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Revision as of 03:41, 14 August 2023
Colion Noir | |
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| Born | Collins Iyare Idehen Jr. 1983 (age 40–41)[1][2] |
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| Occupation | Second Amendment rights activist |
| Years active | 2011-present |
| Known for | Gun 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]
Early life
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.[3] As 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
- ^ Colion Noir (April 9, 2020). Why I Fell In Love w/ This Rifle After Only 35 Rounds. YouTube.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Fox, Lauren (4 March 2013). "NRA Recruits YouTube Gun Enthusiast for Minority Ad Campaign". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ Fuller, Jaime (15 May 2014). "Which NRA member are you?". The Washington Post. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ a b Beckett, Lois (2017-06-20). "Prominent black NRA defender criticizes ruling in Philando Castile case". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
External links
- Living people
- American gun rights activists
- YouTubers from Texas
- 21st-century African-American lawyers
- 21st-century American lawyers
- Activists from Houston
- American lawyers
- University of Houston alumni
- Thurgood Marshall School of Law alumni
- American people of Nigerian descent
- 1983 births
- 21st-century African-American people
- 20th-century African-American people