National Association of Black and White Men Together, American, founded 1980 Search this
Gay Men of African Descent, American, founded 1986 Search this
Thelma Fraziear, American, 1932 - 2016 Search this
Medium:
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4 × 1/8 in. (27.4 × 20.9 × 0.3 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place made:
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
Date:
July 1989
Description:
The 8th issue of BLK magazine, published July 1989. The front cover features an image of Rev. Carl Bean, wearing clergy collar and robes. At top left,[BLK] is printed in large, bold, white uppercase letters within a red rectangular textbox. The letters are partially obscured by the image of Bean. There are 30 pages in total, with articles, advertisements, classifieds, black and white photographs, and cartoon illustrations originally from Ebony Magazine with new captions written by BLK throughout.
The inside cover features an ad for the [Minority AIDS Project “Coming Home For Friends 2 Annual Gospel Benefit]. The content opens with a section entitled [WORD UP] with short blurbs about Arsenio Hall, an Art Against AIDS fundraiser by the American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR), and products by The Mysteria Love Company of Arlington, Texas. This is followed by a calendar of events, titled [BLK BOARD], and a remembrance of the Pat Parker written by Ayofemi Stowe Folayan titled [Pat Parker: Noted black lesbian writer and activist dies following battle with illness]. Pages 8-17 contain an interview with Rev. Carl Bean titled [Rev. Carl Bean Perhaps the most important black gay AIDS activist in the entire world].
In the [Blk Community News] section, the articles include: [Wheaten Killed; Man Sought for Questioning], [Merton Provides Funds BWMT Joins LIFE Lobby], [Women, Minorities Tally Rage Door Policy Bias], [Launch Tanzania Drive], [Name Room for Black Gay AIDS Activist in N.Y.] about Charles Angel, [BLK Plans New Titles for Fall], [Long Beach AIDS Group Quizzes Board Member], [Racists Go on Trial for Slaying Black Gay Men], [Thelma Fraziear Will Leave State AIDS Post], [Hospital Gives Minority Patients Useless Drug], [L.A. Gay Film Festival Includes Black Works], [Slate First ‘Gold Coast’ Model Contest at Catch], [Project Slates ‘Coming Home for Friends II’].
The issue continues with a gossip column titled [Read My Lips] and concludes with a classified ads section titled [BLK MARKET].
There are advertisements throughout, including: [Being Alive / People With AIDS ACTION COALITION], [Unity Fellowship Church / A Church For All People], [The Black Gay Mens’ Exchange], [A DIFFERENT LIGHT] bookstore, [Hot, Horny and Health!] AIDS prevention program, [Visiting Nurse Home Services], [Chris Brownlie Hospice, A Place Where Everyday Counts.], [976-CAMP], [970-WOLF], [976 HUGE], and [MIDTOWNE SPA]. The back cover consists of a full page notice for the [WAR ON AIDS MEMORIAL] being built on the grounds of the Chris Brownlie Hospice. The top of the page reads: [58,000 American Death to AIDS / 57,704 American Deaths in Vietnam / 57 HOURS OF REMEMBRANCE].
