<I>Ravers: The Black Rock Coalition Arts Magazine: Winter 1994</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1994
name: label: Published by
content: Positive Press Inc., American
label: Edited by
content: Jeffrey James
label: Subject of
content: Black Rock Coalition, American, founded 1985
label: Subject of
content: Meshell Ndegeocello, American, born 1968
label: Subject of
content: Mother's Finest, American, founded 1972
label: Subject of
content: Get Set V.O.P., American, founded 1993
label: Subject of
content: Run-D.M.C., American, 1981 - 2002
label: Subject of
content: Patra, Jamaican, born 1972
label: Subject of
content: Terri & Monica, American
notes: label: Description
content: A copy of Black Rock Coalition's (BRC) Ravers magazine, Winter 1994. The title reads "RAVERS/ THE BLACK ROCK COALITION ARTS MAGAZINE" in different fonts, centered at top, with the words "Winter 1994" below to the left and "Volume 1 Number 2" below to the right. The main image of the unfolded front page is a woman wearing a black floor-length skirt, a bandeau across the breast, and an asymmetrical vest, with her hands raised behind her head and her eyes closed, on a solid background. The caption reads "MOTHER'S FINEST/ GET SET V.O.P. / RUN-DMC/ KELVYN BELL/ PATRA/ TERRI & MONICA" on the left, and "BEATNIK NOUVEAU/ ME'SHELL NDEGEOCELLO/ (N-DAY-GAY-O-CHELLO)" underneath, centered. The interior pages are off-white with black type and black-and-white images. Back cover has a large ad for BRC, reading "SUPPORT THE BLACK ROCK COALITION" at the top with a BRC logo underneath, with the words "TO BECOME A MEMBER SEND YOUR/ NAME AND ADDRES TO THE BLACK/ ROCK COALITION, P.O. BOX 1054,/ COOPER STATION, NEW YORK, NY/ 10276."
place: label: Place printed
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Black Press
label: Topic
content: Mass media
label: Topic
content: Metal (Music)
label: Topic
content: Punk (Music)
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Rock and roll (Music)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Rock Coalition - LaRonda Davis, President
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.42.14.8.3
objectType: label: Type
content: magazines (periodicals)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (folded): 7 3/4 × 11 1/2 in. (19.7 × 29.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (unfolded): 14 7/8 × 11 in. (37.8 × 27.9 cm)