Ravers: The Black Rock Coalition Arts Magazine: Winter 1994

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A copy of Black Rock Coalition's (BRC) Ravers magazine, Winter 1994. The title reads "RAVERS/ THE BLACK ROCK COALITION ARTS MAGAZINE" in different fonts, centered at top, with the words "Winter 1994" below to the left and "Volume 1 Number 2" below to the right. The main image of the unfolded front page is a woman wearing a black floor-length skirt, a bandeau across the breast, and an asymmetrical vest, with her hands raised behind her head and her eyes closed, on a solid background. The caption reads "MOTHER'S FINEST/ GET SET V.O.P. / RUN-DMC/ KELVYN BELL/ PATRA/ TERRI & MONICA" on the left, and "BEATNIK NOUVEAU/ ME'SHELL NDEGEOCELLO/ (N-DAY-GAY-O-CHELLO)" underneath, centered. The interior pages are off-white with black type and black-and-white images.

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