana. As a young boy, Pierre was passionate about cars and dreamed of working on cars when he grew up.   Pierre achieved his childhood dream by interning at General Motors during college and working at Ford for eight years. But, he later made a major career change after completing grad school and is now the founder of a digital marketing analytics company.   Show notes and video available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/pierre-debois-digital-marketing-analytics-entrepreneur.

A profile of Septima Poinsette Clark who spent 30 years of her life as a teacher and 50 years participating in a variety of racial, education, and social equality initiatives. Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/septima-poinsette-clark.

A profile of Queen Nzinga, ruler of the Ndongo and Matamba Kingdoms (modern-day Angola) who resisted Portuguese colonization and slave trading. Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/queen-nzinga.

This is a throwback to my review of "Bessie" an HBO film starring Queen Latifah in an excellent portrayal of 1920’s blues legend Bessie Smith. The movie covers Bessie’s rise, fall, and comeback during the 1920’s — 1930’s with brief peeks back into her childhood.   In this episode I discussed the movie's strengths (performances) and weaknesses (partially underdeveloped story).   Show notes and video are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/bessie.

A profile of Mary Church Terrell who was one of the first African-American women to earn a Bachelor’s degree and went on to become an educator, scholar, and activist. Show notes and video at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/mary-church-terrell.

"Ida A Sword Among Lions" by Paula Giddings is a biography that details the journalistic activism of Ida B. Wells. Covering the incredibly impactful life of Wells is a huge undertaking but Giddings' delivers the goods. Show notes available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/ida-a-sword-among-lions-book-review.

A profile of Amelia Boynton Robinson who traveled the Alabama countryside promoting educational info, founded an insurance company geared towards Black people, and participated in Black voter registration initiatives. Show notes and video at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/amelia-boynton-robinson.

In this episode of the career interview series, we’ll be hearing from Joy Williams, a media entrepreneur currently running two of her own companies. SHOW NOTES http://noirehistoir.com/blog/joy-williams-founder-and-managing-director FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL https://www.instagram.com/noirehistoir https://www.pinterest.com/noirehistoir https://www.facebook.com/NoireHistoir