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…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.108.10
This is the 11th issue of BLK magazine published October 1989. On the front cover, there is an image of George Augustus Stallings Jr. Stallings Jr. wears a white clerical robe and dark stole. At top left, [BLK] is printed in large, bold, white uppercase…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.108.11
This is the 12th issue of BLK magazine published November 1989. On the front cover, there is an image of Jewel Williams. Williams wears a sweater over a patterned blouse. At top left, [BLK] is printed in large, bold, white uppercase letters within a red…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.108.12
This is the 13th issue of BLK magazine published December 1989. The front cover features a black and white photograph of Sgt. Perry Watkins, wearing a rolled-up stripped long sleeve and jeans while leaning on the door of what is presumably an ROTC…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.108.13
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…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.108.2
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…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.108.3
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…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.108.4
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.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.108.5
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…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.108.6
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…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.108.7
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…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.108.8
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,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.108.9
This is the 14th issue of BLK magazine published January 1990. The front cover features an black and white image of three individuals dressed in occupational clothing sitting it what seems like a waiting room. The cover models, from left to right, are Jo…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.108.14
This is the 23rd issue of BLK Magazine published October 1990. The front cover, printed with a blue tint, features a black and white image of Phill Wilson from the chest up. Wilson’s arms are propped upright, with his hands clasped and his two indexed…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.108.23
This is the 24th issue of BLK Magazine published November 1990. The front cover, printed with an orange tint, features a black and white image of Lauren Metoyer (left) and Yolanda Whittington (right) riding a Jeep with the windows and cover down. On the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.108.24
This is the 25th issue of BLK Magazine published December 1990. The front cover, printed with a yellow tint, features a black and white image of Ivy Young. Young is pictured from the chest up with her right hand in the frame. At the top and centered off to…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.108.25
This is the 15th issue of BLK magazine, published February 1990. The front cover features a black and white image of Chas. Bennett Brack, co-founder of Lavender Light. Photographed from the chest up, Brack is pictured leaning against a wall while wearing a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.108.15
This is the 16th issue of the BLK magazine published March 1990. The front cover features a black and white image of Cleo Manago from the waist up, with him leaning forward on his right arm and wearing a coat over a long-sleeved shirt. At the top and to…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.108.16
This is the 17th issue of BLK Magazine published April 1990. The front cover, printed with a tint of yellow, features an image of Marlon Riggs holding a movie camera aimed at the camera. He is visible from the waist up, wearing jeans and a leather jacket.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.108.17
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 21st issue of BLK Magazine published August 1990. The front cover features a cut-out, black and white photograph of Dr. Marjorie Hill seated in what is presumably a rattan throne chair. She is pictured in a dark blazer, a patterned skirt or…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.108.21
This is the 22nd issue of BLK Magazine published September 1990. The front cover features a black and white photograph of Audre Lorde from the chest up, with lighting on her left side, creating a shadow over her right side. In the upper left corner, [BLK]…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.108.22
