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

Hemphill, Essex, American, 1957 - 1995

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 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.

Place made

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America

Classification

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Movement

HIV/AIDS Activist Movement

Type

magazines (periodicals)

Topic

Activism

Black Press

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

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

GUID

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