ethnicity and race

Black Quake
1973

Poster has a black background with white text. At the top is " Black / Quake". At the bottom is a white box with black text reading "Music/Dance / Poetry/Film / Art/Drama / Street Arts" with...

African American Arts Festival
2002

Poster has a red printed background with a central color art illustration showing the profiles of African Amerian figures in bright clothing. Across the top of the poster is a yellow bar with...

A Streetcar Named Desire
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has unprinted white edges enclosing a black background with white text and a black and white photograph at the bottom right of a woman with her face upward and eyes closed. Down the top...

untitled (dance party on the beach)
1992

Poster has a color illustration showing figures dancing, some sensually, on the beach as a band on a stage performs in the background.

Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Top of poster has a quote, in black, from the New York Post followed by "Ceremonies / in / Dark Old / Men" in orange. At the center of the poster is a black and white illustration of a (barbershop...

No Prop 21
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has a black background. At the top is "Hip-Hop Will Prevail!" in red. Below the text is a stylized image of a hand raching up with a microphone. Above the graphic is "''No Prop 21 / It''s...

Kawanza
1991

Poster has a black background. At the center is a pastel illustration showing four black shaded figures in traditional African garb dancing. Centered below the image is "Kawanza" in yellow,...

Faith Ringgold
1997

Poster has a color image fo a quit showing Frederick Douglass, Hariet Tubman and Sojourner Truth standing among the plants of a forest. Vertically up the right edge is "Faith Ringgold in blue. At...

Umoja
1992

Poster has a black background with a central white box. The box has yellow borders at the right and bottom, red/orange at the left and orange at the top. In the top and bottom borders is "Umoja"...

Kwanzaa
1992

Poster has a black background with a white box at the center. The box has yellow borders at the top and right, orange at the bottom and green at the left. In the top and bottom borders is "Kwanzaa...

untitled (abstract figure playing the saxophone)
1987

Poster has unprinted white edges enclosing an abstract color illustration of a figure playing the saxophone.

Graffiti Blues
1991

Poster has a black background at the top and a yellow background at the bottom, separated by red and green bars. The bottom edge is blue. In the black is "Graffiti / Blue / A / ''Rap Opera'' / (...

Untitled
1994

Poster has a color background illustration showing a group of small figures sitting with their backs to the viewer, facing a featureless figure in yellow standing a reading a book aloud. The book...

Juneteenth '86
1986

Poster has a black background with red text and green accents. At the top is "Juneteenth ''96 / A Celebration Of / Freedom / Saturday, June 21, 1986" followed by the time, location, list of stars...

Black Comedy Competition
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has a black background at the top that transitions into gray and then purple at the bottom. At the top is [Budweiser logo] & [California Lottery logo] / Presents The" in white "7th...

Untitled
1979

Poster has a color image and black text printed on white paper. The image is at the top and shows a mural of fights, fires, rallies, building, masked figures, etc. Below the image, at the center...

Juneteenth
1989

Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black background with red at the top and green at the bottom. In the red is "The Western Addition Cultural Center presents / Juneteenth" in black. At...

Jackson Five
1971

Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a background that''s pink at the top, yellow at the center and green at the bottom. Across the top is "Live! / Jackson Five" followed by an image of five...

untitled (children and poem)
1977

Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is an illustration of two children with their heads turned away from the viewer. Below the image and down the rest of the poster is a poem...

Super Man of the Universe
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has purple ink printed on black paper. At the top is "Super Man of the Universe" underlined. Beneath the title, centered on the poster is "A Black Man During / Slavery Days Had A / Built-In...

June Jordan
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black ink and a thin line border printed on white paper. On the left side is an illustration of a woman with short hair. At the right are two columns of text - an excerpt titled "On a...

Ntozake Shange
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black ink and a thin black border printed on white paper. At the top is an illustration of a woman with small braids in her hair. Down the bottom of the poster is a three paragraph poem...

Black History
1981

Poster has a black background with white text and an image. At the top is "Third World Arts / Presents / Feature & Short / Black Films". At the left center is an image of a man in a top hat...

Juneteenth
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has a black background with a white unprinted edge at the left. Imposed over the background at the left is a green image of African American men drumming. Across the top is "San Francisco"...

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