Flier for “Black History Month Annual Cultural Freebee Jam” by Kool Lance
date: label: Date
content: February 25, 1982
name: label: Designed by
content: Kool Lance, American
label: Distributed by
content: Nubian Productions, American
label: Subject of
content: Afrika Bambaataa, American, born 1957
label: Subject of
content: The Cold Crush Brothers, American, founded 1978
label: Subject of
content: DJ Charlie Chase, American, born 1959
label: Subject of
content: Angelo T. King, American, born 1959
label: Subject of
content: DJ Kool Herc, Jamaican American, born 1955
label: Subject of
content: DJ Jazzy Jay, American, born 1961
label: Subject of
content: Soul Power 82, American
label: Subject of
content: Kool DJ Red Alert, American, born 1956
label: Subject of
content: Soulsonic Force, American, founded 1980
label: Subject of
content: Cosmic Force, American
label: Subject of
content: Jazzy Five, American
label: Subject of
content: Grandmaster Flash, American, born 1958
label: Subject of
content: Furious Five, American, 1978 - 1989
label: Subject of
content: Kool DJ AJ, American, died 2015
label: Subject of
content: Busy Bee Starski, American, born 1962
label: Subject of
content: Fantastic Five, American, 1979 - 1994
label: Subject of
content: DJ Breakout, American
label: Subject of
content: Funky 4 + 1, American, 1977 - 1983
label: Subject of
content: Treacherous Three, American, 1978 - 1985
label: Subject of
content: Double Trouble, American
label: Subject of
content: Afrika Islam, American, born 1967
label: Subject of
content: Billy Boy, American
label: Subject of
content: Mark V, American
label: Subject of
content: The Just Four, American
label: Subject of
content: Grand Mixer DXT, American
label: Subject of
content: Infinity 4, American
label: Subject of
content: Elijah Muhammad, American, 1897 - 1975
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
label: Subject of
content: Malcolm X, American, 1925 - 1965
label: Subject of
content: Clarence 13X, American, 1928 - 1969
label: Subject of
content: Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
label: Subject of
content: Stokely Carmichael, Trinidadian American, 1941 - 1998
label: Subject of
content: Frederick Douglass, American, 1818 - 1895
label: Subject of
content: Marcus Garvey, Jamaican, 1887 - 1940
label: Subject of
content: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
label: Subject of
content: Bronx River Houses, American, founded 1951
label: Printed by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A flier for the “Black History Month Annual Cultural Freebee Jam” designed by Kool Lance. The flier is in portrait orientation and printed on off-white paper and has black and white text in varying fonts and sizes and black graphics with a black border. The flier is dominated by an elongated, black, hexagonal graphic with two stepped black bands below. The graphic is overlayed with white text and a small, white, rectangular banner near the top, highlighting the act Soul Power 82 in black text and emphasized with arrow graphics. The centered black text at the top of the flier reads [nUBian PrODUCTiOns & / AFRIKA[small text inserted above] BamBaaTaa PresenTs / BLack HisTory monTH / annual cuLTuraL FreeBee jam / Guarantee[sic] to perform].
label: Description
content: Below is the hexagonal graphic with centered white text that reads [coLD Crush Brothers charLie chase / Tony Tone coLd crush 4 kool Herc / jazzy jay / soul power[right oriented arrow] 82 [left oriented arrow] red alert / afrika Bambaataa / soul sonic & cosmic Force jazzy 5 / Grand master[sic] Flash Furious Lovers / Kool dj aj & Busy Bee starski / Grand wizard Theodor[sic] Fantastic 5 / Breakout & Funky 4 Trecherous[sic] 3 / Double Trouble solo sounds whiz kid / afrika islam Billy Boy & Mark V / The just 4 & DST & infinity 4]. Below the rectangular graphic is centered black text that reads [you may never see another line up / like this again, not for free anyway! / Thurs. Feb 25, 1982 / 5 UNTIL 12 / Donation free (just come in peace) / (respect your black selves) / Bronx river center 1619 e 174 st. / remember your Black History Giants / Elijah Muhammad / martin L. king, malcolm x, / clarence 13x / Black Panthers, Stokley[sic] carmichael / Fredrick[sic] Douglas[sic] / marcus Garvey, naacp, / and the great black history of africa / and the world].
label: Description
content: Narrow triangular graphics extend from the top of the large rectangular graphic with the words [FUNK] printed in small text above the left triangle and the word [BLUES] printed above the right triangle. Two set of perpendicularly crossed arrows extend from the center left and right edges of the frame. The word [SOUL] is printed above the horizontally oriented arrow on the left, and the word [DISCO] is printed above the horizontally oriented arrow on the right. Mirror images of freeform geometric shapes below the crossed arrow sets also have small text printed around their edges: [ROCK] on the left, and [CALYPSO] and [JAZZ] on the right. Just below the large rectangular graphic is more small text that reads [LATIN]. Two elongated arrows in horizontal orientations extend from the freeform geometric shapes, just below the venue address, and point to small text at the center that reads [(BRONX RIVER HOUSES)]. Printed above the ends of the arrows is small text that reads [HIP HOP] on the far left and [REGGAY[sic]] on the far right. The flier designer’s name is printed in small black text in the right corner of the frame, [KOOL LANCE]. The back of the flier has no text or inscriptions.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place used
content: Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: DJs (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Graphic design
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Nightlife
label: Topic
content: Rappers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: United States History
label: Topic
content: Urban life
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
label: Movement
content: Black Power (Black Pride)
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2020.38.1.7
objectType: label: Type
content: fliers (printed matter)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 8 3/8 × 6 3/8 in. (21.3 × 16.2 cm)