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October 1, 1968, printed 2010
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white image of an African American woman in a white robe holding a small baby in a white blanket.
1968
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA documentary short with the title Black Panthers. It consists of a single reel of color 16mm polyester film with optical sound. The documentary focuses on protests in Oakland, California following the arrest of Black Panther co-founder Huey Newton. There…
August 25, 1968; printed 2010
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black and white photograph of six African American women at a Black Panther rally. The women are pictured with their left fists raised in the air. The women pictured are, from left to right, unidentified, Mary Ann Carlton, Delores Henderson, Joyce Lee,…
1968
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGLarge color lithographic poster published by The Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia, African and Latin America (OSPAAAL) with the message "Retaliation to Crime: Revolutionary Violence" written in English, French, Spanish and Arabic below an…
October 16, 1995
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis black-and-white photograph depicts a man holding his right fist in the air. He is wearing sunglasses, a white shirt, a light colored jacket, and is carrying a twist top bottle and straw in his left hand. He is looking up and to the viewer's left.…
1967
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGTwo copies of a pamphlet written by Claude Lightfoot (2010.55.58.1 and 2010.55.58.2). The front cover features black print on off-white paper. The interior consists of forty-six pages of text. The back of the pamphlet features an advertisement for New…
2010; printed 2019
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of a Black Power pinback button, by Platon. The round, white pinback button features a black-and-white illustration of a Black power fist. The fist is diagonally oriented with the fist extending upwards from the bottom right…
2015
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black T-shirt with white lettering on the front. The text on the shirt reads “300 / MEN MARCH / A MOVEMENT AGAINST VIOLENCE.".
2015
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black T-shirt with white lettering on the front. The text on the shirt reads “BLACK / LIVES / MATTER.”.
1986–2020
Dean West (28 December 1986 – April 2020), better known by his stage name Black the Ripper, was a British rapper, grime emcee, activist, cannabis activist, and entrepreneur from Edmonton, London. He ran his own record label, Dank of England (formerly known…
1968
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA paperback journal with black cover, The Drama Review: Volume 12, Number 4. The subtitle of this volume is Black Theater. The front cover is black with white text and illustration. At the top of the cover is the masthead with the publication’s subtitle…
1939
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black full-length velvet skirt worn by Marian Anderson at her Lincoln Memorial Concert in 1939. The skirt is lined and has a high pile on the fabric. It flares out at the back forming a small train, and the back is fastened with a small black zipper. The…
1967
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis image depicts two men at an anti-war rally at Boston Common. The men are standing side by side, arms around each other's shoulders. They face the viewer, the man on the right holding his free arm out in front of him, hand open, fingers splayed, palm…
Biography
Black Women in the Academy: Defending Our Name 1894–1994 was a national conference focusing on Black women academics held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on January 13–15, 1994. This was the first national conference focusing on issues…
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pamphlet written by Roscoe Proctor. The pamphlet has brown ink on yellowed paper. The front cover features the text: [Black Workers and the Class Struggle / Roscoe Proctor/ 45¢]. Beneath the text is a depiction of black steel workers and protesters…
May 1975
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe May 1975 issue of Black World magazine. The title appears across the top of the cover in white text against a black background: [Black World / May 1975 A Johnson Publication 75cents]. The cover features a bright orange rendition of the continent of…
1976
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBlack World Vol. XXV No. 6. The cover features an oval photograph of a man standing beneath a theater marquee is framed by an orange background with a white and black stripes running through it. The title "Black World" appears in white print on black at…
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Blackberri (born Charles Timothy Ashmore; May 31, 1945 – December 13, 2021) was an American singer-songwriter and community activist. His music focused on issues such as civil rights, LGBT rights, and pollution. During the AIDS epidemic, Blackberri worked…
1977
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPublication of the "Black Books Bulletin" published by The Institute of Positive Education, volume 5, number 3 of Fall 1977. Publication's subject is "Science and Struggle" as written on the top of the front cover in red, stylized text ["SCIENCE &…
1978
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA documentary film with the title Blacks Britannica. It consists of a single reel of color 16mm polyester film with optical sound. The documentary opens with alternating clips of a street protest and the band Steel Pulse performing in a studio before…
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Blair Imani (born Blair Elizabeth Brown, October 31, 1993) is an American author, historian, and educator. She is queer, Black, and Muslim. Since 2020 she has been known for creating and hosting the viral web series Smarter in Seconds.
1872–1934
Elected as deputy for Senegal in 1914, Diagne defended the rights of Senegalese citizens and recruited African soldiers during the First World War.
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Blanche Mae Armwood (January 23, 1890 – October 16, 1939) was an American educator, women's suffrage advocate, activist, and the first African-American woman in the state of Florida to graduate from an accredited law school. Armwood was also the first…
1902–1978
Blanche Dorothea Jones Calloway (February 9, 1902 – December 16, 1978) was an American jazz singer, composer, and bandleader. She was the older sister of Cab Calloway and was a successful singer before her brother. With a music career that spanned over 50…
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