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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.
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It's The Same Old Game
- Directed by
- Hobson, Charles, American, 1936 - 2020
- Interview of
- Bond, J. Max Jr., American, 1935 - 2009
- De Vore, Dan, American
- Bowser, LeRoy, American, ca. 1929 - 1986
- Davidoff, Paul, American, 1930 - 1984
- Flores, José, American
- Román, Francisco A., American
- Dr. Carroll, J. D., American
- Written by
- Bowser, LeRoy, American, ca. 1929 - 1986
- Created by
- Garcia, Jose, American
- Edited by
- Jackson, Bob, American
- Composed by
- Taylor, Rheet, American
- Produced by
- Chambra Productions
- United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, American, founded 1965
- Created by
- Symes, Art, American, born ca. 1935
- Owned by
- Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931
- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- acetate film and metal
- Dimensions
- Duration: 23 Minutes
- Length (Film): 900 Feet
- Title
- 16mm motion picture film of It's The Same Old Game
- Caption
- “It’s the Same Old Game” is a 16mm color film on urban studies directed by Charles Hobson. It was made to encourage citizen participation in the planning process, and shows examples of poor urban planning and development in which the residents had no voice. This film features interviews with children about their neighborhood, community activists, and planners that advocate for community involvement.
- Description
- A 16mm color film that features interviews with children about their neighborhood, interviews with community activists, and planners that advocate for community involvement. Aimed at the local citizen, this film encourages citizen participation in the planning process. Footage shows problematic aspects of poor urban planning, including air pollution caused by trucks, water pollution, and other problems with industrial areas to close to residential areas. Footage also includes a contentious meeting on the construction of a new high school near Carroll Gardens in Brooklyn.
- The film begins with a voiceover narration and a soft music soundtrack. The narration explains that without citizen involvement in the planning process, then planning will be, as the title suggests, "the same old game." The film then shows three men standing over a table with a model of a city plan on it. The next scene features Leroy Bowser standing with a pole over a large floor model of New York City. As he discusses housing in the city, he moves around the model and points to different neighborhoods. The next scenes show houses and streets in Jamaica, Queens. Children are interviewed, and they discuss problems with crime and sanitation. The next interview is with Dan De Vore, and he talk about problems with housing that shares neighborhood space with industrial businesses. The footage then shows more street scenes and interviews with the same group of children from earlier in the film. The next scene features a group of planners looking at plans on a table. The next interview is with Max Bond, and he discusses the importance of community power. An unidentified woman joins in and remarks about the "game," and the struggle to figure out how to leverage it to the community's advantage. Max Bond agrees and suggests one way to change the "game" is to that elect people from the neighborhood onto planning commissions and into other offices. The next person to speak is Art Symes, and he remarks that even with getting community people involved in planning commissions, the old methods require change as well. The next scene shows street scenes in Harlem, and then an aerial view of the streets from the top of a building. The next interview is with Paul Davidoff, and he discusses the problems with white professional planners making decisions on planning without working with people on the street and understanding what they need and the problems to fix. The next scenes show various problems with housing near industrial districts. In particular, the film shows the problems in Red Hook, Brooklyn, such as the air pollution close to recreation areas for children. The film continues to show a variety of industrial blight mixed in with housing in south Brooklyn. The next interview is with José Flores, and he discusses how to improve neighborhood aesthetics and the problems with heavy trucks traveling through the neighborhood. The next scenes show the problem with a highway cutting through a neighborhood. The next scene shows a community meeting about a planned high school for Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. About a half dozen residents speak out about the planning process and how decisions are made. The main issue appears to be black and white children attending the high school together. There are also many shots of the audience at the meeting. The next interview is with Francisco A. Román as he is in the process of moving his mother out of her apartment because of his concerns about rising crime in the Red Hook neighborhood. The next interview is with Dr. J.D. Carroll, and he talks about the planning in a broader sense of how all of the smaller parts fit together across the entire region and the problems with competing interests. The next scene features Greenburg, New York, where low density, low income housing exists away from industrial areas. There are several shots of children walking around and playing basketball. The final scenes area a montage of clips from the film. The film ends with a shot of traffic coming towards the camera as the film credits are displayed.
- Place filmed
- Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Pearl Bower Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
- Object number
- 2012.79.1.52.1a
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
-
UAW supports jobs
- Photograph by
- Jones, Laura, Canadian
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), American, ca. 1955
- Date
- June 19, 1968
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7629 pixels × 5070 pixels (7629 × 5070 cm)
- Description
- A black and white image of people in water.
- On Solidarity Day at Resurrection City, a crowd is in the Reflecting Pool with their clothes on. In the foreground on the proper left side there is a woman in a black and white pinstripe collared tank top with matching pants. She is holding sunglasses in her right hand. There is a little boy standing next to her. He is turned to the proper left side and he is wearing a dark shirt with a white sleeve stripe and plaid pants. He is holding a sign with a wooden handle in his right hand. The sign is white with black text in different fonts. It reads [UAW SUPPORTS / JOBS / EDUCATION / HOUSING / MEDICAL CARE / GUARANTEED INCOME / FOR EVERY AMERICAN].
- There are more people in the water in the background. There is also a crowd of people on the sidewalks in front of some trees.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Education
- Health
- Housing
- Justice
- Labor
- Local and regional
- Medicine
- Politics (Practical)
- Poverty
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Laura Jones
- Object number
- 2017.90.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Laura Jones
-
Chromogenic print of an aerial view of Resurrection City
- Photograph by
- P. Kenneth Jadin, American
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Date
- May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968
- Medium
- dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image and sheet): 13 3/4 × 11 in. (35 × 28 cm)
- Description
- A color photograph of Resurrection City from the 1968 Poor People's Campaign on the National Mall that was taken by one of Resurrection City's lead architects, Ken Jadin. The photograph is an aerial view facing the Lincoln Memorial from the Washington Monument. The tent settlement, known as Resurrection City, is shown to the left of the Reflecting Pool in West Potomac Park. The tents, made of white tarp over plywood, are visible in the dirt encampment. The Reflecting Pool is lined with trees and there are larger groves on the left side of the image. Rainbow Pond, now the World War II Memorial, can be seen in the foreground. The background shows the Potomac River and the far Washington, D.C. and Virginia landscape. The Arlington Memorial Bridge is shown over the river behind the Lincoln Memorial. The image colors are considerably deteriorated. An inscription on the reverse reads [R. Res City].
- Place depicted
- Resurrection City, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place captured
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Type
- chromogenic color prints
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Freedom
- Health
- Housing
- Local and regional
- Photography
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of P. Kenneth Jadin
- Object number
- 2017.98.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © P. Kenneth Jadin
-
CC0
Young Lords Party: Health, Food, Housing, Education
- Created by
- Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
- Designed by
- Unidentified
- Date
- ca. 1971
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 28 × 17 3/4 in. (71.1 × 45.1 cm)
- Description
- A Young Lords Party poster. The poster has a black background with white text and a graphic of four purple automatic rifles. Across the top center of the poster, white text reads: [Young Lords Party]. Below the text, the four purple automatic rifles are pictured in a vertical stack. The rifles are oriented horizontally and each rifle has text, in white, across the forestock reading [Health] on the top rifle, [Food] on the second, [Housing] on the third, and [Education] on the bottom. The word [Struggle] is featured in gray text on the magazine of each rifle. In the top right corner of the poster is a logo for the Young Lords Party. The logo is a circle with the Puerto Rican flag in the background and an automatic rifle at center. The letters [YLP] are across the bottom of the logo. The back of the poster is blank.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Young Lords Movement
- Type
- political posters
- Topic
- Activism
- Communities
- Education
- Graphic design
- Health
- Housing
- Identity
- Political organizations
- Resistance
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture purchased with funds provided by the Latino Initiatives Pool
- Object number
- 2018.35.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
Freedom
- Created by
- Pippins, Andrea, American
- Date
- 2016
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
- Title
- Original sketch by Andrea Pippins
- Caption
- This original sketch by graphic designer and illustrator Andrea Pippins was created directly in response to the violence that bombarded the newscycle in the summer of 2016, which saw incidents ranging from the rampant killings of unarmed black men by U.S. police officers; attacks on and killings of police officers; terrorism in public spaces; and violence across the United States and overseas. As a designer, Pippins sought a way to help alleviate the pain and what she called the "ugliness going on in the world." She used the sketch to create a free, downloadable, doodle/coloring page sheet that she hoped could offer a productive outlet for processing emotions and empowering individuals who were feeling affected by the events.
- Description
- An original hand-drawn sketch by graphic designer Andrea Pippins entitled Freedom. The sketch is made with brown ink on a sheet of white paper. It is in the style of a worksheet for the user to color in and complete with additional words and drawings. The word [FREEDOM] appears in large block letters in the center. Along the left edge is written [DOODLE, COLOR, WRITE: Self-reflection and empowerment for change]. At the top left is a section for the user to put in their information with [Your name] and an arrow, followed by [YOUR FACE] and a sketch of a picture frame with [SELF-PORTRAIT] above it. Next to the frame is a sketch of a globe and beneath the name section is a bubble pointing at the globe with [How will you change the world???]. At the top right is a speech bubble with [SPEAK YOUR MIND: Write about something you stand for] above it. Beneath this, is a speach bubble with [What can I DO?] and a space with the instructions [USE THIS SPACE TO BRAINSTORM SOME IDEAS TO GET INVOLVED IN YOUR COMMUNITY]. [WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE?] is written vertically along the right edge of the sheet. At bottom center, below [FREEDOM], is written [WHAT DOES IT MEAN?] in a speech bubble with [Write what freedom means to you...] in script below with lines for writing. At the bottom left corner is a circle with [GOOD NEWS / WRITE ABOUT SOME GOOD NEWS IN YOUR COMMUNITY] with lines beneath for writing. At the left side center is a rectangular speech bubble with [Today I feel...] followed by lines for writing.
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- sketches
- Topic
- Activism
- Art
- Freedom
- Graphic design
- Health
- Justice
- Resistance
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Andrea Pippins
- Object number
- 2018.51.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Andrea Pippins
-
What Can I Do?
- Created by
- Pippins, Andrea, American
- Date
- 2016
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
- Title
- Original sketch by Andrea Pippins
- Description
- An original hand-drawn sketch by graphic designer Andrea Pippins entitled What Can I Do?. The sketch is made with brown ink on a sheet of white paper. The sketch consists of suggestions for how a person can become involved in social justice done in different types of hand-lettering surrounded by illustrations. Along the top is [equality!] , an illustration of a voting box with an arrow pointing to the slot, [serve] with a palm-up hand next to it, [Make art not war] in script. Along the left side is an illustration of a peace sign on a protest placard, [PEACE] and [ENOUGH!] in a circle, followed by [USE YOU VOICE] in large block letters, an illustration of a hand making the peace sign gesture, [freedom] in large script and [KNOW THE FACTS] in block letters within a bubble cloud. In the center is an illustration of a television with [STOP WATCHING THE NW], an illustrated power fist, a speech bubble with [what can I DO?], [protest] and a drawing a piece of paper and a pencil with [WRITE A / write a / letter to / your local / civil leaders]. At the right side is [BE EMPATHETIC], [vote] wiht an equals symbol, [BOYCOTT] in large block letters above an illustrated dollar sign, [SPEAKOUT] in a speech bubble coming from an illustrated mouth, [DESIGN POSTERS] in large bubble letters, and [SAY IT LOUD] on an illustrated protest placard. All of the illustrations are oriented horizontally except for along the right edge, which has illustrations of prayer hands, an angel wing, and a figure in meditative stance with the words [MEDITATE] and [pray] oriented vertically.
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- sketches
- Topic
- Activism
- Art
- Freedom
- Graphic design
- Health
- Justice
- Resistance
- Suffrage
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Andrea Pippins
- Object number
- 2018.51.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Andrea Pippins
-
Freedom
- Created by
- Pippins, Andrea, American
- Date
- 2016
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2550 pixels × 3300 pixels
- File size: 2.76 MB
- Title
- Digital download file offered by Andrea Pippins
- Caption
- In the summer of 2016, graphic designer and illustrator Andrea Pippins created an original sketch directly in response to the violence that bombarded the newscycle in the summer of 2016, which saw incidents ranging from the rampant killings of unarmed black men by U.S. police officers; attacks on and killings of police officers; terrorism in public spaces; and violence across the United States and overseas. As a designer, Pippins sought a way to help alleviate the pain and what she called the "ugliness going on in the world." She used the sketch to create this free, downloadable, doodle/coloring page sheet that she hoped could offer a productive outlet for processing emotions and empowering individuals who were feeling affected by the events.
- Description
- Digital downloadable pdf file offered by graphic designer Andrea Pippins, based on her original hand-drawn sketch (2018.51.1). The sketch is black on a white background. It is in the style of a worksheet for the user to color in and complete with additional words and drawings. The word [FREEDOM] appears in large block letters in the center. Along the left edge is written [DOODLE, COLOR, WRITE: Self-reflection and empowerment for change]. At the top left is a section for the user to put in their information with [Your name] and an arrow, followed by [YOUR FACE] and a sketch of a picture frame with [SELF-PORTRAIT] above it. Next to the frame is a sketch of a globe and beneath the name section is a bubble pointing at the globe with [How will you change the world???]. At the top right is a speech bubble with [SPEAK YOUR MIND: Write about something you stand for] above it. Beneath this, is a speach bubble with [What can I DO?] and a space with the instructions [USE THIS SPACE TO BRAINSTORM SOME IDEAS TO GET INVOLVED IN YOUR COMMUNITY]. [WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE?] is written vertically along the right edge of the sheet. At bottom center, below [FREEDOM], is written [WHAT DOES IT MEAN?] in a speech bubble with [Write what freedom means to you...] in script below with lines for writing. At the bottom left corner is a circle with [GOOD NEWS / WRITE ABOUT SOME GOOD NEWS IN YOUR COMMUNITY] with lines beneath for writing. At the left side center is a rectangular speech bubble with [Today I feel...] followed by lines for writing.
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Topic
- Activism
- Art
- Freedom
- Graphic design
- Health
- Justice
- Resistance
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Andrea Pippins
- Object number
- 2018.51.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Andrea Pippins
-
What Can I Do?
- Created by
- Pippins, Andrea, American
- Date
- 2016
- Medium
- digital
- Title
- Digital download file offered by Andrea Pippins
- Description
- Digital downloadable pdf file offered by Andrea Pippins, based on her original hand-drawn sketch titled "What Can I Do?" (2018.51.2). The illustration appears in black on a white background. The sketch consists of suggestions for how a person can become involved in social justice done in different types of hand-lettering surrounded by illustrations. Along the top is [equality!] , an illustration of a voting box with an arrow pointing to the slot, [serve] with a palm-up hand next to it, [Make art not war] in script. Along the left side is an illustration of a peace sign on a protest placard, [PEACE] and [ENOUGH!] in a circle, followed by [USE YOU VOICE] in large block letters, an illustration of a hand making the peace sign gesture, [freedom] in large script and [KNOW THE FACTS] in block letters within a bubble cloud. In the center is an illustration of a television with [STOP WATCHING THE NW], an illustrated power fist, a speech bubble with [what can I DO?], [protest] and a drawing a piece of paper and a pencil with [WRITE A / write a / letter to / your local / civil leaders]. At the right side is [BE EMPATHETIC], [vote] wiht an equals symbol, [BOYCOTT] in large block letters above an illustrated dollar sign, [SPEAKOUT] in a speech bubble coming from an illustrated mouth, [DESIGN POSTERS] in large bubble letters, and [SAY IT LOUD] on an illustrated protest placard. All of the illustrations are oriented horizontally except for along the right edge, which has illustrations of prayer hands, an angel wing, and a figure in meditative stance with the words [MEDITATE] and [pray] oriented vertically.
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Topic
- Activism
- Art
- Freedom
- Graphic design
- Health
- Justice
- Resistance
- Suffrage
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Andrea Pippins
- Object number
- 2018.51.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Andrea Pippins
-
Flyer advertising a donation drive to help the starving children in Biafra
- Created by
- Committee to Save the Children of Biafra, American
- Date
- April 13, 1969
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- This flyer advertises a donation drive to help starving children in Biafra. The flyer is white with black text that reads: [Give to / Help feed / the / Starving Children / of Biafra Checks / Accepted]. Between the words "help feed" and "starving children" is an illustration of 8 naked, malnourished children. [COMMITTEE TO SAVE THE CHILDREN OF BIAFRA / 520 FIFTH AVENUE / NEW YORK N.Y. 10038] is typed in the bottom left corner. The back of the flyer is blank except for the text written in the bottom left corner that reads [W 355th GEOMANY / APRIL 13, 1969 / NEW YORK CITY].
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Pan Africanism
- Topic
- Activism
- Africa
- Children
- Health
- Humanitarianism
- International affairs
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.27.47
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
-
Flyer advertising Health in Zimbabwe program
- Created by
- ZANU Solidarity Committee, American
- Medical Committee for Human Rights, American, founded 1964
- Subject of
- Zimbabwe African National Union, Zimbabwean, 1963 - 1987
- Ushewokunze, Herbert, Zimbabwean
- Date
- May 5, 1978
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- This flyer advertises a Health in Zimbabwe program in New York City. The flyer is white with black text and features a photograph of malnourished people in the top right corner. The title is typed next to the photograph and reads: [HEALTH IN / ZIMBABWE / (RHODESHIA) / LIBERATION / STRUGGLE]. In the center of the page, is information that DR. H. Ushewokunze, the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) Health Secretary will be speaking on the ZANU health system and a new film on Zimbabwean refugees will be screened. The location and date information are typed at the bottom: [Celebrate the 12th Anniversary of CHIMURENGA / SPONSORS: ZANU Solidarity Committee, Medical Committee for Human Rights / ENDORSERS: Fightback-Harlem, Guardian, Black American Law Students Association]. The back of the flyer is blank except for handwritten text in the bottom left corner that reads: [1978].
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Zimbabwe, Africa
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Pan Africanism
- Topic
- Activism
- Africa
- Black power
- Decolonization
- Film
- Health
- International affairs
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.27.50
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible