Los Angeles: African Collective, presumed Publisher, 1983. Unbound. Single sheet, blue paper stock. 8 ½ by 11 inches. Printed on a single side only. A flyer for a two day event, held August 20-21, 1983 at the Elegant Manor in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles. Titled Subliminal Suggestion..... More
No Place: No Publisher. Unbound. No publisher, place or date. Perhaps circa 1970. Pinback, bright green with black lettering and a safety pin style back. 1 11/16 inches in diameter. Portrait of Bobby Seale wearing a beret in the center. A pinback perhaps issued by the Black Panther Party, depicting..... More
No Place: Black Panther Party, presumed Publisher. Unbound. No place or date. New York: no date, perhaps 1970. Single sheet, legal sized. A flier discussing the halt of the preliminary hearing of the 13 Black Panthers on trial, asserting that the reason was because the judges could not, essentially, control..... More
No Place: No Producer, 1992. Unbound. No producer or place: 1992. Single sheet, 7 ½ by 3 ¾ inches. A bumper sticker type piece perhaps issued as a response to the videotape of, or the verdicts in the trials of the policemen who beat Rodney King in Los Angeles in..... More
Calvert, TX: Calvert Colored High School, Publisher, 1932. Wraps. Single sheet, folded into four pages, 8 ½ by 5 ½ inches. Cover mentions day and location of the commencement, May 23rd at the W,W.O.W. Temple. Interior lists the names of the senior class students, as well as class officers, Board..... More
No Place: No publisher, 1968. Unbound. Small printer bug on the curl, illegible to our tired eyes. Presumed circa 1968 based on Eldridge Cleaver's campaign for president of the United States. Perhaps issued in New York based on Mage's presence on this pinback (see below). Approximately 1 ½ inches in..... More
No Place: No Publisher, 1968. Unbound. No printer, place or date. Presumed circa 1968 based on Eldridge Cleaver's campaign for president of the United States. Approximately 1 ¾ inches in diameter. Locking pin style back. White background with photo of Cleaver and black lettering. Union bug on the curl. A...... More
New Haven: Committee to Defend the Panthers, Presumed Publisher. Unbound. (New Haven): no date, perhaps 1970. Single sheet, newsprint. Approximately 23 by 16 ½ inches. A newsprint poster, perhaps issued as an insert in a paper, with images of Black Panther Party members Ericka Huggins and Bobby Seale. The poster..... More
New Haven: Committee to Defend the Panthers, Publisher, 1970. Unbound. no date, 1970. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Small photos of Bobby Seale and Ericka Huggins present at the top. A flyer advertising a rally in support of Black Panther Party members Bobby Seale and Ericka Huggins. Both..... More
No Place: No publisher. Unbound. No publisher, place or date. Perhaps circa 1970. Pinback, in blue and black, and a safety pin style back. 1 ¾ inches in diameter. Image of a raised hand or fist, clutching a rifle, in the center of the pinback. The words, "Free Bobby" and..... More
LaSalle, IL: Badge a Minit, Producer. Unbound. : no date. 2 ¼ inches in diameter. Safety pin style back. Pinback is an image of a Black man with a raised fist and the words "Free David!" No indication as to who David is. Image searches turned up nothing. The only..... More
No Place: No publisher. Unbound. No producer, place or date. 1 inch in diameter. Safety pin style back. Red background with a yellow and black portrait of Nelson Mandela on the face. A pinback raising awareness to the plight of South African activist and leader, Nelson Mandela. VERY GOOD+ condition..... More
Los Angeles: Georgia Laster Branch/National Association of Negro Musicians, Publisher, 1974. Unbound. Single sheet, folded into four pages. Roughly 8 ½ by 11 inches. Peach paper stock. A program for a 1974 concert dedicated to the memory of A.C. Harris Bilbrew, Mozelle Te Outley and Edna Hammett Porter. This includes..... More
Los Angeles: Georgia Laster Branch/National Association of Negro Musicians, Publisher, 1967. Unbound. Single sheet, folded into four pages. Roughly 6 by 8 inches. A schedule of events or programs offered at the 44th Annual Convention of the National Association of Negro Musicians (NANM) in Los Angeles from August 13th to..... More
Los Angeles: Muhammad Speaks/Nation of Islam, Publisher, 1964. Unbound. No place or date, Los Angeles, 1964. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Text repeats twice, indicating this was meant to be cut into two small handbills. The flier advertises a discussion held by Harriet Muhammad, a columnist for Muhammad..... More
No Place: No publisher, 1982. Unbound. No publisher or place: 1982. Presumed produced in California. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Printed on a single side only. A flyer to a camping event celebrating Kwanzaa at the end of 1982, in Ojai, California. The flyer lists items of food..... More
No Place: No Producer. Unbound. 1 ½ inches in diameter. Safety pin style back. A pinback honoring Kwame Nkrumah, a politician, revolutionary and one time leader of the Gold Coast, and later, Ghana. Featuring his image against a red, yellow, green backdrop. It's possible this was non-commercial creation, but we..... More
No Place: No Producer. Unbound. No producer or place or date, perhaps 1970s. 2 ¼ inches in diameter. Stickpin style back. Lethal length! A pinback honoring Kwanzaa (spelled Kwanza) printed on a green background. VERY GOOD+ condition. Minor fading. More
No Place: LAPIS, Publisher. Unbound. No place or date. Presumed Los Angeles: 1990. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Printed on red paper stock. A flyer for a list of events in November and December of 1990, including a poetry reading, movie night, Pictionary challenge, and a unique tea..... More
No Place: No publisher. Unbound. No producer, place or date, perhaps mid to late 1980s. 1 ½ inches in diameter. Safety pin style back. Image of Malcolm X against the colors of the Pan African flag. NEAR FINE condition. A hint of fading. More
No Place: No Producer. Unbound. No producer, place or date, perhaps mid to late 1980s. 2 ¼ inches in diameter. Safety pin style back. Black and white image of Malcolm X. NEAR FINE condition. A hint of fading. More
Philadelphia: Philadelphia Branch of the Black Panther Party, Publisher. Unbound. No date, 1970. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Printed on both sides. Photomechanically reproduced. A flier issued by the Philadelphia Branch of the Black Panther Party bringing attention to the police murders of two Black men in Philadelphia..... More
No Place: No Producer. Unbound. No producer, place or date. Perhaps circa 1985, based on the quote. . 2 ¼ inches in diameter. Safety pin style back. A pinback quoting the Louis Farrakhan, who at the time was serving as the leader of the Nation of Islam. GOOD+ condition. Some..... More
Chicago: Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party, Presumed Publisher. Unbound. Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party, Presumed publisher. No place or date, perhaps Chicago, circa 1969/1970. Single sheet of medium weight paper stock. 25 by 18 inches. A poster commemorating the life of Black Panther Party member Spurgeon..... More
Trenton, NJ: Decoff Adv. Specialties, Producer, 1986. Unbound. 2 ¼ inches in diameter. Safety pin style back. A pinback celebrating Black History Month in 1986, with the slogan, "Say it loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud," along with a raised black fist in front of the Pan African flag. NEAR..... More