BLK Vol. 2 No. 4

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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. In the background, there is a computer on top of a table. In the upper left corner of the cover, [BLK] is printed in bold, black, uppercase letters within a yellow filled rectangular box outlined in black. The issue, whole issue, and date [Vol. 2, No. 4, Whole No. 17, April 1990] are printed below the text box in black letters. This is the first issue dated in such a manner. Near the bottom and to the left is text that reads: [THE BLK INTERVIEW: / Marlon Riggs] in white letters. There are 40 numbered pages, with articles, advertisements, classifieds, black and white photographs, and cartoon illustration throughout.

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