work on paper

National Association of Black & White Men Together
c. 1990

Body of poster has the black text "National Association of Black & White Men Together" repeated in various sizes of font on a gray backgound. On top of this is an image of two human figure...

God damn the pusher man
Late 20th - Early 21st Century

Poster consists of black print on white paper. Image depicts a human figure standing with arms crossed and the skin missing from part of the face showing its skull with a sharp tool through the...

2nd annual BRRC Day
c. 1992

Poster consists of black print on white paper. Image depicts African American stick figure people helping each other climb stairs with the figure in a graduation cap and gown and diploma at the...

Remember...
Late 20th - Early 21st Century

Poster consists of black print on white paper. Image depicts an African American person wearing a hat and pointing a finger out and holding a hoe in the other hand. Text reads "Remember... / Uncle...

From every moutainside, let freedom ring! Martin Luther King, Jr.
n.d.

Poster has a large black and white photograph of Martin Luther King, Jr. Behind the image of are brown, green, blue, yellow and red stripes. At the top right is brown text that reads, "From every...

Pathfinders
c. 1968

Poster consists of black and white images with black captions on an orange background. Text at the top reads "Pathfinders." Poster contains four images from left to right clockwise is a portrait...

Inventors and scientists
c. 1968

Poster consists of black and white images with black captions on a orange background. Text at the top reads "Inventors / and Scientists." Poster contains 7 images; a portrait of Benjamin Banneker...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Late 20th - Early 21st Century

Poster consists of a collage of black and white images of African Americans, clocks, protestors, and the statue of Justice. Along the bottom edge is a white border with the black text "Dr. Martin...

Some people used the money
c. 1998

Poster consists of brown print on a cream background. Image in the center is a daguerreotype of an African American gold miner with a shovel in his hand. Text reads "Some people used the...

Visions toward tomorrow
c. 1990

Poster consists of black, brown, and gray print on white paper. Text includes "Visions / Toward Tomorrow / THe History of / The East Bay / Afro-American / Community / Eighteen hundred and / fifty-...

Black history celebration '93
c. 1993

Poster consists of two sepia images and black print on white paper. Text includes paragraphs about Penn Valley Community College honoring the Negro Baseball Leagues, players John "Buck" O'neil,...

Their light is our beacon
c. 1993

Poster consists of a full color image with a black border with yellow text. Text reads "Their Light is our Beacon / Halessie." Image depicts five Africans in traditional clothing lounging on the...

Night Song
c. 1972

Poster consists of a full page color image of a black male figue running across a white surface towards a gold color Egyptian statue in the foreground and a full moon in a black sky full of stars...

Just Family
c. 1979

Poster consists of a full page image with the silhouettes of nude pregnant women over the image of an African American woman wearing only a skirt paddling in a canoe with a nude child on her lap...

Give the drummer some
c. 1979

Poster consists of full page image. Most of the image and brighter color are inside the silhouette of a man playing a drum. The image depicts and African man dancing in a grass skirt and playing...

I Have a Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929-1968
1998

Poster has a large black and white photograph of Martin Luther King, Jr. looking contemplative. Below the photograph reads, "I Have a Dream/ Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929-1968."

Untitled
Late 20th - Early 21st Century

Poster conists of a full color image with a white border. Image depicts a man in red and yellow military uniform sitting on a white horse looking up at a green, yellow and red stripped flag on a...

Celebrate African American History with Stamps
1998

Poster has a light blue and purple background of a satellite image of Africa. Overall are small images of 32 cent stamps with prominent African American figures featured. They are from Olympic...

untitled (Tina Turner)
c. 1990

Poster has an overall black and white photograph of Tina Turner in a short beaded costume. She is dancing and singing.

Alex Haley Tells the Story of His Search for Roots.
1977

Poster has a black background with light yellow text overall. Poster reads, "Alex Haley Tells the Story of His Search for Roots. See and Hear A Unique 2-Record Package on Warner Bros. Records and...

Raymond Saunders: Paintings, Mixed Media, and works on paper, 1972-1982
1982

Poster has a black border with red text. In the center is an image of "Jack Johnson" 1972 by Raymond Saunders. It depicts an African-American man with a red bakcground and tags above. Poster reads...

14th Annual Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame Oscar Micheaux Awards Weekend
1987

Poster has a tan and turquoise colored film strip pattern overall. In the frames are depictions of a man, Oscar Micleaux 1889-1951 and a director's chair. Poster reads, "14th Annual Black...

Made by Men: African American Traditional Quilts
1996

Poster has a black and white photograph of a quilt with a geometric pattern. Above in red is "Made by Men African American Traditonal Quilts." Below the phtograph is "March 20-April 21, 1996/ The...

Kathleen Atkins Wilson quilt
1988

Poster has a light gray border with white text. In the center is a drawing of a woman making a quilt with images of people. Poster reads, "Kathleen Atkins Wilson/ Crated in the spirit of...

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