Jump to content

Colion Noir

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by AnomieBOT (talk | contribs) at 02:33, 16 May 2022 (Rescuing orphaned refs ("usnews" from rev 1088075073)). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

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.[citation needed]

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. ^ Fox, Lauren (4 March 2013). "NRA Recruits YouTube Gun Enthusiast for Minority Ad Campaign". US News & World Report. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  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.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Colion_Noir&oldid=1088079827"