Black Lesbians in the 80's @ Lesbian Herstory Archives
By: curated by Sherley C. Olopherne
Series: Black lesbians in the
Publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Brooklyn, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 26
Subjects: African American lesbians; Archival resources; Lesbians; Lesbian Herstory Archives
Description: A volunteer at New York City's Lesbian Herstory Archives compiles published and ephemeral material detailing activities of the Black lesbian community in the 1980's. Coverage includes panel discussions, theater performances, and other assemblies by and for Black lesbians that were focused on bringing visibility to their community and injecting the Black lesbian identity with a sense of power. Works by important artistic figures in the Black lesbian community including Ntozake Shange (BC '70) and Audre Lorde, are frequently discussed.
Notes: Purchased at the Brooklyn Zine Fest in 2014.

Title from cover.
Table of contents: title: National Coalition for Black Lesbians and Gays formed; title: "Combahee River Collective Statement on Feminism" first published; title: 1st Annual Third World Lesbian Writers Conference in NYC; title: Black lesbian feminist Collective House operates in Alexandria, Va.; title: Conditions #5 is the Black Women's Issue and is co-edited by Barbara Smith; title: 1980; title: Gentle Waves, a Black lesbian group in Chicago forms; title: 1981; title: This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color is edited by two lesbianas, and contains contributions by lesbians of color; title: Black lesbians: an Annotated Bibliography, the first on the subject is published; title: The West Coast Women's Music and Comedy Festiveal is disrupted by race and class conflicts; title: 1982; title: Merle Woo is denied employment at UC Berkeley due to her political ideology and activities; title: 1983; title: Lesbians of Color Los Angeles, organize the National Lesbians of Color Conference attended by 200 women of color; title: Home Girls: a Black feminist Anthology edited by Barbara Smith contains contributions by African American lesbians; title: Deborah Johnson and Zandra Rolon are refused services in a couples booth at an L.A. restaurant. They file a lawsuit andwin.; title: 1984; title: Beth Brant edits the first anthology by North American Indian women, A Gathering of; title: Alberta Hunter, legendary blues singer dies; title: Lesbianas Unidas (L.A.) is founded by latina lesbians from GLLU; title: 1985; title: Anamika, a group for south Asian lesbians forms; title: Before Stonewall (the movie), includes interviews with Mbel Hampton, Jackie Cachero, Maua A. Ajanaku and Audre Lorde; title: 1986-1989; title: The Black Gay and Lesbian Leadershipis founded; title: Several lesbians of color are members of the first lesbian sorority in the world, established at UCLA (Los Angeles).