<I>BLK Vol. 5 No. 3</I>
date: label: Date
content: March 1994
name: label: Published by
content: Alan Bell, American
label: Edited by
content: Alan Bell, American
label: Subject of
content: Michael Jackson, American, 1958 - 2009
label: Subject of
content: Mandy Carter, American, born 1948
label: Subject of
content: Derek Charles Livingston, American
label: Subject of
content: Sabrina Sojourner, American, born 1952
label: Subject of
content: Ivy Young, American
label: Subject of
content: Congressional Black Caucus, American, founded 1971
label: Subject of
content: Rev. Jesse Jackson, American, born 1941
label: Subject of
content: Louis Farrakhan, American, born 1933
label: Subject of
content: Nation of Islam, American, founded 1930
label: Subject of
content: National Association of Black and White Men Together, American, founded 1980
label: Subject of
content: RuPaul, American, born 1960
label: Subject of
content: Motown Record Corporation, American, founded 1959
label: Subject of
content: Whitney Houston, American, 1963 - 2012
notes: label: Description
content: This is the 41st issue of BLK magazine published March 1994. The front cover is printed in color and features an image of Michael Jackson, who is photographed from the shoulders up against a black backdrop. Jackson is wearing a black coat, a white colored shirt, and a red/purple thin tie. At the top and centered to the left, [BLK] is printed in bold, white, uppercase letters within a light green rectangular box. Outside of the bottom left corner of the [BLK] text box is the magazine issue information; in small, red text it reads [March 1994 / Vol. 5, No. 3 / Whole No. 41 / $2.95 U.S. / $3.95 Canada]. At the bottom and aligned to the left are the news sections listed in blue text, [NEWS / NAMES / CARTOONS / WORD UP / DANCE / MUSIC / BOOKS / BLK TEA / MARKET]. To the right of the [BLK] text box is the magazine headline in red text [Must / Men / Who / Love / Boys Be / Guilty?]. There 40 numbered pages, stapled the center fold, with articles, advertisements, classifieds, black and white photographs, and cartoon illustrations throughout.
label: Description
content: The inside of the cover features an ad [A GAY FANTASIA ON NATIONAL THEMES / ANGELS IN AMERICA]. The content opens with the section [WORD UP] by Leon Miller with five short articles: [White Men Can’t Stick it In] about translation of a film, [Nubian: ‘Fuck Up a Faggot’] about Brand Nubian, [No More Rebels at All American], [Gay Street Signs in D.C.], and [Hit at Funerals] about Whitney Houston’s single “I Will Always Love You.”
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content: This is followed by eight letters to the editor in the section [BLK MAIL] on pages 2 and 3, with the [BLK] masthead on page 3. The section [NAMES] is on page 4, covering broad and general news regarding the Black gay and lesbian community. It is divided by city
label: Description
content: The cover story, which begins on page 7, is titled [MUST MEN WHO LOVE BOYS / BE GUILTY OF / SEXUAL MISCONDUCT? / A CONSIDERATION / OF THE ISSUES / IN THE / ALLEGATIONS / AGAINST / MICHAEL / JACKSON]. Written by Lee Savage, the article addresses the 1993 child sexual abuse accusations against international singer Michael Jackson, tracing the development of the case throughout 1993 and into 1994.
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content: This is followed by [MUSIC] by D.J. Marius on page 12 with two album reviews: [Jodeci / Diary of a Mad Band / (Uptown/MCA)] and [Queen Latifah / Black Reign / (Motown)]. The section [BOOKS] by Terrance Evans on page 14 discusses various publications, including works by Makeda Silvera, Stephen Lokosky, and Terry L. Jewell. A new section [DANCE] begins on page 16 by Don Thomas and discusses the performance of David Rousseve and his danc company, Reality. Another new section on page 18 is [LAW] by Arlene Zarembka; the article is titled [Debunking the “Minority Status” Lie]. The section [BLK BRIEFS] starts on page 20 and divided by city, providing articles in one or two sentences.
label: Description
content: Several shorter articles appear under the section [BLK NEWS] complied by Don Thomas, Eric Washington, Mark Haile, and Alan Bell. Beginning on page 22, these articles include: [‘Town Meeting’ in Washington Is First in Series] about a series of events produced by the Bayard Rustin Alliance, the Gay Spectrum program on Fairfax Channel 10, and Gregory Adams Presents, [Farrakhan Idles Aide Who Called Rustin ‘Sissified’] about Rev. Louis Farrakhan and Khalid Abdul Muhammad, [MACT/Austin Breaks With NABWMT] about the Austin chapter of Men of All Colors Together and the National Association of Black and White Men Together, [‘RuPaul Concert’ Held to Be Scam], [Victim Charges Philly Cops with Foot Dragging] regarding the assault on Kevin Spencer, [White Man Sues Motown in Bias], [African HIV Infection Rate Up in 1993] referencing the eight annual International Conference on AIDS in Africa in December, [Black Man Sues, Claims AIDS Led to His Dismissal] about Shawn Smith, who has AIDS, suing his employer with the case reaching federal courts, and [BGM Is Robbery, Murder Victim] about the murder of Delray Norman Green.
label: Description
content: This is followed by [BLK VEIL] on page 28 and lists thirty obituaries: Benjamin Allen, Nathaniel Anderson, Milton Barefield, Paul James Cockrell, Lloyd “Lepercon” Meredith Cordell Credle, Kevin Scot Dickerson, Ira R. Durant, Gary W. Finley, Kevin Freeman, Carl Gray, Willie Franklin Hall, Michael S. Hamilton, Walter W. Hayes, Charles Wayne Hensley, Phillip S. Hicklen, Bryan Ellsworth Hutchins, E.J.D. Johnson, Michael L. Johnson, Kazas “Kaz” Edward Jones, Roy Laurence, Walter Charles Law, Michael Tulloch, Cleo Ladell Washington II, Dennis Jerome Watson, Edward R. Watt, Lester Wilson, and Larry A. Wright. There is a column from the Executive Director of AIDS Project Los Angeles, [From the Desk of / James Loyce].
label: Description
content: The gossip column [BLK TEA] written by Preston G. Guider begins on page 28
label: Description
content: The issue concludes with the section [BLK MARKET] on page 31 and the classifieds section [TALKING PERONALS] starting on page 32 with personal ads divided by gender, nation, then U.S. states.
label: Description
content: The back cover is a full-page advertisement [PRIORITIES] by Dr. Reginald J. Warren INC.
label: Description
content: The object came with an insert: a double page, [STATEMENT OF CONSCIENCE] regarding the ROTC programs at UCLA; the flyer can be signed.
label: Description
content: There are several advertisements throughout, including: [“When I found / out I was / HIV-positive, / I didn’t know / what to do] for L.A. Shanti’s Positive Living for Us (PLUS); [Services of the Minority AIDS Project]; [ACTIVATE! U.] for the AIDS Project Los Angeles; [Unity / Fellowship / Church / A Church for / All People]; [The Pleasure Chest Ltd.]; [Books / Bohemian]; and [Harold R. / Freudenheim].
place: label: Place made
content: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Marrakesh, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
label: Place depicted
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Black Press
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Health
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: International affairs
label: Topic
content: LGBTQ
label: Topic
content: Mass media
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content: Nation of Islam
label: Topic
content: Police brutality
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: Sexuality
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
label: Topic
content: Violence
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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: 2018.108.41ab
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)