<I>BLK Vol. 3 No. 7</I>
date: label: Date
content: July 1991
name: label: Published by
content: Alan Bell, American
label: Edited by
content: Alan Bell, American
label: Subject of
content: Emanuel Tapp
label: Subject of
content: Reggie Williams, American, 1951 - 1999
label: Subject of
content: National Task Force on AIDS Prevention, American, 1985 - 1998
label: Subject of
content: Phill Wilson, American, born 1956
label: Subject of
content: GMHC, American, founded 1981
label: Subject of
content: Willie Brown, American, born 1934
label: Subject of
content: Rev. Jesse Jackson, American, born 1941
label: Subject of
content: AIDS Project Los Angeles, American, founded 1983
label: Subject of
content: Jewel's Catch One, American, founded 1973
label: Subject of
content: Essex Hemphill, American, 1957 - 1995
label: Subject of
content: Joseph F. Beam, American, 1954 - 1988
label: Subject of
content: Black Men's Xchange, American, founded 1989
notes: label: Description
content: This is the 32nd issue of BLK magazine published July 1991. The front cover is printed in color and features an image of Emanuel Tapp. Standing centered in front of a slate-blue backdrop, Tapp is wearing a gold-colored chain necklace and a red V-neck shirt, pictured from the waist up. There are two individuals out of frame pointing guns at Tapp on either side of him: from the left is a hand visible only from the wrist forward pointing a black revolver; from the right is a hand only visible from the wrist forward pointing a black hand gun. At the top and centered, [BLK] is printed in bold, white, uppercase letters within a red rectangular box. Above the text box in small, yellow, uppercase letters it reads [THE NATIONAL BLACK LESBIAN AND GAY NEWSMAGAZINE], fitting across the length of the textbox. Outside of the upper right corner of the [BLK] text box is the magazine issue information; in small, white text it reads [Vol. 3, No. 7 / Whole No. 32 / July 1991]. At the center of Tapp’s chest, the headline is printed in in yellow text, [High Risk, Low Priority: / AIDS in the / Black Gay Community]. There are 48 numbered pages, stapled at through the fold, with articles, advertisements, classifieds, both colored and black and white photographs, and cartoon illustrations throughout.
label: Description
content: The inside of the cover features an ad for the Minority AIDS project for a free, anonymous, AIDS antibody test [WHAT’S WORSE… / 20 MINUTES OF FEAR AND WORRYING / OR… / A LIFETIME OF FEAR AND WORRYING? / CONSIDER GETTING THE AIDS ANTIBODY TESTED TODAY.]. The content opens with the section titled [Word Up / News of the Outrageous, the Amusing, the Pathetic and the Unexpected] by Leon Miller with seven short articles: [Rosa Parks, Assassin] about a teacher teaching misinformation, [Bimbos Diss BLK with Diarrhea] about the zine Bimbox, [The LAPD Talks that Talk] regarding Chief Daryl Gates, [Gay = AIDS and Prostitution] about PBS on lesbian and gay programming, [More Hateful Rap Lyrics] regarding John Blckham, Bust Down, ad Luther Campbell, [Penis Rides in Limousine] the third annual World AIDS Day in Amsterdamn, and [Why 15 Distribs Nixed ‘Paris’] about ‘Paris is Burning’ not having the film’s music cleared.
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content: This is followed the [BLK] mast head on page 4. On the following page are two letters to the editor in the section [BLK MAIL].
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content: The cover story, which begins on page 7, is titled [High Risk, Low Priority / Society Turns a Double Blind Eye on / AIDS in the black gay community], with a label headline [OVERVIEW]. Written by Michael Brode, the article covers the AIDS epidemic in the Black gay and lesbian community while acknowledging that the method of research resulted in more information on the former than the latter. Considering the societal structures of racism, sexism, homophobia, poverty, drug abuse, homelessness, Brode breaks down how this has impacted the increase of deaths due to AIDS among Black gay men. They discuss prevention and education versus care and treatment, the education gap, self-love, primary health care crisis, the culture gap, and leadership when it comes to addressing the epidemic.
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content: A second feature story begins on page 15, titled [Pride and Prejudice / African-American Lesbians and Gay Men / Celebrate Coast to Coast], with a label headline [NEWS FEATURE]. Written by Mark Haile and Eric Washington, the article addresses the efforts and results of including Black lesbians and gay men in pride celebrations in cities across the United States such as New York City, Oakland/San Francisco, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Chicago, San Diego, and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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content: Several shorter articles appear under the section [BLK NEWS]. Beginning on page 21, these articles include: [Black Ministers Protest Lesbian, Gay Rights Bill] regarding legislation AB101 that would protect lesbians and gay men from job and housing discrimination in California, [Librarians Protest Use of Langston Hughes Poetry by Mark Haile] the Los Angeles Public Library faces backlash for identifying Hughes as a Black gay man, [L.A. County Sheriff Enforcement Efforts Fail to Spoil Merry Mood of 2000 at July 4th Malibu Beach Party by Mark Haile, Photos by Bruce Hunt], [Big Role for Women of Color in Troubled Confab by Alycee J. Lane] about the National Lesbian Conference and schedule omissions due to typographical errors, artists performances include Two Spirited Thunder People, the Washington Sisters, Lea Delaria, and the national agenda developed, [APLA Names Black Gay Man to Communications Post by Karen Ocamb] about Anthony Sprauve as the new communications director for AIDS Project Los Angeles, [ACT-UP Targets AMA for Protest at Annual Meeting by Antonio Sharp] about the American Medical Association, ACT-UP chapters protesting, and the Chicago Police Department, [Gentlemen Concerned Sponsors Garden Party] attendees included Dr. Wilbert C. Jordan, Phill Wilson, Rue Thaïs-Williams, Leslie Burke, and Dr. Natalie Sanders, [Farrington-Domingue Is New Task Force Co-Chair by Karen Ocamb] about Sandra Farrington-Domingue becoming the first person of color to co-chair the Gay and Lesbian Police Advisory Task Force, [Gay Writer Apologies for Article Thought Slanted] about how the ethnicity of individuals is reported in the Bay Area Reporter, specifically one article written by Dennis Conkin, [BMX Establishes Denver Chapter for Black Men], [CDC June Statistics on AIDS Cases in U.S], [D.C. Holds First Ever Black Lesbian, Gay Pride Day], with the theme “Let Us All Be Together,” coordinated by Welmore Cook, Theodore Kirkland, Ernest Hopkins, Carlene Cheatam, and with performers Melvin Parks, Halima Williams, and Sparkle Harris, and [Hemphill Appears in L.A.; Writing Events Slated] about Essex Hemphill presenting from the Black gay anthology “Brother to Brother.”
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content: This is followed by [BLK VEIL] on page 31 and lists ten obituaries: Dr. Reginald D. Banks, Howard Benson, Dexter Freeman, Rudolf Gardner, Charles Edwin Garner, Cornelius Wesley Gilbert, Kevin Peter Hall, Chip LaGrange, William Thomas “Bill” Scales Jr., and Timothy L. Stephens III. A new section starts on page 32 called [BLK PEOPLE] about broad and general news regarding the Black gay and lesbian community. It is divided by city.
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content: This is followed by the section [BLK ARTS] on page 34. The subsection [THEATER] has one article titled [Norman Is That You / EBONY SHOWCASE]; the subsection [MUSIC by D.J. Marius] has six album reviews: [Mica Paris / “CONTRIBUTION” (Island)], [Keith Washington / “MAKE TIME FOR LOVE” (Qwest/Warner Bros)], [Lisa Fischer / “SO INTENSE” (Elektra)], [Will Downing / “A DREAM FUFILLED” (Islands)], [John Lucien / “LISTEN LOVE” (Mercury)], and [Sissy Man Blues / Various Artists (Jass)].
label: Description
content: A new section begins on page 37 called [Rules of the Game / by Emanuel] a new advice column addressing the complexities of life, with the first topic to be addressed [So you want a boyfriend, eh?]. The gossip column titled [Read My Lips] written by Preston G. Guider is on page 38. The issue concludes with the classifieds section [BLK MARKET] starting on page 41, with personal ads divided by gender, nation, then U.S. regions.
label: Description
content: The back cover is a full-page advertisement for [Jewel’s Catch One / MEMBER’S / BEACH PARTY].
label: Description
content: There are several advertisements throughout, including: [ORANGE COUNTY Celebrates / GAY & LESBIAN PRIDE]; [the / BFP TEE]; [NATALIE COLE]; [LIVING WITH HIV] by the American Social Health Association, National Association of People of AIDS, and Burroughs Welcome Co.; [PARIS IS burning / A Jennie Livingston film]; [BLACK BOTTOMS / presents a / BLK / SUMMER / JAM]; [THE BLACK GAY AND LESBIAN LEADERSHIP FORUM PRESENT / SARAFINA! / THE MUSICAL CELEBRATION]; [HOMBRES / ALL LATIN MEN!]; [Caribbean / HEAT Magazine]; [Being Alive / People with HIV/AIDS / Action Coalition / and / Black Gay & Lesbian / Leadership Forum / AIDS Intervention Team / PRESENT / BORN TO BE ALIVE!]; [WELCOME ABOARD SAN DIEGO! / BLACK MEN’S XCHANGE]; [Unity / Fellowship / Church / A Church for All People]; [THE / HOLLYWOOD / SPA / COMPOUND / A MAN’S PRIVATE PRESERVE]; [TALKING PERSONALS / Connections USA]; [THE CENTER / LEGAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT]; [WEST HOLLYWOOD / PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH]; [LAGADU / Lesbians and Gays of African Descent United]; [BLACK BOTTOMS / PRESENTS / Claudette]; [Serving the Needs / of the People / VISITING NURSE HOMES SERVICES]; [Subscribe to the leading interracial gay magazine / QUARTERLY INTERCHANGE]; [1-900-303-WOLF]; [THING / SHE KNOWS /WHO SHE IS]; [REACTIONS]; [THE WORLD’S / LARGEST AND FINEST / EROTIC / DEPARTMENT STORE / The Pleasure Chest Ltd.]; [I’ve always said, / “If I ever got / AIDS, I don’t / know what / I’d do.” / I was right.] ad stating the mission of AIDS Project Los Angeles; [1-900-990-HEAT]; [ACT-UP/LA needs / your input • your leadership • your anger!]; [Black and White / Men Together]; [Gay & Lesbian Literature]; [GET A LITTLE… FUN!]; and [The Black Line].
place: label: Place made
content: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, 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: Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: San Francisco, San Francisco county, California, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Denver, Denver County, Colorado, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Washington, District of Columbia, 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: LGBTQ
label: Topic
content: Mass media
label: Topic
content: Police brutality
label: Topic
content: Race discrimination
label: Topic
content: Race relations
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: 2018.108.32
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)