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'''Collins Iyare Idehen Jr.'''<ref name=db/> (born 1983), better known as '''Colion Noir''', is an American [[gun rights]] activist, lawyer, and host of the [[web series]] ''NOIR''.
'''Collins Iyare Idehen Jr.'''<ref name=db/> (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.<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}}</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}}</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>
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. 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 |access-date=2018-03-30}}</ref> As 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==

Revision as of 13:43, 5 October 2023

Colion Noir
Born
Collins Iyare Idehen Jr.

1983 (age 40–41)[1][2]
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater
OccupationSecond Amendment rights activist
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 of America (NRA) recruited him to appear in NRA News videos.[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

  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. Archived from the original on March, 30, 2018. Retrieved 2018-03-30. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help)
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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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