<I>BLK Vol. 1 No. 11</I>
date: label: Date
content: October 1989
name: label: Published by
content: Alan Bell, American
label: Edited by
content: Alan Bell, American
label: Subject of
content: George Augustus Stallings Jr., American, born 1948
label: Subject of
content: Imani Temple African-American Catholic Congregation, American, founded 1989
label: Subject of
content: Minority AIDS Project, American, founded 1985
label: Subject of
content: National LGBTQ Task Force, American, founded 1974
label: Subject of
content: AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power, American, founded 1987
label: Subject of
content: Jewel Thais-Williams, American
label: Subject of
content: Jewel's Catch One, American, founded 1973
label: Subject of
content: Ivy Bottini, American, born 1926
label: Subject of
content: Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum, American, 1988 - 2003
label: Subject of
content: African-American Lesbian and Gay Alliance, American, founded 1986
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Huey P. Newton, American, 1942 - 1989
notes: label: Description
content: 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 letters within a red rectangular textbox with [Number 11, Octobe-] along the bottom, with the month partially obscured by the image of Stallings Jr. There are 34 numbered pages, with articles, advertisements, classifieds, black and white photographs, and cartoon illustrations throughout.
label: Description
content: On inside cover under headline [MAN / HUNT / Wanted: / Mean of Color / to Join Us] is a list community-building and educational events organized by the Minority AIDS Project in October.
label: Description
content: Under the heading [Word Up] there are four short notices: [Dynamics of the Situation / An Axl to Grind / Mystery List / Dedicated to the Ones We Love] and the fifth, [Tell the Tale], invites readers to submit news items notable for be funny, strange, outrageous, or homophobic. This is followed by letters to the editor [BLK MAIL], the BLK masthead, and the calendar section [BLK BOARD].
label: Description
content: The cover story, which begins on page 11 and ends on page 15, is entitled [Black and (Not) Gay / D.C. Priest breaks from Catholic Church / to start own black congregation]. Two quotes and text from the interview are printed in a larger font. The first reads [“I believe this is an effort to divert attention from my mission and message to make the African-American experience valid and whole, and to drive racial insensitivity and racism out of the Catholic Church.”], the second [“I’ll tell you about my sexuality when you discover how many homosexuals are working right there in the pastoral center of the Washington Archdiocese.”], and the third [He turned St. Teresa’s from a dying church to a vibrant congregation of 2,000 before leaving in 1988 after 12 years to become archdiocesan evangelism director.].
label: Description
content: A second feature story by Ron Keith titled [Dead and AIDS / Grieving and bereavement are natural facts of life aggravated by AIDS] appears on pages from 17 to 19.
label: Description
content: Several shorter articles appear under the [BLK Community News] section. These include: [Non-Violent Civil Action Slated for Fed Building] about a planned ACT-UP protest, [Andrea Welsing Heads MAP Education Session], [Fashion Designers Hold Benefit for AIDS Project], [Bottini Exits Task Force] about Ivy Bottini leaving the Gay and Lesbian Police Advisory Task Force, a group she helped found, [ACT-UP Hits Racism in Chicago Bars; Protests ‘Carding’, Closure of Popular Black Club LaRay], [Williams, Thais Wed in Formal Church Service] about Jewel Williams and Rue Thais, [Forum Selects Atlanta as 1990 Conference Site] about the Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum, [Minority AIDS Project Slates Teenage Raffle], [Parkinson Shows Works] about author and filmmaker Michell Parkinson, [Gents Concerned Elect], and [Gentlemen Concerned to Be Feted at Catch One] about the celebration of the Gentlemen Concerned fundraising group.
label: Description
content: Section [BLK Veil] on page 25 lists three obituaries: Linda S. Jackson, Dudley Elix Jones, and Huey P. Newton.
label: Description
content: Gossip column [Read My Lips} appears on page 27. [BLK LIST], a listing of gay and lesbian organizations, bars, and baths, runs on pages 28 and 29. Entities are assigned one to four stars based on how black they are, with one star meaning “Somewhat black” and four stars “All black.” [BLK MARKET], the classified and personals section, runs pages 31 to 34.
label: Description
content: There are advertisements throughout the issue, including: [Minority AIDS Project], [Black Gay & Lesbian Leadership Forum / Third Annual NATIONAL BLACK GAY AND LESBIAN CONFERENCE and Health Institute], [REMEMBER THEIR NAMES / FIGHT FOR THE LIVING], [National Gay and Lesbian Task Force], [National Gay Rights Advocates / Women’s Night VII], [BEING ALIVE / PEOPLE WITH AIDS ACTION COALITION], [Catch One Disco / Sisters in the Name of Love!], [WE CARE ABOUT THE GAY & LESBIAN COMMUNITY / VISITING NURSE HOME SERVICES], [POLLO DESIGNS / Featured at Shear Spectrum Salon], [976 CAMP], [976 WOLF], [THE GAY & LESBIAN COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER / NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY], [the Body Black Calendar 1990] with order slip, [Hot, Horny & Healthy! / a Fun, Safer Sex Playshop], [Unity Fellowship Church], [CHIRON RISING], [A DIFFERENT LIGHT / Gay and Lesbian Literature], [MIDTOWNE SPA], and [976 HUGE].
label: Description
content: The back cover is a full-page advertisement for [THE NEW CAPER LOUNGE] in Inglewood, California.
place: label: Place made
content: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Black Press
label: Topic
content: Catholicism
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Health
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: LGBTQ
label: Topic
content: Mass media
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Sexuality
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
label: Movement
content: HIV/AIDS Activist Movement
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Bell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.108.11
objectType: label: Type
content: magazines (periodicals)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © BLK Publishing Company, Inc
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4 × 1/8 in. (27.4 × 20.9 × 0.3 cm)