Jump to content

Colion Noir: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
OK, this is the equivalent of "award winning"--this should not be in the lead, not like this, not here
→Politics: OK, so he said that. rm excessive quote
Line 27: Line 27:
==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>}}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 01:56, 16 May 2022

Colion Noir
Born
Collins Iyare Idehen Jr.

1983 (age 40–41)[1][2]
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Second Amendment rights activist, attorney
Years active2011-present
Known forGun rights activism

Collins Iyare Idehen Jr.[3] (born 1983), better known as Colion Noir, is an American gun rights activist, 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.[4] Later that year, he appeared at its convention in Houston.[2][5] Since then, he has become the NRA's "most prominent black commentator," as The Guardian described him in 2017.[6] 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).[7]

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.[3] An only child, Noir spent his formative years in Houston, Texas.[2]

Education

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.[6]

References

  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 Grove, Lloyd (2018-03-29). "For NRA TV'S Colion Noir, Happiness Is a Warm Gun". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference usnews was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Fuller, Jaime (15 May 2014). "Which NRA member are you?". Washington Post. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  6. ^ a b Beckett, Lois (2017-06-20). "Prominent black NRA defender criticizes ruling in Philando Castile case". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  7. ^ "Colion Noir Speaks Out On His Status With NRATV".
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Colion_Noir&oldid=1088075461"