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BLK Vol. 1 No. 1
- Published by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Edited by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Photograph by
- Rockshots, Inc., American, founded 1978
- Illustrated by
- Ebony, American, founded 1945
- Subject of
- Sylvester, American, 1947 - 1988
- Goldberg, Whoopi, American, born 1955
- Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum, American, 1988 - 2003
- AIDS Healthcare Foundation, founded 1987
- Minority AIDS Project, American, founded 1985
- Date
- December 1988
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4 × 1/8 in. (27.4 × 20.9 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- The first issue of BLK magazine, published December 1988. It is printed in black and white and the front cover features an unidentified shirtless man wearing a Santa Claus hat and faux beard. A black text box, with the letters [BLK] in large uppercase bold letters, covers his pelvic region. To his right, pearls and ornaments hang from the branches of a Christmas tree.
- Inside the issue, there is a [December Calendar of Events], which details one-time events for that month. There is also a section devoted to [Community News], in which three headlines appear: [Brownlie Hospice Opens December 5], about the opening of the first facility of the AIDS Hospice Foundation, [90 Attend ‘Fences’ to Raise Conference $], about a fundraiser by the Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum, and [Women’s Committee Needs Volunteers] about the Women's Research Committee of the Minority AIDS Project. The “Community News” section is followed by a full-spread photograph of singer Sylvester, which is then followed by a full-page image of Whoopi Goldberg and an accompanying article about awards the two received at the National Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Conference. The magazine also has several advertisements scattered throughout its pages, including ads for a car dealership, pizzeria, chat and party lines and personal classified ads. There are 15 pages in total, all of which are printed in black and white.
- The back cover features a full advertisement for [Midtowne Spa].
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Activism
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Health
- Holidays and festivals
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Mass media
- Sexuality
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Bell
- Object number
- 2018.108.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © BLK Publishing Company, Inc.
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BLK Vol. 1 No. 10
- Published by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Edited by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Subject of
- St. John, Keith, American, born 1957
- Gay Men of African Descent, American, founded 1986
- Minority AIDS Project, American, founded 1985
- AIDS Project East Bay, American, founded 1983
- AIDS Project Los Angeles, American, founded 1983
- Craig, Gwenn, American, born 1951
- Foundation for AIDS Research, American, founded 1985
- Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum, American, 1988 - 2003
- Thais-Williams, Jewel, American
- Date
- September 1989
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4 × 1/8 in. (27.4 × 20.9 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- This is the 10th issue of BLK magazine published September 1989. On the front cover, there is an image of Keith C. St. John. St. John wears a jacket, button-up shirt, necktie and a pair of glasses. At top left, [BLK] is printed in large, bold, white uppercase letters within a red rectangular textbox with [Number 10] along the bottom. The letters are partially obscured by the image of St. John. There are 30 pages in total, with articles, advertisements, classifieds, black and white photographs, and cartoon illustrations throughout.
- Under the heading [Word Up] there are four short articles: [Enlightened Self Interest / The Eddie Doth Protest / Dis This Jam] and the fourth reads [Florida Black Man Lives 30 Years as Woman, Fools 2 Husbands and Adopted Son]. This is followed by the calendar section [BLK BOARD] and letters to the editor [BLK MAIL].
- The cover story, which begins on page 6 and ends on page 7, is entitled [Working Inside / Openly gay black attorney runs for city post in Albany, New York]. Two quotes from the interview are printed in a larger font. The first reads [Being black and gay ‘gives me another tool to illustrate injustices.”] and the second [“I don’t let those things that I don’t think are relevant get in my way.”]
- Several shorter articles appear under the [BLK Community News] section. These include: [Three Black Men Place in Super-Men Contest], [Shanti Gets $80K Grant], [MECLA Selects Board], [Board Calls for Dismissal of Gay Coast Guardsman], [Noted Black Lesbians to Marry in L.A. Ceremony] about Jewel Williams and Rue Thais, [Team LA Holds 1st Meet], [Black Lesbians, Gays to Organize in San Diego] about the Lesbians and Gays of African Descent, [Fund $100K AIDS Show], [David Lemming to Write Authorized Baldwin Bio], [Pros Discuss 3rd World AIDS at Montreal Meet], [Seattle: Needles Okay], [Gwenn Craig Tapped for S.F. Police Commission], [Black Lesbian Group Plans Major Conference], [Black Clerics Talk AIDS], [Anti-Abortion Leaders Alienate Most Blacks], [APLA Hires Bicultural Health Ed Coordinator], Gentlemen Concerned Sponsors Garden Party], [County Funds Hospice in South Central L.A.], [Slate Videos for Loan], [Zambian Leader: Study for Solution Not Origin], [African Women Urged to Join Fight Against AIDS], Nurse Sues Over Jab], [MAP, APLA to Sponsor Public Benefits Seminar], [Cleo Manago New Head of East Bay AIDS Project], [San Diego Gets 2 Black Gay HIV Support Groups], [Rue’s House Gets $4K], [CDC Errs on AIDS Cases], [See Possible AIDS, TB Links; CDC Wants Tests], [Black Mayor Apologizes for ‘Monkey Blood’ Slur], [Panel Scolds Defense Dept. on Lesbian Issue], [WHO Says African AIDS Statistics Not Accurate], [Brown Campus Sprouts Anti-Black, Gay Graffiti] and [AmFAR Gives $70K to Minority AIDS Project]
- There are advertisements throughout the issue, including: [Minority AIDS Project], [LAPIS WOMEN OF COLOR DROP-IN SUPPORT GROUP], [Black Gay & Lesbian Leadership Forum / Third Annual NATIONAL BLACK GAY AND LESBIAN CONFERENCE and Health Institute], [WE CARE ABOUT THE GAY & LESBIAN COMMUNITY / VISITING NURSE HOME SERVICES], [A Pirate’s Tale / THE BUCCANEER / a novel by M.S. Hunter], [THE Black Gay Men’s Exchange / Friendship, Companionship and Support], [FADED SHADES], [RITES / A magazine for lesbian & gay liberation with a feminist bent], [Unity Fellowship Church], [Hot, Horny & Healthy! / a Fun, Safer Sex Playshop], [BEING ALIVE / PEOPLE WITH AIDS ACTION COALITION], [976 WOLF], [976 CAMP], [MIDTOWNE SPA], [Chocolate Hair / SALON], [A DIFFERENT LIGHT / Gay and Lesbian Literature], and [976 HUGE].
- The back cover is a full page advertisement for [THE NEW CAPER LOUNGE] in Inglewood, California.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Activism
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Health
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Mass media
- Sexuality
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Bell
- Object number
- 2018.108.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- © BLK Publishing Company, Inc.
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BLK Vol. 1 No. 2
- Published by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Edited by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Subject of
- Minority AIDS Project, American, founded 1985
- Sylvester, American, 1947 - 1988
- Robinson, Max, American, 1939 - 1988
- Date
- January 1989
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4 × 1/8 in. (27.4 × 20.9 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- The second issue of BLK magazine, published January 1989. It is printed in black and white and features an image of singer/songwriter Sylvester on the front cover. Sylvester is wearing large sunglasses and smiles widely at the camera. Close to the bottom of the page, there is a black textbox with the letters [BLK] written inside in large, bold uppercase white letters, followed by [Number 2, January 1989] in a smaller font. There are 16 pages in total, with articles, advertisements, black and white photographs, and cartoon illustrations originally from Ebony Magazine with new captions written by BLK.
- Page 3 displays the [January Calendar of Events]. Subsequent pages include articles such as [How Safe is Oral Sex?], [Remembering Sylvester] and [AIDS Conferences Held Throughout the World]. Pages 10-11 feature short articles on Minority AIDS Project activities, AIDS in Zaire, and the death of television news anchorman Max Robinson. Page 12 features a half-page statistical report on AIDS cases provided by the CDC in an article entitled [CDC Lists December Statistics On U.S. AIDS Cases]. The next page provides a short piece on the spread of AIDS in Ethiopia. The pages of articles are followed by several pages of a [Community Directory], which includes sections for [Bars and Baths] and [Organizations]. The final pages consist of classified ads for employment, housing, models, masseurs, and personals.
- There are advertisements throughout, including a [Special Benefit Preview Performance] of The Phantom of the Opera for [THE PHILIP MANDELKER AIDS PREVENTION CLINIC] and several for [976-HUGE]. The back cover consists of a large full-page ad for Midtowne Spa and a cut-out coupon offering a [1/2 Off Special] on specific days.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Activism
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Health
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Mass media
- Sexuality
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Bell
- Object number
- 2018.108.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © BLK Publishing Company, Inc.
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BLK Vol. 1 No. 3
- Published by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Edited by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Subject of
- National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays, American, 1978 - 1990
- Sweet Baby J'ai, American
- Beam, Joseph F., American, 1954 - 1988
- Holden, Nate N., American, born 1929
- National Association of Black and White Men Together, American, founded 1980
- Minority AIDS Project, American, founded 1985
- Date
- February 1989
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4 × 1/8 in. (27.4 × 20.9 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- The third issue of BLK magazine, published February 1989. It is printed in black and white and features a an image of jazz singer Sweet Baby J'ai. Only J'ai's right shoulder and head are visible as she turns her head slightly to the right, looking back at the camera. She wears a light-colored head wrap. At the top left corner is a black textbox with the letters [BLK] written inside in large, bold uppercase white letters, followed by [Number 3, February 1989] in a smaller font. There are 30 pages in total, with articles, advertisements, classifieds, black and white photographs, and cartoon illustrations originally from Ebony Magazine with new captions written by BLK.
- The issue opens with a calendar of the month's events followed by an article about J'ai written by Mark Haile. Two pictures of J'ai accompany this article. A second article on pages 6 and 7 consists of an interview with Dr. German Maisonet about [health care for blacks in the Age of AIDS]. This is followed by an article on circumcision and an obituary for activist and author Joe Beam.
- The shorter articles in the [Community News] section are [Research Says Cokers See High AIDS Risk], [Black Gay Performance Art Hits Los Angeles], [Black Literary Journal Seeks Submissions], [Gay Conference in Los Angeles Only Weeks Away], [Politico Nate Holden Puts Black Gay Kids on Hold], [Black Student Group Slates Free Film Series], [Leadership Roundtable Scheduled to Convene], [List January CDC Stats on U.S. AIDS Cases], [List Complete Conference AIDS Institute Schedule], [BWMT Elects Officers], and [Black Lesbian Group Retreats to Sausalito]. This section is followed by a community directory and classified ads.
- There are advertisements throughout the publication. Page 7 features a full-page ad for [The Second Annual Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Conference and AIDS Institute] scheduled to take place February 12-20, 1989. The Theme of the conference is printed at the top of the page in large bold letters [Loving Ourselves, Healing Ourselves, Preparing For The 21st Century.]. Some of the other ads include a gala [Honoring HARVEY FIERSTEIN] organized by the AIDS Hospice Foundation, [“A Tribute To Sylvester” STARRING Chaka Kahn, Jeannie Tracey & Kim Miller], [Erase Bad Credit], a call for [MEMBERSHIP AND SUPPORT] for [BEING ALIVE / PEOPLE WITH AIDS ACTION COALITION], [CULIVER CITY] car dealership, multiple party and chat lines. The back cover is a full page advertisement for Midtowne Spa.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Activism
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Health
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Mass media
- Medicine
- Sexuality
- Singers (Musicians)
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Bell
- Object number
- 2018.108.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © BLK Publishing Company, Inc.
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BLK Vol. 1 No. 4
- Published by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Edited by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Subject of
- National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays, American, 1978 - 1990
- National Association of Black and White Men Together, American, founded 1980
- Minority AIDS Project, American, founded 1985
- Natalie Cole, American, 1950 - 2015
- Goldberg, Whoopi, American, born 1955
- Sylvester, American, 1947 - 1988
- Wilson, Phill, American, born 1956
- Norman, Pat, American, born 1939
- Cochran, Randy, American, born 1962
- Hansberry, Lorraine, American, 1930 - 1965
- Date
- March 1989
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4 × 1/8 in. (27.4 × 20.9 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- The fourth issue of BLK magazine, published March 1989. It is printed in black and white and the cover features an image of adult film performer Randy Cochran. Cochran sits facing the camera, smiling as he looks directly into it. He wears a light-colored suit with a stripped necktie. Tree branches can be seen in the background behind him. Close to the bottom of the page, the magazine’s logo [BLK] is printed in large, bold, uppercase white letters, surrounded by a solid black rectangle. Below the letters (within the box), the issue number and date appear [Number 4, March 1989]. There are 23 pages in total, with articles, advertisements, classifieds, black and white photographs, and cartoon illustrations originally from Ebony Magazine with new captions written by BLK.
- The issue opens with a [Letters to the Editor] section, followed by a calendar of the month's events. The feature articles in this issue include an article on the National Black Gay and Lesbian Conference titled [Integrating Ourselves / Building bridges and coalitions to create wholeness], an interview with Randy Cochran titled [Randy Cochran / One of America’s prominent porn stars talks about his profession], and [Keeping the IRS Happy / Income tax reminders for lesbians and gay men].
- There are 13 articles in the [Community News] section. They are: [500 Attend Los Angeles Leadership Conference; Watson, Waters, Cole Address Black Gay Group], [Gay, Lesbian jazz Org Forms in Los Angeles], [Minorities to Receive Increase in Services], [Whoopi Goldberg’s Dad Comes Out of Closet], [Odoms, Emery to Head GLCSC Committees], [Ugandans Flee AIDS Medical Researchers], [Ex-Junkie Works to Stem AIDS Epidemic], Women’s Group Slates Programs for March], [Parker, Clarke to Speak at Cal State, Bookstore], Kenya Ranks 16th with 4, 495 AIDS Cases], [List February Stats on AIDS Cases in U.S.], [BWMT Receives $131K AIDS Education Grant], [Kimberly Miller New MECLA Office Head] and [Magazine Finds Some Condoms Defective]. Following the news section is a gossip column by Preston G. Guider titled [Read My Lips]. The magazine concludes with the classifieds. The back cover is a full page advertisement for Midtowne Spa.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Activism
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Health
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Mass media
- Sexuality
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Bell
- Object number
- 2018.108.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- © BLK Publishing Company, Inc.
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BLK Vol. 1 No. 5
- Published by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Edited by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Subject of
- Lorde, Audre, American, 1934 - 1992
- Minority AIDS Project, American, founded 1985
- National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays, American, 1978 - 1990
- National Association of Black and White Men Together, American, founded 1980
- Lesbian Agenda for Action, American, 1987 - 1991
- Holden, Nate N., American, born 1929
- Bradley, Tom, American, 1917 - 1998
- Rangel, Charles, American, born 1930
- Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum, American, 1988 - 2003
- National LGBTQ Task Force, American, founded 1974
- Rev. Bean, Carl, American, born 1944
- AIDS Project East Bay, American, founded 1983
- Saxxon, Larry, American
- Gerald, Gilberto, American
- Mapplethorpe, Robert, American, died 1989
- Date
- April 1989
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4 × 1/8 in. (27.4 × 20.9 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- The fifth issue of BLK magazine, published April 1989. It is printed in black and white and the cover features a photograph of Audre Lorde. She dons a pair of rectangular spectacles which she looks over as she holds its left end piece with her left hand. She also wears what appears to be a dark-colored jacket and a pattered scarf. The magazine’s logo is printed at bottom center, with the letters [BLK] written in large, bold, uppercase white letters. A solid red rectangle, with a white border, surrounds the letters. Below BLK, the issue number and date [Number 5, April 1989] are also printed within the box. There are 30 pages in total, with articles, advertisements, classifieds, black and white photographs, and cartoon illustrations originally from Ebony Magazine with new captions written by BLK throughout.
- There is an advertisement for [BEING ALIVE] FOR THE [PEOPLE WITH AIDS ACTION COALITION] on the other side of the front page, listing the services of the coalition. The issue opens with an event calendar titled [Blk Board] and a letters to the editor section titled [Blk Mail]. The issue continues with a profile on Audre Lorde titled [Oh, Lorde! Black student group hosts noted black lesbian feminist at UCLA]. The article is accompanied by the same image of Lorde found on the front cover of the issue. Other featured articles include: [The King and the Jester / Tom Bradley and Nate Holden vie for City Hall in Los Angeles] and [Black/White Photography / Robert Mapplethorpe, noted for photos of black men, dies of AIDS in Boston].
- Pages 14 through 21 comprise the [Blk Community News] section and include headlines such as [Bean Steps Down as Minority AIDS Project Head to Pursue Church Duties; Board Selects Gil Gerald], [Tap Craig Harris for New York AIDS Post], [Statistics Paint Grim Picture for Future of AIDS Cases Among African Americans in California], [Ivy Young Picked to Head NGLTF’s Family Project], [N.J. Students Push for Black, Gay Demands], [S.F. Health Pol Calls Needle Ex ‘Genocide’], [BWMT/SF Hosts Meet], [AIDS Project East bay Becomes Independent Org], [D.C. Gets AIDS Clinic], [South Central AIDS Agencies Almost Defunded], [Harris Becomes First Female Episcopal Bishop], [Sullivan OK’s Needles; HHS Says Lose Fed $], [Gay PAC Seeks Black Applicants for Top Post], [Rangel Slams Sullivan on Needle Exchange], [2,2127 Die in Tanzania] and [S.F. Women Dance for Fall Racism Confab]. The section concludes with a note explaining that the monthly AIDS report is not featured in this month’s issue of BLK.
- Following the news section is a gossip column by Preston G. Guider titled [Read My Lips]. The magazine concludes with the classifieds section, titled [Blk Market]. The inside back cover is a full page advertisement for Midtowne Spa and the back cover is a full page advertisement for Keith Medical Group, [HIV specialists within a family practice environment]. There are additional advertisements throughout the issue. These include: [National Gay Rights Advocate seeks DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS], [Erase bad credit.], [Feeling Overwhelmed by AIDS? / THE GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER], [Unity Fellowship Church / A Church For All People], [BLK / NEW OR RENEWAL SUBSCRIPTION], [976-CAMP], [970-WOLF].
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Activism
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Health
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Mass media
- Sexuality
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Bell
- Object number
- 2018.108.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- © BLK Publishing Company, Inc.
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BLK Vol. 1 No. 6
- Published by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Edited by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Subject of
- Folayan, Ayofemi Stowe, American, born 1950
- Minority AIDS Project, American, founded 1985
- National Association of Black and White Men Together, American, founded 1980
- AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power, American, founded 1987
- Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum, American, 1988 - 2003
- Date
- May 1989
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4 × 1/8 in. (27.4 × 20.9 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- The 6th issue of BLK magazine, published May 1989. The front cover features an image of playwright, poet and performer Ayofemi Stowe Folayan. Foloyan wear a patterned shirt, earrings and rings on her index, middle and marriage fingers. Her hair is done in cornrows. The name of the magazine [BLK] is printed in large, bold, white uppercase letters within a red rectangular textbox. The date and issue [Number 6, May 1989] are printed just below the title. here are 22 pages in total, with articles, advertisements, classifieds, black and white photographs, and cartoon illustrations originally from Ebony Magazine with new captions written by BLK.
- The inside cover features an ad for the [Minority AIDS Project], listing the organization’s services. The content opens with a section entitled [Blk Board], there is a calendar of events beginning April 28, 1989 and ending July 21, 1989. Followed by a section entitled [Blk Mail] which contains four Letters to the Editor.
- There are two feature articles: [Talking about Ayofemi / Playwright, Poet and performer to appear in L.A. and Oakland] and [Policing the Task Force / How and why people of color got kicked off a city advisory board]. In the [Blk Community News] section, the articles include: [BWMT/LA Told: Hospice to Locate in South Central], [CDC Lists March Stats on AIDS Cases in U.S.], [Group Plans Outreach to Lesbians of Color], [ACT-UP Plans Meeting], [NAN Announces Execs] and [BGLLF Slates Benefit] and [Adodi, BEBASHI Plan Weekend Philly Retreat]. The issue concludes with a classified ads section titled [BLK Market].
- There are advertisements throughout, including: [Stonewall 20: A Generation of Pride], [Dinner & Program Honoring Jewel Williams on her 50th Birthday], [Being Alive / People With AIDS ACTION COALITION], [Unity Fellowship Church / A Church For All People], [Feeling Overwhelmed by AIDS? / THE GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER], [976-CAMP], [970-WOLF], [976 HUGE], and [MIDTOWNE SPA].
- The back cover consists of a single ad for the [KEITH MEDICAL GROUP]. The top of the ad consists of a photograph of a man trimming a rose hedge. The image takes up about half of the back cover and is divided into 12 equal squares, one of which is solid white. The caption printed under the photo reads [We treat people not parts.].
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Activism
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Health
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Mass media
- Sexuality
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Bell
- Object number
- 2018.108.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © BLK Publishing Company, Inc.
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BLK Vol. 1 No. 7
- Published by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Edited by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Subject of
- Pamplin, Roger V. Jr., American, died 1990
- Minority AIDS Project, American, founded 1985
- Wayans, Damon, American, born 1960
- Slick Rick, British American, born 1965
- Winfrey, Oprah, American, born 1954
- Waters, Maxine, American, born 1938
- Rev. Bean, Carl, American, born 1944
- Dr. Uribe, Virginia, American, 1933 - 2019
- Hemphill, Essex, American, 1957 - 1995
- National Association of Black and White Men Together, American, founded 1980
- Date
- June 1989
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4 × 1/8 in. (27.4 × 20.9 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- The 7th issue of BLK magazine, published June 1989. The front cover features an image of bodybuilder and AIDS activist Roger V. Pamplin, Jr. Pamplin, visible from the waist up, stands looking at the camera and smiling, wearing a polo shirt. At top left,[BLK] is printed in large, bold, white uppercase letters within a red rectangular textbox. The date and issue [Number 7, June] are printed just below the title. There are 30 pages in total, with articles, advertisements, classifieds, black and white photographs, and cartoon illustrations originally from Ebony Magazine with new captions written by BLK throughout.
- The inside cover features an ad for the [Minority AIDS Project], listing the organization’s services. The content opens with a section entitled [WORD UP] with short blurbs on media and culture items, including a Johnny Walker advertisement featuring two men, a review of Damon Wayans offensive and homophobic stand up set, commentary on a Slick Rick song and a report that Washington DC clergy persons and council members have rejected a series of AIDS prevention posters because of explicit references to condoms. The next two pages contain the calendar of events, titled [BLK BOARD], and the letters to the editors, titled [BLK MAIL].
- There are three feature articles: [Harassment vs. Protection: Police actions at Hollywood bar stir feelings of ambivalence], [The Truth about Stonewall: Lesbians, gay men of color, drag queens and young people start modern gay movement] with a timeline titled [Major Events in Black Gay History Since Stonewall], and a profile of Roger V. Pamplin, Jr. titled [It Happened to Me: Brawny bodybuilder describes how he got AIDS and how he denied it].
- In the [Blk Community News] section, the articles include: [U.S. Appeals Court Tells Army to Reinstate Black Soldier but Avoids Hearing Constitutional Issue], [L.A. Gets New Magazine], [Curtis Tucker Jr. Gets MECLA Award for Dad], [New L.A. Black Lesbian Panel to Meet Monthly], Winfrey Rumor Proves Untrue, Reporter Fired, Papers Removed; Beau Said to Reconsider Union], [Los Angeles Panel Oks AIDS Training Funds], [Waters Tapped for Marshall in Pride Parade; Carl bean, Virginia Uribe to Receive Top CSW Honors], [Ousted Members Form New Police Liaison Group], [Harvey Milk Demo Club Leaves Cop Task Force], [Essex Hemphill Seeks Black Gay Manuscripts]. There is also a photograph from the “Hot, Horney and Healthy” workshop program sponsored by the National Task Force on AIDS Prevention of the National Association Black and White Men Together.
- The issue continues with an obituary section titled [BLK VEIL]. This is followed by a gossip column titled [Read My Lips], a directory titled [BLK LIST] and the issue concludes with a classified ads section titled [BLK MARKET].
- There are advertisements throughout, including: [Stonewall 20: A Generation of Pride], [Dinner & Program Honoring Jewel Williams on her 50th Birthday], [Being Alive / People With AIDS ACTION COALITION], [Unity Fellowship Church / A Church For All People], [CATCH ONE DISCO], [A DIFFERENT LIGHT] bookstore, [Hot, Horny and Health!] AIDS prevention program, [976-CAMP], [970-WOLF], [976 HUGE], and [MIDTOWNE SPA]. The back cover consists of a full page ad for the [KEITH MEDICAL GROUP].
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Activism
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Health
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Mass media
- Sexuality
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Bell
- Object number
- 2018.108.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- © BLK Publishing Company, Inc.
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BLK Vol. 1 No. 8
- Published by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Edited by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Subject of
- Rev. Bean, Carl, American, born 1944
- Minority AIDS Project, American, founded 1985
- Hall, Arsenio, American, born 1956
- Foundation for AIDS Research, American, founded 1985
- Parker, Pat, American, 1944 - 1989
- National Association of Black and White Men Together, American, founded 1980
- Gay Men of African Descent, American, founded 1986
- Fraziear, Thelma, American, 1932 - 2016
- Date
- July 1989
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4 × 1/8 in. (27.4 × 20.9 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- The 8th issue of BLK magazine, published July 1989. The front cover features an image of Rev. Carl Bean, wearing clergy collar and robes. At top left,[BLK] is printed in large, bold, white uppercase letters within a red rectangular textbox. The letters are partially obscured by the image of Bean. There are 30 pages in total, with articles, advertisements, classifieds, black and white photographs, and cartoon illustrations originally from Ebony Magazine with new captions written by BLK throughout.
- The inside cover features an ad for the [Minority AIDS Project “Coming Home For Friends 2 Annual Gospel Benefit]. The content opens with a section entitled [WORD UP] with short blurbs about Arsenio Hall, an Art Against AIDS fundraiser by the American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR), and products by The Mysteria Love Company of Arlington, Texas. This is followed by a calendar of events, titled [BLK BOARD], and a remembrance of the Pat Parker written by Ayofemi Stowe Folayan titled [Pat Parker: Noted black lesbian writer and activist dies following battle with illness]. Pages 8-17 contain an interview with Rev. Carl Bean titled [Rev. Carl Bean Perhaps the most important black gay AIDS activist in the entire world].
- In the [Blk Community News] section, the articles include: [Wheaten Killed; Man Sought for Questioning], [Merton Provides Funds BWMT Joins LIFE Lobby], [Women, Minorities Tally Rage Door Policy Bias], [Launch Tanzania Drive], [Name Room for Black Gay AIDS Activist in N.Y.] about Charles Angel, [BLK Plans New Titles for Fall], [Long Beach AIDS Group Quizzes Board Member], [Racists Go on Trial for Slaying Black Gay Men], [Thelma Fraziear Will Leave State AIDS Post], [Hospital Gives Minority Patients Useless Drug], [L.A. Gay Film Festival Includes Black Works], [Slate First ‘Gold Coast’ Model Contest at Catch], [Project Slates ‘Coming Home for Friends II’].
- The issue continues with a gossip column titled [Read My Lips] and concludes with a classified ads section titled [BLK MARKET].
- There are advertisements throughout, including: [Being Alive / People With AIDS ACTION COALITION], [Unity Fellowship Church / A Church For All People], [The Black Gay Mens’ Exchange], [A DIFFERENT LIGHT] bookstore, [Hot, Horny and Health!] AIDS prevention program, [Visiting Nurse Home Services], [Chris Brownlie Hospice, A Place Where Everyday Counts.], [976-CAMP], [970-WOLF], [976 HUGE], and [MIDTOWNE SPA]. The back cover consists of a full page notice for the [WAR ON AIDS MEMORIAL] being built on the grounds of the Chris Brownlie Hospice. The top of the page reads: [58,000 American Death to AIDS / 57,704 American Deaths in Vietnam / 57 HOURS OF REMEMBRANCE].
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Activism
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Health
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Mass media
- Sexuality
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Bell
- Object number
- 2018.108.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- © BLK Publishing Company, Inc.
-
BLK Vol. 1 No. 9
- Published by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Edited by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Subject of
- Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987
- Minority AIDS Project, American, founded 1985
- Professor Griff, American, born 1960
- Nkoli, Simon, South African, 1957 - 1998
- National Association of Black and White Men Together, American, founded 1980
- Jones-Hennin, ABilly S., American, born 1942
- Date
- August 1989
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4 × 1/8 in. (27.4 × 20.9 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- The 9th issue of BLK magazine, published August 1989. The front cover features an image of James Baldwin. Baldwin is pictured from the shoulders up, wearing a plaid shirt, his proper right hand raised to his head. At top left,[BLK] is printed in large, bold, white uppercase letters within a red rectangular textbox with [Number 9] along the bottom. The letters are partially obscured by the image of Baldwin. There are 30 pages in total, with articles, advertisements, classifieds, black and white photographs, and cartoon illustrations throughout.
- The inside cover features an ad for the [Minority AIDS Project with a list of services]. The content opens with a section entitled [WORD UP] with short blurbs about the singles scene at a Los Angeles carwash, Brown University funded by slave trade profits, homophobic comments by Prof. Griff of Public Enemy, and a comparison of the costs of bathhouses in various U.S. cities. This is followed by a calendar of events, titled [BLK BOARD] and several letters to the editor titled [BLK MAIL]. Pages 7-11 contain an interview with the South African anti-apartheid and gay rights activist Simon Nkoli along with a copy of his U.S. tour schedule. Within pages 13-16 is a tribute to James Baldwin.
- In the [Blk Community News] section, the articles include: [African Americans Win at Gay Physique Contest], [N.Y. Poet Releases Book], [‘Coming Home’ Concert May Turn Profit for MAP], [NABWMT Holds Ninth Annual Convention in Florida], [Rage Faces More Woes], Superstars Raise Funds in N.Y.C. to Combat AIDS], [Billy Jones to Head Minority AIDS Program in D.C.], [Gay Alumni Organize], [Hughes Estate Protests Movie Exhibition in U.S.], [Black Hustler Guilty in Stabbing of Eye Doctor], and [Rue’s House to Get $]. The issue continues with a gossip column titled [Read My Lips] and concludes with a classified ads section titled [BLK MARKET].
- There are advertisements throughout, including: [LAPIS PRESENTS A WOMEN’S EVENT: CARIBBEAN NIGHTS], [Being Alive / People With AIDS ACTION COALITION], [Visiting Nurse Home Services], [BWMT/LA Hot, Horny and Healthy!], [CHRIS BROWNLIE HOSPICE: A Place Where Everyday Counts], [APOLLO DESIGNS], [Unity Fellowship Church / A Church For All People], [National Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum], [A DIFFERENT LIGHT] bookstore, [976-CAMP], [970-WOLF], [976 HUGE], and [MIDTOWNE SPA]. The back cover consists of a full page advertisement for [LABOR DAY GALA] in Oakland by [Something Special Productions].
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Activism
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Health
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Mass media
- Sexuality
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Bell
- Object number
- 2018.108.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- © BLK Publishing Company, Inc.
-
A Tale of Two Cities
- Published by
- MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
- Created by
- Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
- Subject of
- Vice President Rockefeller, Nelson Aldrich, American, 1908 - 1979
- Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
- Bryant, Joyce, American, born 1928
- Lindsay, John V., American, 1921 - 2000
- Jazzmobile, American, founded 1964
- Weaver, Robert C., American, 1907 - 1997
- Motley, Constance Baker, American, 1921 - 2005
- Jones, J. Raymond, American, 1899 - 1991
- Booth, William H., American, 1922 - 2006
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
- Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, American, founded 1920
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908
- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
- National Urban League, American, founded 1910
- Order of the Eastern Star, American, founded 1850
- Shriners International, American, founded 1870
- Morehouse College, American, founded 1867
- The Afro-American, American, founded 1892
- New York Giants, American, founded 1925
- Cosby, Bill, American, born 1937
- Ashe, Arthur Jr., American, 1943 - 1993
- Bradley, Tom, American, 1917 - 1998
- Date
- 1966
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 12 × 1 × 3/16 in. (30.5 × 2.5 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- A promotional publication titled [A Tale of Two Cities] published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine is white. At the top of the front cover is the Seal of New York City. At the bottom of the front cover is the seal of the city of Los Angeles. In the center is a black strip with pink text reading [A Tale of Two Cities]. The magazine contains promotional content about the cities of New York and Los Angeles as well as profiles of prominent people within the African American community including black and white photographs.
- The magazine’s content begins with a page of several photographs of African American community leaders with New York state Governor Nelson Rockefeller, including Jackie Robinson, the IBPOE of W and singer Joyce Bryant. Also on this page is the text [all photos by Bert Smith]. The publication continues with a story about New York mayor John Lindsey and profiles of Robert C. Weaver, Constance Baker Motley, New York County Democratic Leader J. Raymond Jones, and Chairman of New York City’s Commission on Human Rights, William H. Booth. There’s a schedule of performances for Jazzmobile taking place around the city.
- Throughout are portraits, profiles, and short articles about business organizations such as the National Distillers, the National Association of Market Developers, and the National Dental Association as well as fraternity and sorority events for Delta Sigma Theta, Zeta Phi Beta, and Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha Kappa Alpha, and Phi Beta Sigma, and articles on events such as the National Conference of the Urban League, International Conference of Grand Chapters of the Order of the Eastern Star, and the Convention of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
- There are also profiles on Lincoln Center, Morehouse College; the Afro-American Newspaper; appointments of African Americans to the administration of President Johnson; the Democratic Party; debutant balls; weddings; the New York Giants; Oak Bluffs in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts; the city of Springfield, Massachusetts; Bill Cosby and other entertainment stars; the Mount Morris Park area of Harlem; Arthur Ashe; Los Angeles city council member Thomas Bradley; and notable African American business leaders, labor leaders, community leaders, political leaders, doctors, nurses, artists, and activists from across the United States.
- There are approximately 89 pages, with black and white photographs and advertisements, and several color advertisements. The back cover has an advertisement for Black & White scotch.
- Place made
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Associations and institutions
- Business
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Fraternities
- Government
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Journalism
- Labor
- Mass media
- Men
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- Professional organizations
- Religious groups
- Social life and customs
- Societies
- Sororities
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Urban life
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anne B. Patrick and the family of Hilda E. Stokely
- Object number
- 2012.167.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
Rick Tuttle, Ph. D. Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Tuttle, Rick Ph. D., American, born 1940
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Freedom Riders, American, founded 1961
- Wesleyan University, American, founded 1831
- University of California, Los Angeles, American, founded 1919
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Ku Klux Klan, 3rd, American, founded 1946
- Chatham County Crusade for Voters, American, c. 1960
- Date
- April 11, 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:04:49
- Description
- The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.78.1a, 2011.174.78.1b, 2011.174.78.1c, 2011.174.78.1d, 2011.174.78.1e, and 2011.174.78.1f.
- Rick Tuttle, Ph. D. describes his family background and when he first became aware of the sit-in movement and the Freedom Rides when he was a student at Wesleyan University. As a graduate student at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), he was recruited to join the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1963 and went to Greenwood, Mississippi, to work on voter registration drives. He also briefly spied on white supremacist and Ku Klux Klan meetings. After being driven out of Mississippi by threats, he joined the Chatham County Crusade for Voters in Savannah, Georgia. Tuttle describes being arrested in Savannah for disturbing the peace and the subsequent trial. Tuttle discusses the work he did after leaving the Movement: as the comptroller in Los Angeles he helped to bring an end to segregation at private clubs and participated in the anti-apartheid movement.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0078
- Place collected
- Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Anti-apartheid movements
- Freedom Riders
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- American West
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Resistance
- Segregation
- Social reform
- Suffrage
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- White supremacy movements
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2011.174.78.1a-f
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
-
William S. Leventhal Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Leventhal, William S., American, born 1946
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- University of California, Los Angeles, American, founded 1919
- Summer Community Organization and Political Education, American, founded 1965
- Major League Baseball, American, founded 1869
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Date
- April 13, 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 03:02:18
- Description
- The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.82.1a, 2011.174.82.1b, 2011.174.82.1c, 2011.174.82.1d, 2011.174.82.1e, 2011.174.82.1f, 2011.174.82.1g, and 2011.174.82.1h.
- Willy Siegel Leventhal discusses his childhood in California, his experiences at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the 1960s, and his involvement in the Summer Community Organization and Political Education Project (SCOPE). Leventhal describes what it was like to be a Jewish child in a mostly Catholic community and how his childhood experiences informed his later activism and identity. Baseball was especially important to him, as he witnessed the first Jewish and African American ballplayers desegregate the Major Leagues. Leventhal became active in SCOPE during his first year at UCLA, after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., visited campus to recruit students. Leventhal describes the SCOPE training in Atlanta, and he shares his memories of living and working in Macon and Americus, Georgia.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0082
- Place collected
- El Segundo, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- American West
- Associations and institutions
- Baseball
- Civil rights
- Education
- Religion
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2011.174.82.1a-h
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
-
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Cyanotype of a porter from the Hotel Palomares
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1885-1899
- Medium
- Prussian blue on photographic paper and paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 6 5/8 × 4 5/8 in. (16.8 × 11.7 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 7 1/8 × 6 5/8 in. (18.1 × 16.8 cm)
- H x W (Matboard): 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
- Description
- This cyanotype depicts a blue-tinted image of a man wearing a hotel porter badge. The man is seated in front of a window or doorframe and is wearing a three-piece suit, with a pocket square and puff tie. A metal badge reading [HOTEL / PALOMARES / PORTER] is fastened to the center of his vest. He is holding a large book in his left hand. The book's spine is partially obscured from view but the visible letters spell [RIACHS / OPHET]. His right hand is resting on his right thigh and his gaze is diverted to the right. A wooden bureau partially visible on the left. The cyanotype is adhered to a matboard. There are no inscriptions on the print or the mat, front or back.
- Place depicted
- Pomona, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- cyanotypes
- portraits
- Topic
- American West
- Labor
- Men
- Photography
- Travel
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Julia J. Norrell
- Object number
- 2016.181.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
-
Wedding Invitation Suite: Wedding Handkerchief
- Created by
- Tan's Club, American, founded 1997
- Designed by
- Williams, Hadiya, American, born 1978
- Subject of
- Lewis, Shantrelle P., American, born 1978
- Lawson, Tony Oluwatoyin, born 1978
- Date
- 2016
- Medium
- polyester
- Dimensions
- L x W (folded): 10 1/4 × 10 1/16 in. (26.1 × 25.5 cm)
- Description
- Handkerchief designed by Hadiya Williams for the wedding of Shantrelle Lewis and Oluwatoyin Lawson. The handkerchief is blue and folded in fourths with one square of screen printed design in gold pigment. The handkerchief has silhouettes of a man on the left and woman with an afro hairstyle on the right, both in profile and facing each other. Below the silhouettes, three lines join to make a "V" shape design with the letter [Z] in the center, surrounded by the wedding date, [11/19 / 20/16]. Below the silhouettes, the bride and groom’s names are printed in cursive, reading [Shantrelle / & / Oluwatoyin]. Underneath is the wedding date, place, and hashtag [NOVEMBER 19, 2016 / NEW ORLEANS, LA / #JollofandJambalaya]. On the inside of the handkerchief is a white manufacturer’s tag that reads, [Poly-Value® MADE IN CHINA / 100% POLYESTER / HAND WASH COLD / © Tan’s Club. RN 97467 / [paisley design] ®].
- Place made
- Baldwin Park, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
- Africa
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Type
- handkerchiefs
- Topic
- Africa
- African diaspora
- Communities
- Families
- Film
- Graphic design
- Identity
- Marriage customs and rites
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Hadiya Williams
- Object number
- 2018.30.1j
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2016 Hadiya Williams
-
Stock certificate for the Lincoln Motion Picture Company.
- Created by
- Lincoln Motion Picture Company, American, 1916 - 1921
- Printed by
- Goes Lithographing Company, American, founded 1879
- Subject of
- Brooks, Clarence, American, 1896 - 1969
- Smith, James T.
- Berry, Samuel
- Date
- 1921
- On ViewSecond Floor, 2 050
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 3/8 × 10 13/16 in. (21.3 × 27.4 cm)
- Description
- A stock certificate for the Lincoln Motion Picture Company. Document is made out to Samuel Berry for one hundred shares at one dollar per share. The certificate is signed by Clarence A. Brooks and James Thomas Smith in their roles as Secretary and President of the company, respectively, and dated to the 18th of April, 1921. At top left is an image of Abraham Lincoln. Gold embossed stamp at bottom left reads [LINCOLN MOTION PICTURE COMPANY / CALIFORNIA / INCORPORATED / JANUARY 20, 1917]. On back is a restatement of the issuance of one hundred shares of the capital stock of the Lincoln Motion Picture Company to Samuel Berry. On the left is preprinted language, complete with blank spaces for filling out, for the sale or transfer of the certificate to another party.
- Place depicted
- Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- stock certificates
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2019.28.27
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
-
Certificate of nomination from the Academy Awards issued to Lonne Elder III
- Distributed by
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, American, founded 1927
- Owned by
- Elder III, Lonne, American, 1927 - 1996
- Subject of
- Elder III, Lonne, American, 1927 - 1996
- Signed by
- Taradash, Daniel, American, 1913 - 2003
- Elias, Hal, American, 1899 - 1993
- Manufactured by
- Perma Plaque Corp., American, founded 1948
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- wood with ink on paper (fiber product) , metal , lacquer and felt
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 13 3/4 × 12 × 1/2 in. (34.9 × 30.5 × 1.3 cm)
- Description
- An Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Certificate for Nomination for Award issued to Lonne Elder III for the screenplay for the film Sounder. The certificate is printed in black ink on grey and white paper with a gold border. The left side of the certificate is grey with an image of an Oscar statue at top and "THE / ACADEMY / OF / MOTION / PICTURE / ARTS / AND / SCIENCES" printed in white ink below it. The certificate is adhered to a black piece of wood and is lacquered. The certificate reads "CERTIFICATE / OF / NOMINATION / FOR / AWARD / Be it known that / LONNE ELDER III / was nominated for an / ACADEMY AWARD OF MERIT / for outstanding achievement / Screenplay / “SOUNDER” / This judgement being rendered with reference to Motion Pictures / first regularly exhibited in Los Angeles district / during the year ending December 31, 1972." The certificate is signed by David Tabardash and Hal Elias in the bottom right corner. The back of the plaque has a rectangular metal hook with a sticker for the manufacturer, Perma Plaque Corp., below it. An embossed mark for Perma Plaque Corp. is also in the bottom left corner. The back has two felt pads adhered to the bottom corners.
- Place made
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Awards and Medals
- Type
- plaques
- Topic
- Film
- Hollywood (Film)
- Literature
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lonne Elder III Estate
- Object number
- 2019.82.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Permission required for use.
-
Sounder
- Written by
- Elder III, Lonne, American, 1927 - 1996
- Used by
- 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935
- Subject of
- Radnitz/Mattel Productions, founded 1970
- Preferred Artists, American
- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 11 × 8 1/2 × 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 × 1.3 cm)
- Description
- A printed copy of a screenplay titled “Sounder” written and owned by Lonne Elder, III. The screenplay is printed in black text on white and pink colored paper and consists of 96 pages held together by two metal fasteners. The cover of the screenplay is blank. The title page reads ["SOUNDER" / Written By / Lonne Elder, III] in the center, followed by a logo and contact information for Preferred Artists Talent Agency. At the bottom corner of the tite page is [20th Century Fox / Radnitz-Mattel]. Printed horizontally in black ink on the side of the text block is “SOUNDER.”
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- screenplays
- Topic
- Film
- Hollywood (Film)
- Literature
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lonne Elder III Estate
- Object number
- 2019.82.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Lonne Elder III
-
Sounder
- Written by
- Armstrong, William H., American, 1911 - 1999
- Illustrated by
- Barkley, James, American
- Published by
- Harper & Row, American, 1962 - 1990
- Owned by
- Elder III, Lonne, American, 1927 - 1996
- Subject of
- CBS Broadcasting, Inc., American, founded 1927
- Radnitz/Mattel Productions, founded 1970
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- ink on paper, metal, graphite
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 1/2 × 5 3/4 × 3/4 in. (21.6 × 14.6 × 1.9 cm)
- Description
- A hardcover copy of the novel “Sounder” owned by Lonne Elder, III. The novel is grey with a black spine. Text on the spine is silver and reads “ARMSTRONG,” “SOUNDER,” and “HARPER & ROW.” The front endpaper has a graphite and ink inscription that reads “Robt. Radnitz. Mattel / WRITER-SCREEN / ADAPTOR / LONNE ELDER, III / OFF. 763-8411 EXT 1325-6 / HOME 464-1861 / IF LOST PLEASE RETURN / TO LONNE ELDER, III / BOB RADNITZ PRODUCTIONS / CBS-STUDIO CENTER / STUDIO CITY, CALIF.” The book has 118 pages with several black and white illustrations. The book has handwritten notes and annotations in graphite throughout the novel. Eighteen (18) paperclips hold portions of the text block together.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- hardcover books
- Topic
- Film
- Hollywood (Film)
- Literature
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lonne Elder III Estate
- Object number
- 2019.82.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- © William H. Armstrong. Permission required for use.
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Letter from Anacostia Museum to Norma Merrick Sklarek
- Issued by
- Anacostia Community Museum, American, founded 1967
- Written by
- Hutchinson, Louise D., American, 1928 - 2014
- Received by
- Sklarek, Norma Merrick, American, 1926 - 2012
- Subject of
- Welton Becket and Associates, American, 1949 - 1987
- Owned by
- Sklarek, Norma Merrick, American, 1926 - 2012
- Date
- August 1982
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 1/2 × 8 in. (26.7 × 20.3 cm)
- Description
- Letter from the Anacostia Museum to Norma Sklarek. The white paper has a black printed letterhead with a sun logo on the left and text [EXHIBITS DESIGN AND PRODUCTION LABORATORY / THE ANACOSTIA NEIGHBORHOOD MUSEUM SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION]. Below this is contact information. There is a black stamp on the upper right which reads [RECEIVED / AUG 13 1982 / WELTON BECKET ASSOCIATES]. The letter is addressed to Sklarek and begins [Thank you so very much for your prompt reply…]. The letter discusses the revision of an exhibit titled “Black Women: Achievements Against the Odds” and requests a photograph of Sklarek at work for inclusion. The reverse is blank.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Archival Collections
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David Merrick Fairweather and Yvonne Goff
- Object number
- TA2018.23.3.1.11.18
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible