This is the 18th issues of BLK Magazine published May 1990. The front cover, printed with a tint of purple, features an image of Michael Jones, the Volunteer Coordinator of the Minority AIDS Project in Los Angeles, standing in front of room people,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.108.18
This is the 19th issue of BLK Magazine published June 1990. The front covers features an black and white image of Barbara Smith from the waist up in a sweater as her face leans into her left hand, which is rested on a table. She is wearing a pair of small…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.108.19
This is the 20th issue of BLK Magazine published July 1990. The front cover, printed in black and white with an orange tint, features Nedra Johnson (left) and Dionne Freeney at New York’s Gay Pride Rally in Union Square. Both are wearing cut off t-shirts…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.108.20
This is the 27th issue of BLK Magazine published February 1991. The front cover features a black and white image of Rev. James Cleveland. Cleveland is dressed in a suit, his jacket made of reflective material, with rings on each of his pinky fingers. He is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.108.27
This is the 33rd issue of BLK magazine published August 1991. The front cover is printed in color and features an image of the three members of the of the San Francisco troupe, Pomo-Afros-Homos: Brian Freeman, Eric Gupton, and Djola Bernard Branner. They…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.108.33
This is the 34th issue of BLK magazine published October 1991. This is the first issue with a clay coated glossy paper cover. The front cover is printed in color and features an image of Patti LaBelle. LaBelle wears a crème-colored skirt with similar…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.108.34ab
This is the 35th issue of BLK magazine published January 1992. The front cover is printed in color and features an image of Steven Corbin. Corbin is seated on the floor, with his right leg raised and left leg tucked under. He is resting back on his left…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.108.35ab
This is the 36th issue of BLK magazine published May 1992. The front cover is printed in color and features an image of Lisa Mitchell (left) and Titia Ingram (right) hiking in the woods. Both women are carrying a red, external frame hiking backpack, with…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.108.36
This is the 37th issue of BLK magazine published September 1992. The front cover is printed in color and features an image of Justin Fashanu. The athlete is dressed in a dark green tank top, dark pants, presumable trousers, and accessorized with a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.108.37ab
This is the 41st issue of BLK magazine published March 1994. The front cover is printed in color and features an image of Michael Jackson, who is photographed from the shoulders up against a black backdrop. Jackson is wearing a black coat, a white colored…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.108.41ab
This is a color print depicting a man and a woman in Black Lives Matter t-shirts. The man standing on the left wears a sleeveless black t-shirt with yellow text that reads “BLACK / LIVES / MATTER.” The text is bracketed above and below by a horizontal line…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.77.1
A rectangular block of sandstone. One short side of the block has a smooth, finished surface. The other five sides are rough-hewn and pitted, showing evidence of quarry tool markings, softened by weathering. One of the long sides has mechanical tool…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.182
A wooden block plane. In relief on toe is [CE CHELOR / LIVING IN / WRENTHAM]. Relief on blade reads [WELDON]. Plane shows evidence of old dents, abrasions, and small chip losses, but it has a dark stain disguising the damage from past use.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.8.9
A large, beaded neckpiece assemblage by Joyce J. Scott. Composed primarily of turquoise, green, and blue beadwork, the necklace forms an irregular, asymmetrical composition made up of five interconnected sections joined by open networks of beads and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2026.40.1
Blondell Cummings (October 27, 1944 – August 30, 2015) was an American modern dancer and choreographer. She is known for her experimental choreography and was a fixture in the New York and Harlem dance scene for decades.
Bruce Stan Falson (born April 17, 1975), better known by his stage name Blood Raw, is an American rapper. He was part of the Atlanta-based rap-group U.S.D.A. until 2010. His debut album, My Life: The True Testimony, peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Top…
Blossom Chrishelle Brown (born 1986) is an American transgender rights advocate and public speaker. Brown gained national attention in 2019 for criticizing the lack of Black transgender representation during the CNN and HRC LGBTQ Equality Town Hall in Los…
Custom-made blouse worn by Patti LaBelle. The blouse is made of a shiny gold, bronze, and black plaid lamé fabric. It has a v-neck with black lace trim around the collar that has been re-embroidered in an abstract pattern. Down the front center is a black…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.27.1
Black and pink blouse. The blouse has an alternating black and pink vertical striped pattern. Within the stripes there is a repeating diagonal grey stripe. It is part of a matching set. The blouse has a square neckline and elbow length sleeves with a full…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2019.88.1.7.4
