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Flier for a rap battle in the Bronx designed by Buddy Esquire
- Created by
- Thompson, Lemoin III, American, 1959 - 2014
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14 × 8 1/2 in. (35.6 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- A flier advertising a rap battle at the P.A.L at 183 Street and Webster Avenue in the Bronx, New York City, on May 11, 1979, designed by Buddy Esquire (Lenoin Thompson III). The flier is a vertical sheet of paper fully covered with letterblock text inside a think black border: [WE'VE COME TOGETHER... / RIGHT NOW... / AT THE [underlined] / P.A.L / 182 ST & WEBSTER AVE / WITH / THE Brothers Disco .Sisters Disco. [sideways] / D.J. BREAKOUT D.J. BARON / THE FUNKY 4 M.C.S / Sha.Rock Keith.Keith / Rahiem K.K. Rockwell / THE GRANDMASTER FLASH / AND THE RETURN OF THE... / FURIOUS IV [large font] M.C.s / .Mele.Mel Kid Creole / Keith.Keith Mr. Ness. / SPECIAL PEOPLE OF THE NITE.... / FRI, MAY 11, 1979/ 9 PM - UNTIL / HE $4.00 SHE $3.00 .. / A JAZZY DEE PRODUCTION... / 41.55.29 & 36 Buses to Webster Ave. / Buddy ESQ [illegible] L.M.F. [sideways] TO MICHELE ] The verso of the flier is blank.
- Place used
- Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Topic
- Hip hop (Music)
- Musicians
- Nightlife
- Rappers (Musicians)
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.219.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Flier advertising an evening with Gordon Parks, Jr.
- Created by
- Loisaida Center, American, founded 1975
- Subject of
- Gordon Parks Jr., American, 1934 - 1979
- Rivas, Bimbo, Puerto Rican, 1939 - 1992
- Date
- 1976
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- A photocopied flier advertising "An evening with Gordon Parks, Jr." at Loisaida Social House. The flier is composed of several different fonts that appear in black ink on white paper. The text reads [LOISAIDA SOCIAL HOUSE / invites you to / an evening with: / GORDON PARKS jr / SUPERFLY / AARON LOVE ANGELA / DIRECTOR OF : BUSHROD / 2 THE HARD WAY / TOMASINA / EDGAR & PUPA / songs of P.R. & others / BIMBO RIVAS -POET/ (short eyes) / SEPT. 24-FRI / 10 p.m. -6a.m. / DONATION $1 / refreshments / c / o / m / e / to / TUCASA DISCO / 95 AVE B]. Along the left edge of the flier are several lines of cut off text, appearing to be partial addresses for locations in the East Village and Loisaida neighborhoods of New York City. On the verso, faint typewritten text appears backwards in two columns, the heading of each reads (backwards) [LOISAIDA SOCIAL HOUSE SUGGESTS] with lists of restaurants and other establishments around the Loisaida neighborhood. There is also a handwritten inscription in graphite reading [1976].
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Nuyorican Movement
- Topic
- Communities
- Film
- Music
- Nightlife
- Poetry
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.27.283
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Flier demanding open admissions for black and hispanic students
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- The City University of New York, American, founded 1847
- The New York Times, American, founded 1851
- Date
- July 1970
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- A mimeographed flier with a mix of handwritten text and newspaper clippings reproduced in purple ink on white paper, demanding open admissions for black and Hispanic students to the City University of New York (CUNY) four year colleges. The handwritten text reads [ENOUGH MONEY / FOR WHITE / PRIVATE SCHOO/ GRADUATES, WHITE / PUBLIC SCHOOL / GRADUATES, WHITE / FIREMEN, WHITE / POLICEMEN / ENOUGH MONEY / FOR EVERY BODY / BUT THE MAJORITY. / WE DEMAND / DEMAND / 200 MORE BLACKS / + PUERTO RICANS / TO BE / ADDED TO / SEPTEMBERS / FRESHMEN / CLASS. / Committee / for / 200 more. / WE DEMAND OPEN ADMISSION TO THE FOUR YEAR COLLEGES OF THE CITY / UNIVERSITY FOR THE BLACK + HISPANIC / MAJORITY.]. There are three newspaper clippings reproduced on the flier. One with a partially visible headline that reads [Offered Nurses Training by City] at the top left. At top right, from the New York Times, the headline reads [SCHOOL 'MINORITY' / IS NOW MAJORITY / Black and Hispanic Pupils / Here are 55% of Total]. The back of the flier is blank except for a stamp in the bottom right that reads [JUL 1970].
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.27.82
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible