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1986-2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black wireless handheld microphone used by Oprah Winfrey on the The Oprah Winfrey Show. The microphone has a cylindrical handle ending in a blunt edge at the bottom, with the metal grill at the top covered in a black foam windscreen. A band of black…
1986-2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black wireless, handheld microphone used by Oprah Winfrey on The Oprah Winfrey Show. The metal grill at the top of the microphone is covered with a black foam windscreen. The microphone has a cylindrical handle that is a silver-blue toned metal, with a…
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…
1950s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn asymmetrical black wool cloche. The hat is constructed of a single piece of blocked wool felt. The top of the hat is rounded and fits closely to the head. The wool felt is draped and creased at the center front of the hat continuing to the proper right…
1940s - 1950s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black double-tiered cape with decorative bows and buckles. Both tiers of the cape are constructed from two semi-circles of black wool twill that are stitched together at the center back. The top tier is shorter, measuring 9.75” in length, while the…
2016
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBlack boiled wool evening dress designed by Kate Mack. The floor-length column dress has a wide cowl neck, full-length fitted sleeves, and a thigh-high slit at the proper left front side of the skirt. It is made from small asymmetric pieces of black boiled…
1960s-1980s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black wool felt hat with flocked net. The hat is made of wool felt with cut pile. The oval shaped crown is blocked to shape, the cut pile side of the felt is used on the exterior. The brim of the hat is made of a separate blocked piece of wool, the…
1960s - 1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black wool felt hat with a suede hat band. The hat is composed of one panel of black wool felt that has been blocked to shape. There is 3” deep brim that is slightly deeper on the sides (3.5”). Two metal wires are sewn along the brim’s edge for added…
early 1950s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBlack wool evening dress with a black fur trimmed hem worn by Ophelia DeVore. The dress is made from black wool knit and has a scoop neck, full-length fitted sleeves, and a full floor-length skirt that is gathered at the natural waistline. There are black…
1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black wool felt hat (all one piece) that has been blocked to shape. The hat features a 2.75” wide brim that has metal wire encased along its edge and the brim turns up at the front and back. A .25” wide self-fabric hat band encircles the outside of the…
1989-1990
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBlack wool jacket (.1) and skirt (.2) with off-white topstitching detail by Patrick Kelly. The jacket is fitted on the sides, flaring slightly below the natural waist, with the proper right front bottom side extending below the proper left front bottom…
ca. 1965
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA wool wrap skirt with a faux fur trim. The skirt is made from four panels of wool synthetic blend fabric and wraps right over left. There is one hook and eye closure at the waist and slightly below that, are two rows of four eyes at the proper left. Each…
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…
1950s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black, bonnet-style hat made from woven synthetic-straw (polypropylene) material. There is a cream-colored ribbon that circles the exterior crown and finishes in a bow at the center front. The interior brim is composed of a white woven, synthetic straw…
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Blacka Di Danca is an American dancer, choreographer, movement director, singer, and actor. He has performed and taught dancehall workshops internationally.
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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 CATALOGPainting by Sam Gilliam. The abstract painting is heavily textured with a collage of other painted canvas sections adhered to this canvas. The top layer is black and partially covers the underlying layers of colors, primarily green, yellow, blue, white,…
late 19th-mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPapier-mâché mask of a man in blackface wearing a gray top hat and a white dress shirt with popped collar and a blue necktie or neckerchief. The mask fits entirely over the wearer's head, resting on the wearer's shoulders. The face has brown eyes and red…
1995
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn offset lithograph with a variety of objects, words, and vignettes celebrating Black music. The imagery is in red, black, blue and green against a green, black, and blue background. Across the top in large black and red lettering is [BLACKNUSS] with the…
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…
1974
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Blacksmith and instruments” (Slides (photographs)).
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