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: Nation of Islam, Publisher, 1982. Unbound. No place, perhaps Los Angeles: 1982. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. A flier announcing a Saviour's Day convention to be held on February 26, 1982 at the Ritz Supper Club at 4137 Crenshaw at Stoker. The holiday of Saviour's (or..... More
No Place: No publisher. Unbound. Raised Fist, Black Power Pinback. No publisher, place or date. Presumed late 1960s, perhaps printed in the Boston area. 1 ¼ inches in diameter. Safety pin style back. This pinback maybe circa 1968 based on provenance. According to the previous owner, this pinback may have..... More
No Place: No publisher. Unbound. No publisher, place or date. Presumed mid to late 1960s. Measures 1 ¼ inches in diameter. Dark yellow background with reddish brown printing. A pinback promoting Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture) and his work. Ture was a civil rights leader and Black power activist, chairing the..... More
Berkeley, CA: Black Politics, Publisher, 1968. Wraps. Orange wraps, side stapled. 8 ½ by 11 inches. 39 pp. Front cover a photo of Black Panther Party member Bobby Hutton, who was murdered by police; rear cover with a statement from OSPAAAL, appealing for the freedom of Huey Newton, with a...... More
Boston: Beacon Press, 1970. Wraps. Second printing. Wraps. Quarto. 128 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A look at the origins, principles, and members of the Black Panther Party. This includes the rules of the party, the party platform and program, a look at the party's growth and harassment by..... More
Oakland: ). Black Panther Party, Publisher. Unbound. Oakland, no date, presumed circa 1970s, maybe early 1980s, based on provenance. Single sheet, 17 by 11 inches, folded in half to make two 8 ½ by 11 inch pages. Printed on single sides only. Black Panther logo at the upper left of..... More
New York: Todtri, 1996. Hard Cover. Folio. Illustrated glossy paper covered boards in matching jacket. Small folio. 128 pp. Color photos and illustrations throughout. An historical survey of Black artists in America, ranging from the slavery era to contemporary artists, and looking at a variety of genres, from sculpture to..... More
No Place: Peace and Freedom Party, Publisher, 1968. Pamphlet. Pamphlet. 8 ½ by 7 inches. 8 pp. Photo of Eldridge Cleaver on the front cover. A piece issued by the Peace and Freedom Party promoting the candidacy of Eldridge Cleaver for President of the United States. This includes outlining Cleaver's..... More
Marabella, Trinidad: Trinprin Services, Printer, perhaps Self-Published, 1977. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Front cover and interior illustrations by Ronald Smith. 63 pp. A collection of poetry by A.M. Felipe reflecting on the usual topics of love and life, but with several devoted to Black culture and Black struggles for equality. GOOD..... More
Chicago: Johnson Publishing Co, 1965. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 98 pp. With a few black and white photos. Single issue of this work devoted to Black studies and African Americans. This with a "letter to the white man," titled, "Evolution of a Monster," by Eloise Greenfield; an opinion piece on "the..... More
Chicago: Johnson Publishing Co, 1968. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 98 pp. With a few black and white photos. An issue of this magazine devoted to "The Black University," with a variety of essays looking at the needs for a Black university, its implications, ways toward its realization, etc. With fiction by..... More
Washington: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Publisher, 1977. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 94 pages. A primarily statistically driven work, examining Black employment in the United States. The work concludes that Black workers as a class are still adversely affected by employment discrimination. VERY GOOD condition. Minor soiling and edgewear through the book..... More
Sausalito, CA: The Black World Foundation, 1978. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 64 pp. Single issue of this journal devoted to worldwide Black studies. This issue with several articles on Black music; poetry by Chelle McMichael and Lance Jeffers; nuclear power and the Black liberation struggle, etc. Appears to be from the..... More
Cambridge, MA: Hovey Street Press/Red Prison Movement, 1972. Wraps. Illustrated beige wraps. 64 pp. Black and white photos throughout, as well as a centerfold style two page illustrated "poster" depicting a slain George Jackson bleeding the American flag. A somewhat biographical look at incarcerated activist George Jackson, albeit focusing on..... More
No Place: No publisher. Unbound. No publisher, place or date. Presumed Berkeley, California, 1968. Photomechanically reproduced flier, printed on yellow paper, with benefit highlighted in red marker. 8 ½ by 14 inches. Flier for a show at Mandrake's on 1048 University, held as a benefit concert for Dick Gregory and..... More
No Place: Newton-Cleaver Defense Committee, Publisher, 1969. Unbound. No place (presumed Oakland, San Francisco or Berkeley). No date, 1969. Single sheet. 13 7/8 by 8 ½ inches. Printed on a single side only. Event flier using a birthday celebration for Black Panther Party leader Huey Newton to raise funds for..... More
Washington: Joint Center for Political Studies, 1972. Wraps. Wraps. 92 pp. A work looking at the influence, demographics and politics of Black voters in relation to the 1972 election. Heavy on the statistics, with analysis on Black voting power, Black youth votes, a list of African-American delegates, committee members and..... More
Washington, DC: Department of the Army, Publisher. Wraps. no date, circa 1976. Orange colored side stapled wraps. Xix, 59 pp. A report on the 1975 Army Affirmative Action Plan implemented by the US Army in an effort to "identify and eliminate institutional discrimination, and create an environment of racial harmony..... More
Jackson, MS: Republic of New Africa [Afrika], Publisher, 1972. Unbound. 5 8 ½ by 11 inch sheets of paper with a single staple at the top left. A statement by Imari Abubakari Obadele, president of the Republic of New Afrika organization, addressed to the delegate to the 1972 Democratic National..... More
Cambridge, MA: Association of African and Afro-American Students at Harvard and Radcliffe, Publisher, 1965. Wraps. Printed wraps. 52 pp. First issue of this journal devoted to black studies. Includes the following articles: "New militants;" "A dream deferred;" "A view from further South in the Ivy League: a Negro goes to..... More
New York: Independent Corporation, 1919. Wraps. Color illustrated covers. Black and white photos throughout. Single issue of this journal devoted to current events, world politics, etc. This issue with an essay by William Sanders Scarborough on "Race Riots and their Remedy," in which he discusses racism and inequality in the..... More
No Place: Black Workers Congress, Publisher, 1971. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid newspaper format. Single sheet folded into 4 pages. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. First issue of this newsletter/newspaper issued by the Black Workers Congress, apparently serving the Western region. As the cover article indicates, this was to..... More
New York: El Pueblo News Service, 1970. Wraps. Wraps. Unpaginated, approximately 34 pp. A collection of poetry drawing on revolutionary concepts of Mao and Che Guevara, among others, to speak against 'Yankee' oppression in the author's native Virgin Islands, as well as speaking out against it in the US, while..... More
Berkeley, CA: Red Mountain Tribe, Publisher, 1971. Tabloid. Tabloid format. 20 pp. Illustrations and photos throughout. A single issue of this radical, counterculture underground newspaper from Berkeley, California, formed after a split with the Berkeley Barb over labor issues. The Tribe embraced more radical and left-wing causes. This issue with..... More