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{{Short description|American gun rights activist (born 1983)}}
{{Short description|American gun rights activist (born 1983)}}
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| birth_name = Collins Iyare Idehen Jr.
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| occupation = [[Gun politics in the United States|Second Amendment rights]] activist
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'''Collins Iyare Idehen Jr.'''<ref name=db/> (born 1983), better known as '''Colion Noir''', is an American [[gun rights]] activist, [[YouTuber]], lawyer, and host of the [[web series]] ''NOIR''.


In 2013, the [[National Rifle Association]] (NRA) recruited him to appear in NRA News videos in subsequent months.<ref name=usnews/> Later that year, he appeared at its convention in Houston.<ref name=latimes/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2014/05/15/which-nra-member-are-you/ | title=Which NRA member are you? | website=Washington Post | date=15 May 2014 | accessdate=19 March 2016 | author=Fuller, Jaime}}</ref> Since then, he has become the NRA's "most prominent black commentator," as ''[[The Guardian]]'' described him in 2017.<ref name=guardian>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/20/philando-castile-shooting-nra-response-colion-noir |title=Prominent black NRA defender criticizes ruling in Philando Castile case |last=Beckett |first=Lois |date=2017-06-20 |work=The Guardian |access-date=2018-03-30 |language=en}}</ref> As of July 2019, Noir is no longer working with the NRA since they changed to a different advertising agency, although he is still a supportive member, he said on [[The Joe Rogan Experience]] (#1496).<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Colion Noir Speaks Out On His Status With NRATV|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DG94K-XCHk|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
In 2013, the [[National Rifle Association of America]] (NRA) recruited him to appear in NRA News videos.<ref name=usnews>{{cite web | url=https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/03/04/nra-recruits-youtube-gun-enthusiast-for-minority-ad-campaign | title=NRA Recruits YouTube Gun Enthusiast for Minority Ad Campaign | website=U.S. News & World Report | date=4 March 2013 | accessdate=19 March 2016 | author=Fox, Lauren | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130305062130/https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/03/04/nra-recruits-youtube-gun-enthusiast-for-minority-ad-campaign | archive-date=March 5, 2013 | url-status=live}}</ref> Later that year, he appeared at its convention in Houston.<ref name=latimes/><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2014/05/15/which-nra-member-are-you/ | title=Which NRA member are you? | newspaper=The Washington Post | date=15 May 2014 | accessdate=19 March 2016 | author=Fuller, Jaime | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305063204/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2014/05/15/which-nra-member-are-you/ |archive-date=March 5, 2018 | url-status=live | url-access=limited}}</ref> Since then, he has become the NRA's "most prominent black commentator," as ''[[The Guardian]]'' described him in 2017.<ref name=guardian>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/20/philando-castile-shooting-nra-response-colion-noir |title=Prominent black NRA defender criticizes ruling in Philando Castile case |last=Beckett |first=Lois |date=2017-06-20 |work=The Guardian |access-date=2018-03-30 |language=en-us |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620151051/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/20/philando-castile-shooting-nra-response-colion-noir |archive-date=June 20, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Noir was born Collins Iyare Idehen Jr., the son of an [[executive chef]] father and a [[registered nurse]] mother. Both parents immigrated to the United States from [[Nigeria]].<ref name=db>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/for-nra-tvs-colion-noir-happiness-is-a-warm-gun |title=For NRA TV'S Colion Noir, Happiness Is a Warm Gun |last=Grove |first=Lloyd |date=2018-03-29 |website=The Daily Beast |language=en |access-date=2018-03-30}}</ref> An only child, Noir spent his formative years in [[Houston, Texas]].<ref name=latimes/>
Noir was born Collins Iyare Idehen, Jr. in [[Houston, Texas]], to immigrants from [[Nigeria]], the son of an [[executive chef]] father and a [[registered nurse]] mother.<ref name=db>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/for-nra-tvs-colion-noir-happiness-is-a-warm-gun |title=For NRA TV'S Colion Noir, Happiness Is a Warm Gun |last=Grove |first=Lloyd |date=2018-03-29 |website=The Daily Beast |language=en-us |access-date=2018-03-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330163430/https://www.thedailybeast.com/for-nra-tvs-colion-noir-happiness-is-a-warm-gun |archive-date=March 30, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> As an only child, Noir spent his formative years in Houston, Texas.<ref name=latimes/>


==Education==
==Education==
Noir graduated from high school in [[Houston]]. He earned a [[political science]] degree from the [[University of Houston]] and a [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] degree from the [[Thurgood Marshall School of Law]] at [[Texas Southern University]], also in Houston.<ref name=latimes/> He first became interested in firearms while a student at the Thurgood Marshall School of Law.<ref name=guardian/>
Noir graduated from high school in [[Houston]]. He earned a [[political science]] degree from the [[University of Houston]] and a [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] degree from the [[Thurgood Marshall School of Law]] at [[Texas Southern University]], also in Houston.<ref name=latimes/> He first became interested in firearms while a student at the Thurgood Marshall School of Law.<ref name=guardian/>

==Politics==
=== Reaction to the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting demonstration ===

In 2018, Noir said, of teenagers set to speak at a Capitol Mall demonstration against gun violence after [[Stoneman Douglas High School shooting|the killings]] of 17 students and staff at the [[Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School]] in [[Parkland, Florida]], that: {{cquote|To all the kids from Parkland getting ready to use your First Amendment to attack everyone else’s Second Amendment at your march on Saturday, I wish a hero like [[Great Mills High School#2018 shooting|Blaine Gaskill]] had been at Marjory Douglas High School last month because your classmates would still be alive and no one would know your names, because the media would have completely and utterly ignored your story, the way they ignored his.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wootson Jr.|first1=Cleve R.|title=NRA host taunts Parkland teens: 'No one would know your names' if classmates were still alive|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/03/24/nra-host-taunts-parkland-teens-no-one-would-know-your-names-if-classmates-were-still-alive/|accessdate=26 March 2018|work=The Washington Post|date=24 March 2018}}</ref>}}


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* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC193r5YXcpQJV34N99ZbhzQ YouTube Channel]
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC193r5YXcpQJV34N99ZbhzQ YouTube Channel]
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* [https://www.mrcolionnoir.com/ Main Website]


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Latest revision as of 03:07, 16 November 2024

Colion Noir
Born
Collins Iyare Idehen Jr.

(1983-11-27) November 27, 1983 (age 41)[1][2]
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater
OccupationSecond Amendment rights activist
Years active2011–present
Known forGun rights activism
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2016–present
GenreArms rights
Subscribers2.95 million[3]
Total views545 million[3]
Associated actsJoe Rogan • Dave Rubin
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: Sept 27, 2024

Collins Iyare Idehen Jr.[4] (born 1983), better known as Colion Noir, is an American gun rights activist, YouTuber, lawyer, and host of the web series NOIR.

In 2013, the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) recruited him to appear in NRA News videos.[5] Later that year, he appeared at its convention in Houston.[2][6] Since then, he has become the NRA's "most prominent black commentator," as The Guardian described him in 2017.[7]

Early life

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Noir was born Collins Iyare Idehen, Jr. in Houston, Texas, to immigrants from Nigeria, the son of an executive chef father and a registered nurse mother.[4] As an only child, Noir spent his formative years in Houston, Texas.[2]

Education

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Noir graduated from high school in Houston. He earned a political science degree from the University of Houston and a J.D. degree from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University, also in Houston.[2] He first became interested in firearms while a student at the Thurgood Marshall School of Law.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Colion Noir (April 9, 2020). Why I Fell In Love w/ This Rifle After Only 35 Rounds. YouTube.
  2. ^ a b c d Hennessy-Fiske, Molly (23 July 2013). "NRA's black commentator becomes Web sensation". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b "About Colion Noir". YouTube.
  4. ^ a b Grove, Lloyd (2018-03-29). "For NRA TV'S Colion Noir, Happiness Is a Warm Gun". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  5. ^ Fox, Lauren (4 March 2013). "NRA Recruits YouTube Gun Enthusiast for Minority Ad Campaign". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on March 5, 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  6. ^ Fuller, Jaime (15 May 2014). "Which NRA member are you?". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  7. ^ a b Beckett, Lois (2017-06-20). "Prominent black NRA defender criticizes ruling in Philando Castile case". The Guardian. Archived from the original on June 20, 2017. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
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