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topic: "Business"
Textile design as an occupation
Federated Council on Art Education, American, 1924 - 1935
The Institute of Women's Professional Relations, American, founded 1929
R.L. Denison
H x W x D: 9 × 6 3/16 × 3/16 in. (22.8 × 15.7 × 0.5 cm)
Paperback copy of "Textile design as an occupation" with forty-eight (48) pages. The flexible paper binding is textured and tan in color. The front cover has red printed text that reads [TEXTILE / DESIGN] and at the bottom in smaller red text is [Published by / FEDERATED COUNCIL ON ART EDUCATION / and / INSTITUTE OF WOMEN'S PROFESSIONAL RELATIONS]. The full title in on the interior title page. There are handwritten inscriptions on the front cover and inside the publication. The back cover is blank.
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Opportunities in Fashion
Vocational Guidance Manuals, Inc., American
Vreeland, Alida, American, born ca. 1900
H x W x D: 8 7/8 × 5 7/8 × 1/4 in. (22.5 × 14.9 × 0.6 cm)
Paperback copy of "Opportunities in Fashion" with seventy-six (76) pages and a textured cover. The tan cover has black printed text. There are graphics at the top of the front cover of a dress form, needle, and spool of thread. Below this is text which reads [OPPORTUNITIES / in / Fashion]. Printed below this in smaller font is [By / Alida Vreeland]. At the bottom, between two wavy stylized lines is [Vocational Guidance Manuals]. The title and author are repeated on the spine with [VGM] on the bottom spine. The spine has a thin black border. The back cover is blank. The book has handwritten inscriptions. An advertisment from Woodward and Lothrop was found in this book and is available in the catalog file.
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Joe's Bed Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads
Spike Lee, American, born 1957
Ross, Monty, American, born 1957
Hicks, Tommie Redmond, American
16mm Film (a): acetate film
16mm motion picture film of Joe's Bed Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads
"Joe's Bed Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads" is famed director Spike Lee's first feature film. Lee submitted the film as his thesis while attending New York University's filmmaking master's program. The film tells the story of a barbershop owner who must decide whether or not to make a deal with a local gangster in order to keep his shop open.
Consists of: 16mm Film (a).
2017.55.22.1a:16mm film. The film begins with two men speaking idly in voiceover over black before one demands that the other starts the film. The credit sequence then proceeds. The first scene opens with a tracking and panning shots of a barbershop as the proprietor, Joe, packs a suitcase and closes the shop. The scene ends with two men demanding that Joe accompany them in their car. In the car, Joe attempts to make conversation to no avail.
In the next scene, Joe begs for his life as the men tie cinderblocks to his body and toss him in the East River as retribution for stealing money from them.
Zach, Joe's business partner, and his wife, Ruth, discuss what do about the barbershop now that Joe is dead. She insists that he sells it, while he refuses to do so. Ruth informs him that people only frequented the shop to play the numbers, not get their hair cut. A montage of Zach walking to the shop and opening for the day follows.
Zach idles away the day in a mostly empty shop until a single customer comes in for a shave. The customer says the shop isn't the same without Joe running the numbers and overpays for his shave to help Zach when he is informed that Zach won't continue the racket. The film returns to Zach's home as Ruth returns from work. The two playfully continue their conversation about selling the shop.
The subsequent scene takes place at the Department of Social Services where Ruth works. She is introduced to Teapot, a teenager at risk of falling into a life of crime. She pushes a resistant Zach to hire him in order to keep on the straight and narrow. In the next scene, Zach finds Teapot waiting outside the shop and puts him to work. Over a game of checkers, Teapot asks Zach why he doesn't have any customers. Zach explains that he won't do the processed hairstyles that have become popular. As Teapot sweeps up for the day, Zach informs him not to come in because he has some thinking to do.
The next scene begins with a long panning shot of a group of young people standing in a circle around a boombox in the lobby of an apartment building. The boombox is turned on and the young people begin dancing to the unidentified hip hop music it plays. Ruth enters the building and winds her way through the partyers to the elevator, which she finds broken. She climbs the stairs to the apartment of Ms. Figueroa who initially refuses to open the door.
The film cuts to the two men that murdered Joe standing over Zach as he naps in his barbershop. They ask him to go with them to meet their boss; he refuses and they besat him before taking him to an unidentified basement. The man who stopped in for a shave earlier in the film emerges from the darkness and identifies himself as Nicholas Lovejoy and the person responsible for running the numbers in Bedford-Stuyvesant. He tries to persuade Zach to continue taking people's numbers using the rhetoric of black empowerment. Zach appears to agree under duress.
In an aside from the main plot, Teapot walks along the waterfront in Brooklyn Heights he comes across a model and photographer engaged in a photoshoot.
The subsequent scene begins with Zach examining his wounds in a mirror at home. He sits down at a table and Ruth brings him something to eat. It is apparent that he has lied about the source of his injuries. Ruth implores him to reconsider his position on doing processed hairstyles in order to drum up business; to her frustration, he again refuses. She tries to convince him to join her at her parents' home in Atlanta, but he rejects the offer out of hand. Nicholas Lovejoy appears at the door and presents himself as Zach's business associate. A skeptical Ruth questions Lovejoy, who presents himself as an investor and mentions the value of the land where the barbershop sits.
In the next scene, Lovejoy explains how to run the numbers to Zach as the two stand together at the Dean St. subway station. The film cuts to Zach's now very busy barber shop. Zach cuts hair as Teapot takes people's numbers. At the end of the busy day, Zach smiles as he sweeps the floor and sends Teapot home for the day.
In another brief aside, Teapot teaches a younger child how to properly curse. This is followed by a scene in which Ruth returns to see Ms. Figueroa, but is attacked by an unidentified assailant in the stairway before reaching the apartment.
The subsequent scene begins on Zach's stoop as he discusses the attack with Teapot. They go on to discuss the state of the neighborhood as they explore Teapot's now closed and abandoned elementary school. The scene concludes with them goofing around on the school's basketball court.
Zach returns home and is confronted by a still rattled Ruth who asks that he stop involving Teapot in running the numbers. He agrees, but the film cuts to Teapot continuing to do so. Lovejoy's two enforcers enter the shop and instruct Zach to make sure that an unidentified individual receives a small package containing cash that they hand to him. Rather than ensure the package's delivery, he calls Ruth and instructs her to meet him at the airport to fly to Atlanta. He then hands several bills to Teapot and tells him to get out of New York for a while.
At the airport, Zach purchases tickets, but Ruth fails to show. He receives a call and it appears as though Ruth has been kidnapped. Zach returns to the shop to find Lovejoy, his enforcers, and Ruth waiting for him. Lovejoy acts disappointed in Zach and demands the lease to the barbershop in exchange for not killing him. When Lovejoy and the others leave, Ruth castigates Zach for his stupidity before leaving the shop.
The next morning Teapot opens the shop to find Zach asleep in one of the chairs. Zach asks why he didn't leave the city as instructed and Teapot explains that he used the cash to buy a camera. Resigned to his fate, Zach sits down to a game of checkers with Teapot.
The film concludes with a close-up of the shop's barber pole.
Original film can label read: AUDIO-VISUAL DIVISION / THE MARTIN LUTHER KING MEMORIAL LIBRARY / DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC LIBRARY / 901 G Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. / FILM No. X360 / TITLE JOE'S BED STUY BARBERSHOP
Bedford-Stuyvesant, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
2017.55.22.1a
© Spike Lee. Permission required for use.
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Miracle in Harlem
Kemp, Jack
Valentini, Vincent Andrew, American, 1895 - 1948
Guyse, Sheila, American, 1925 - 2013
Offley, Hilda, American, 1894 - 1968
Lewis, Sybil, American, 1919 - 1988
Freeman, Kenneth, American, 1917 - 1991
Criner, John L., American, 1898 - 1965
Hawley, Monte, American, 1901 - 1950
Juano Hernández, 1896 - 1970
Gines, Henry
Leo, Don De, Italian, 1904 - 1979
Thompson, Creighton, American, 1889 - 1969
Blakey, Ruble, American, 1911 - 1992
Chester, Alfred George, American, 1900 - 1978
Fetchit, Stepin, American, 1902 - 1985
Carter, Jack, American, 1902 - 1967
Williams, Milton, American, 1907 - 1995
Length (Film Reel 1): 1350 Feet
When a real estate tycoon is found dead, his latest real estate casualty is suspected of the crime.
A 16mm release print of the feature film Miracle in Harlem. It consists of two reels of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with variable-area optical sound. The film is about a woman, Julie Weston, who is suspected of killing a real estate tycoon. It opens with a church service in which a choir sings "Swing Low Sweet Chariot." After the service, Julie's aunt, Aunt Hattie, walks to her candy kitchen where she is greeted by Julie and Julie's paramour, Bert. Bert and Julie attempt to convince Aunt Hattie to expand and modernize her candy kitchen. However, Aunt Hattie expresses her hesitation toward their proposal. At one point, a man informs Julie that she no longer owns the candy shop or the recipes to which Julie responds that, Mr. Marshall "will never get away with this. The film ends with detectives solving the murder.
Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Nieman Film Collection
sound films
black-and-white films (visual works)
Race films
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
2015.167.15.1ab
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Sepia Cinderella
Leonard, Arthur H., American, 1904 - 1956
Daniels, Billy, American, 1915 - 1988
Tondaleyo, American, 1912 - 1998
Richardson, Emory, American, 1894 - 1965
Verwayne, Percy, American, 1895 - 1968
Freeman, Dusty
Williams, George
Gordon, Fred
Young, Al
Norton, Harold, American, 1912 - 1985
A struggling songwriter finds a muse in his girlfriend, who inspires him write his next hit. After finding success, he falls under the sway of a beautiful club owner.
A 16mm release print of the feature film Sepia Cinderella. It consists of two reels of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with variable-area optical sound. The first scene opens with a band performing for Barbara, the film's protagonist, and her adoptive mother Mama Keyes. At the end of the performance, the band exits the room while Mama Keyes and Barbara remain behind, engaging in a conversation about their relationship and the death of Barbara's parents. Later in the film, Barbara inspires her love interest, Bob, to write a song. After finding success in this latest song, Bob falls under the sway of a club owner named Vivian.
New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
release prints (motion pictures)
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Ebony Vol. XXVII No. 10
Johnson Publishing Company, American, founded 1942
Ebony, American, founded 1945
Closed: 13 5/16 × 10 1/4 × 3/8 in. (33.8 × 26 × 1 cm)
Open: 13 5/16 × 19 3/4 × 1 in. (33.8 × 50.2 × 2.5 cm)
An August 1973 issue of Ebony Magazine titled, The Black Middle Class. The front cover of the magazine is a fish-eye lens view of a photograph of a man walking down a street in a city. The man is dressed in a suite and carries a briefcase. The street is lined with high-rises and several other people walk along the sidewalk. Parked cars are also visible in the photograph. The top of the front cover of the magazine has a black background with white type. The type reads: [A Johnson Publication / EBONY / SPECIAL ISSUE]. The magazine name, Ebony, is set against a red background. Blue type over at the center reads: THE BLACK MIDDLE CLASS]. The bottom left corner of the front cover has additional white type that reads: [AUGUST 1973 75¢]. The bottom center of the front cover has a white address label sticker with black type. The interior of the magazine consists of 180 pages. The back cover has a Winston cigarette advertisement. The top of the back cover has a black background with white type that reads: [HOW GOOD IT IS! / THAT'S WINSTON]. The main portion of the back cover is filled with an image for the advertisement of a man (left) holding a cigarette and a woman (right) with her arms around his shoulders. The bottom of the cover has a warning from the Surgeon General.
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
© Ebony. Permission required for use.
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Ebony Vol. LX, No. 12
Leavy, Walter, American
Norment, Lynn, American
Johnson, John Harold, American, 1918 - 2005
H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 3/16 × 5/16 in. (27.5 × 20.8 × 0.8 cm)
Ebony magazine, Volume LX, Number 12. This edition honors the life of John H. Johnson, the founder of Johnson Publishing Company, publisher of Ebony magazine. The front cover features a photographic portrait of Johnson. Johnson stands with his forearms resting on the back of an orange-red upholstered chair, looking at the camera. He is wearing a blue-gray suit, white shirt, and a red patterned tie. His hands are clasped in front of him and a gold cuff link can be seen on his proper left sleeve. Johnson stands in front of a blurry brown background. Behind his head, in the upper left corner, the publication mast head, a red partially obscured banner, outlined in white with white block lettering that reads: [EBONY] with the letters [NY] completely obscured. Over Johnson's chest, in the center of the front cover, is the main cover line in white text that reads [Celebrating / The Life / And Legacy Of / John H. Johnson / 1918-2005]. In the lower left corner is a white rectangle with a barcode. Below the rectangle is the publication website in white text [www.ebony.com]. In the lower right corner, in dark yellow text, is the publication date and price: [OCTOBER 2005 / USA $3.50 / CANADA $4.99]. Below the price is the publisher information [A JOHNSON PUBLICATION]. The back cover of the magazine features a full length Chevrolet advertisement for the Cobalt SS. The advertisement features three images: a red landscape with a blue road in the top left corner, the silver colored [SS] car emblem in the top right corner, and the car against a blue background on the bottom. There are 217 (two hundred and seventeen) interior pages with color and black-and-white images.
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Bunch Family
© Johnson Publishing Company, LLC. All rights reserved. Permission required for use.
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The Show-Down vol. 2 no. 1
Show-Down Publishing Company, American, founded 1935
Cathrell, Sally J. Jr., American, 1913 - 1981
Maurice Seymour Studio, American, founded 1929
Lawrence, Neil
Dancer, Maurice
Albagli, Victor
Anderson, Ivie, American, 1905 - 1949
Moseley, Thomas, American, 1878 - 1971
Lunceford, Jimmie, American, 1902 - 1947
ink on paper with metal
H x W x D (Closed): 10 7/8 × 8 3/16 × 1/16 in. (27.7 × 20.8 × 0.2 cm)
H x W x D (Open): 10 7/8 × 16 5/16 × 3/8 in. (27.7 × 41.4 × 0.9 cm)
The Show-Down magazine, volume 2, number 1. The front cover is green with navy print and features a blue tinted, image of Ivie Anderson against a blue background. Anderson is depicted from the shoulders up. Her head is turned and she is looking towards the upper right side of the image. The top right corner of the image has been replaced by a graphic of a wooden fence. The bottom left corner depicts an illustration of a turkey. Four cover lines to the left of the image read, [FINAL CHAPTER / "Dark Ghetto" / By / NEIL LAWRENCE], [PLAY BUREAU / "Fair Exchange" / By / VICTOR ALBAGLI], ["NOAH'S" / Thomas Moseley / By / MAURICE DANCER], and ["Rhythmania" / JIMMIE LUNCEFORD]. Text across the bottom of the page reads [FIRST ANNIVERSARY / November 1936 Ten Cents]. A horizontal line forms a border below the text. The masthead is centered in the top third of the front cover, and reads, [THE / SHOW-DOWN]. A horizontal blue line extends from either side of the word [THE]. The text, [SHOW-DOWN], is in large, block lettering patterned with vertical white stripes. The interior pages are white and green with black text and black-and-white images. The back cover is features an advertisement for Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra. This magazine issue is twenty (20) pages.
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
Jazz (Music)
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Key, Alice, American, 1911 - 2010
H x W x D (Closed): 11 5/16 × 8 13/16 × 1/16 in. (28.7 × 22.4 × 0.2 cm)
H x W x D (Open): 11 5/16 × 17 3/8 × 1/2 in. (28.7 × 44.2 × 1.2 cm)
The Show-Down magazine, volume 2, number 4. The front cover is green with navy print and features a blue tinted, image of Alice Key against a blue background. Key's image is oriented left of center. Key is depicted nude with her proper left hand placed on her proper right shoulder. The main cover line to the right of the image reads, [VIEWS OF / STARS / OF / TODAY/ AND / TOMORROW]. Above and below the text are three (3) small stars. The date and price are printed along the bottom edge of the front cover and reads, [April - 1937] on the left and [Ten Cents] on the right. The masthead is centered in the top third of the front cover, and reads, [THE / SHOW-DOWN]. A horizontal blue line extends from either side of the word [THE]. The text, [SHOW-DOWN], is in large, block lettering patterned with vertical white stripes. The interior pages are white and green with black text and black-and-white images. The back cover is features an advertisement for Don Redman and his Orchestra and Orlando Robeson and his Orchestra. This magazine issue is sixteen (16) pages.
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MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
A 1984 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine is white with an image of the Olympic rings, all red except the bottom left ring, which has been replaced by a blue ribbon badge with text that reads [1984 / DELEGATE]. Below the rings is a grid of black and white photographic portraits. Twenty-two (22) men and women are pictured, with the name of everyone printed under his or her image in blue. Blue text at the bottom right corner reads [The / Olympics / Past and / Present / page 159]. The spine of the magazine is white with red text that reads [DELEGATE, 1984 - The 8th Year of the 3rd Century].
The magazine's content opens with a masthead, set in white text against a black background reading [DELEGATE, 1983], and a table of contents, followed by an untitled editorial note about the 1984 presidential election.
The content then continues with profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, events, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes the National Urban League, NAACP, Harlem YMCA Sports Hall of Fame, Pan-Hellenic Council, American Bridge Association, Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, Delegate Magazine reception, Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Chesebrough-Pond's Inc., Ciba-Geigy, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, John Hunter Camp Fund, The Girl Friends, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, Frederick Douglass Awards Dinner, Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America, Phelps-Stokes Center for Human Development, Mamie Phipps Clark, Northside Center, National Newspaper Publishers Association, 100 Black men, AME Zion Church, Top Ladies of Distinction, Carats, Inc., Links, Republican Party, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, National United Church Ushers Association of America, National Association of Medical Minority Educators, Eddie Atkinson, National Association of Market Developers, Suzanne de Passe, Negro Ensemble Co., Dance Theatre of Harlem, Walter Mondale, Jesse Jackson, Democratic Party, CBS Records, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Edgar B. Felton, Black Congress on Health, Law and Economics, National Black Nurses' Association, National Bar Association, National Pharmaceutical Association, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, National Medical Association, Morehouse School of Medicine, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, National Association of University Women, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Tuskegee Airmen, Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, 100 Black Women, Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Boys Choir of Harlem, Cardinal Cooke, Oliver C. Sutton, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Black Caucus Weekend, National Council of Negro Women, 369th Veterans' Association, Beaux Arts Ball, The Edges Group, and Comus Social Club. In the middle is a large feature on the Olympics, one titled "The Story of the Past" and the other "The Story of the Future." There are also features on black Hollywood and the cities of Houston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Oakland, and Oak Bluffs.
There are approximately 511 pages with black and white photographs and advertisements throughout, as well as a few advertisements in color. The back cover of the magazine features a full page advertisement for Kool cigarettes.
Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Hollywood (Film)
Social life and customs
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anne B. Patrick and the family of Hilda E. Stokely
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Nat Fleischer's The Ring Record Book
Ring Magazine, American, founded 1922
Fleischer, Nat, American, 1887 - 1972
Dundee, Chris, American, 1907 - 1998
Dundee's 5th St. Gym, American, 1950 - 1983
Ring Book Shop, Inc., American
ink on paper , cardboard
H x W x D: 9 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (23.5 x 16.5 x 2.9 cm)
A 1951 edition of Nat Fleischer's The Ring Record Book, a boxing encyclopedia. The cloth hard-bound book has a sienna colored cover with black lettering along the upper half.
Miami, Florida, United States, North and Central America
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Suzanne Dundee Bonner
2012.123.4.1
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Welcome to New York... - it's a small world after all….
Motley, Constance Baker, American, 1921 - 2005
Wagner, Robert F., American, 1877 - 1953
Randolph, A. Philip, American, 1889 - 1979
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, American, founded 1920
National Insurance Association, American, founded 1921
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., founded 1922
National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, Inc., American, founded 1924
Harlem Cultural Council, Inc., American
New York Giants, American, founded 1925
Powell, Adam Clayton Jr., American, 1908 - 1972
Frontiers International, Inc., American, founded 1936
H x W x D: 12 × 8 7/8 × 3/16 in. (30.5 × 22.5 × 0.5 cm)
A magazine titled [Welcome to New York... - it's a small world after all….] published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine is divided into two horizontal sections. The top section features a blue and white image of a globe against a sky with black text printed across the top reading [WELCOME TO NEW YORK]. The bottom section is yellow and pink with an image of dolls playing instruments. The image is black and white except for the musicians' shirts, which are red and pink striped. The image is set in front of a bright yellow background and on top of a bright pink background, with white text across the bottom reading [...it's a small world after all...]. The magazine content begins with tourist information on the Statue of Liberty, a portrait of Manhattan borough president Constance Baker Motley, a message from the mayor, Robert F. Wagner, and an article entitled "The Day RFK Came to Harlem." The content continues within additional tourist information on New York City, including Harlem and Brooklyn, profiles of professional organizations coming to New York for conventions or other events, and profiles of many different prominent people including business leaders, labor leaders, fraternity and sorority members, funeral directors, Democratic party leaders, prominent Republicans, church leaders, journalists, artists, and others. There are approximately 67 pages, with black and white photographs and advertisements. The back cover has a color advertisement for Vat Gold scotch.
Brooklyn, New York City, King County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Funeral customs and rites
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Attucks, Crispus, American, 1723 - 1770
Truth, Sojourner, American, 1797 - 1883
Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
Roberts, Sarah C., American, born 1844
McKinney Steward, Susan, American, 1847 - 1918
Scott, Dred, American, ca 1800 - 1858
Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
Washington, Booker T., American, 1856 - 1915
Carver, George Washington, American, 1860s - 1943
W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
Joplin, Scott, American, 1867 - 1917
Garvey, Marcus, Jamaican, 1887 - 1940
Johnson, James Weldon, American, 1871 - 1938
Father Divine, American, ca. 1876 - 1965
Rosa Parks, American, 1913 - 2005
Evers, Medgar, American, 1925 - 1963
Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
President Johnson, Lyndon Baines, American, 1908 - 1973
Bethune, Mary McLeod, American, 1875 - 1955
National Association of Black Social Workers, American, founded 1968
Congressional Black Caucus, American, founded 1971
Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784
National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827
Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937
Shriners International, American, founded 1870
National Pan-Hellenic Council, American, founded 1930
National Dental Association, American, founded 1913
Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
Democratic Party, American, founded 1828
Republican Party, American, founded 1854
Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932
National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935
National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919
Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1943
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
National Urban League, American, founded 1910
National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935
Daughters of Isis, American, founded 1910
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
369th Veterans Association, American
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967
Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976
Charles, Ezzard Mack, American, 1921 - 1975
H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 3/8 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1 cm)
A 1976 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a collage of cropped black and white photographic portraits. In the center is an angled blue square with text that reads [DELEGATE] in white text and [76] in striped red and white text, with a circle of stars in the center of the six [6]. Black text on the white spine reads [BI-CENNTENNIAL EDITION - DELEGATE 1976].
The magazine's content opens on the first page with an editorial note titled "The Long Journey from the back of the bus," about how this issue of the Delegate will focus on "200 years of Contributions Blacks gave this nation as part of our Bicentennial Celebration." There is also a masthead reading [DELEGATE, 1976] and a table of contents.
The majority of this issue consists of a 137 page article titled "The Negro in America, 1550-1976." The content then continues with articles and profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes the National Association of Black Social Workers, The National Caucus of Black School Board Members, Prince Hall Masons, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Empire State Medical Association, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Links, Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, NAACP, Navy, Elks of the World, Democratic Party, Chi Eta Phi, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Common Cause Ladies, National Association of Business and Professional Negro Womens Club, National United Church Ushers Association, Eta Phi Beta Sorority, National Bar Association, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, National Urban League, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, NBC, National Medical Association, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, National Association of Negro Women, CBS, Shriners, Daughters of Isis, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Republican National Convention, Museum of Art, Whitney M. Young Classic, Black Caucus, 369th Veterans Association, Phi Beta Sigma, Paul Robeson and Langston Hughes, Edges,
The issue concludes with a "Lest We Forget" page with a list of individuals who had passed away, including Ezzard Charles and Paul Robeson. There are approximately 348 pages with black and white photographs and advertisements throughout, as well as a few advertisements in color. The back cover of the magazine features a full page advertisement for Kool cigarettes.
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
U.S. History, Colonial period, 1600-1775
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Universal Network Television, American, founded 1950
Haley, Alex, American, 1921 - 1992
Sutton, Percy Ellis, American, 1920 - 2009
Columbia Records, American, founded 1888
Brown & Williamson, American, born 1894
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953
Wilkins, Roy, American, 1901 - 1981
National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., American, founded 1906
President Carter, Jimmy, American, born 1924
Opportunities Industrialization Center of America, Inc., American, founded 1964
National Urban League Guild, American, founded 1946
Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
Ali, Muhammad, American, 1942 - 2016
Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
Northside Center for Child Development, Inc., founded 1946
A 1977 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a collage of black and white portrait photographs with a bright blue tint. Red text at the center reads [THE / 1st / year / of the / 3rd / Century]. The spine of the magazine is white with black text that reads [DELEGATE 1977 - 'THE FIRST YEAR'].
The magazine's content opens on the first page with an untitled editorial note recounting events of the past year, including the election and administration of Jimmy Carter. There is also a masthead reading [DELEGATE, 1977] and a table of contents.
The content then continues with articles on the mayoral campaign of Manhattan Borough President Percy Sutton, the reaction to "Roots" on ABC, and "Blacks on the Carter Team," followed by profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes Gil Noble, CBS, NAUC, Brown & Williamson, Lambda Kappa Mu, General Food, Prince Hall Masons, National Market Developers, Empire State Medical, Chi Delta Mu Society, Negro Publishers Association, NAACP, Wilbert Tatum, National Medical Association, Ford, Pan Hellenic Council, Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Sigma Fraternity, Georgia Club, Monteford Point Marines, Somerset, Phi Delta Kappa, National Urban League, National Dental Association, Church Ushers, Jane Edwards, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Carol Jenkins, Andrew Young, Shriners, Daughters of Isis, O.I.C. National Business and Professional Negro Women Clubs, National Bar Association, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Schlitz, Tuskegee Airmen, Media Women, Elks, Muhammad Ali, National Council of Negro Women, 369 Veterans Association, Lionel Hampton, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Congressional Black Caucus, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, and Howard University. There are also articles about tennis tournaments in Forest Hills, New Orleans, and Oak Bluffs, as well as feature on Labor Day at Oak Bluffs.
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Sen. Brooke, Edward, American, born 1919
Morris Brown College, American, founded 1881
Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, American, founded 1963
Humphrey, Hubert Horatio Jr., American, 1911 - 1978
General James, Daniel Jr., American, 1920 - 1978
Shorter, Rufus B., American
Howard University, American, founded 1867
Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), International, founded 1844
Avon, founded 1886
The Links, Incorporated, American, founded 1946
Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1929
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908
National Association of University Women, American, founded 1910
American Bridge Association, American, founded 1932
Ashe, Arthur Jr., American, 1943 - 1993
The Salvation Army, American, founded 1865
Davis, Sammy Jr., American, 1925 - 1990
Rev. King, Martin Luther Sr, American, 1899 - 1984
Association for the Study of African American Life and History, American, founded 1915
One Hundred Black Men, Inc., American, founded 1963
A 1978 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a pink ribbon that reads [1978 / DELEGATE] on a collage of cropped black and white photographic portraits with an orange tint. The magazine has a white spine with black text that reads [DELEGATE 1978 - The 2nd Year of the 3rd Century].
The magazine's content opens on the first page with an untitled editorial note recounting events of the past year, including the failed mayoral campaign of Percy Sutton, affirmative action, and the disappointments of the Carter administration. There is also a masthead, set in white text against a bright blue background reading [DELEGATE, 1977], followed by a table of contents.
The content then continues with a feature on Senator Edward W. Brooke and an article about the Bakke case, followed by profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes Boggs Academy, Opportunities Industrial Centers, Canadian Club, Bottle and Cork Club, Johnson & Johnson, Rufus Shorter, National Association of Black Social Workers, National Urban Affairs Council, Association of Market Developers, Empire State Medical, Ponds, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Dr. George Alexander, National Newspaper Publishers Association, NBC, Clifford Alexander, Kraft, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, NAACP, Links, National Church Ushers, National Medical Association, National Dental Association, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Jeffrey Goldsen, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, National Urban League, ABC-TV, Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Eta Phi Beta Sorority, National Association of University Women, CBS Records, National Bar Association, Gulf Oil, Whitfield, American Bridge Association, Shriners and the Daughters of Isis, Center for Social Change, Elks of the World, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, The Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, 369th Veterans Association, Brenda Schofield and Willa Benge, and Judge Constance Motley. There are sections on California, Houston, Minneapolis, Detroit, Washington, DC, Atlanta, Chicago, and New York, as well as a travel section featuring Jamaica, Barbados, Oak Bluffs, and West Africa.
California, United States, North and Central America
Houston, Texas, United States, North and Central America
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, North and Central America
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
Barbados, Caribbean, North and Central America
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Rangel, Charles, American, born 1930
Vice President Rockefeller, Nelson Aldrich, American, 1908 - 1979
National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc., founded 1919
Sovereign Military Order of Malta, founded 1099
Freedom National Bank, American, 1964 - 1990
Gilbert, Jarobin Jr., American, born 1946
National Pharmaceutical Association, American, founded 1947
Brown, Roscoe C., American, 1922 - 2016
New York Yankees, American, founded 1901
Jackson, Reggie, American, born 1946
The Doll League, Inc., American, founded 1958
Morehouse Alumni Association, American, founded 1900
National Bar Association, American, founded 1925
National Business League, American, founded 1900
National Bankers Association, American, founded 1927
Alliance for Women in Media, American, founded 1951
Anti-Bakke Decision Coalition, American, founded 1977
A 1979 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a blue ribbon that reads [1979 / DELEGATE] on a collage of cropped black and white photographic portraits with a yellow tint. The spine of the magazine is white with black text that reads [DELEGATE 1979 - The 3rd Year of the 3rd Century].
The magazine's content opens on the first page with an untitled editorial note recounting events of the past year, focusing on the effects of the Bakke decision and reinterpretations of the Equal Employment Opportunity law. There is also a masthead, set in white text against a dark blue background reading [DELEGATE, 1979], followed by a table of contents.
The content then continues with a feature on Charles B. Rangel, an article titled "Black in the Board Room," and a feature on beauty and cosmetics titled "Black is Beautiful." This is followed by profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes Boggs Academy, Links, Bottle and Cork Club, National Urban League, Association of Black Social Workers, ICBO, Aubrey Lewis, Philip Morris, National Urban Affairs Council, Franklin Thomas, National Association of Market Developers, Queens Clinical Society of New York, National Medical Association, Eastern Stars, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Black Music Association, Opportunities Industrial Centers, Chi Delta Mu, Othan Mondy, National Publishers Association, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Steven Lockett, Chi Eta Phi Sorority, NAACP, Kellogg, Chesebrough-Ponds, NBC, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Gulf Oil, National United Church Ushers Association of America, National Business and Professional Negro Women's Clubs, National Medical Association, William Toles, National Dental Association, Phi Delta Kappa Sorority, Alpha Phi Alpha, National Pharmaceutical Association, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles Mystic Shriners, Daughters of Isis, Herb Wright, Negro College Fund, Roy Campanella, Reggie Jackson, The Doll League, John Hunter, American Airlines, Morehouse College, Norman J. Johnson, Jr., Sag Harbor, Eastern Airline, National Association for Sickle Cell, Oak Bluffs, National Bar Association, Congressional Black Caucus, The Edges Group, National Business League, Council of Concerned Black Executives, National Bankers Association, National Association of Media Women, Donald McGannon, 369th Veterans, George Alexander, WBLS radio, Brenda Scofield, Budweiser, Alice Kornegay, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, the IBPOE of W, and the Broadway musicals "Eubie!" and "Ain't Misbehavin.'"
Sag Harbor, Southampton, Suffolk County, New York, United States, North and Central America
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Rawls, Lou, American, 1933 - 2006
United Negro College Fund, American, founded 1944
Wilma Rudolph, American, 1940 - 1994
American Association of Blacks in Energy, American, founded 1977
National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, American, founded 1969
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, American, founded 1821
The Girl Friends, Inc., American, founded 1927
Sears, Roebuck & Co., American, founded 1893
Morehouse College, American, founded 1867
Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc., American, founded 1964
Charms, Inc., American, founded 1952
American Tennis Association, American, founded 1916
CBS Broadcasting, Inc., American, founded 1927
Hooks, Benjamin, American, 1925 - 2010
A 1980 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a red ribbon that reads [1980 / DELEGATE] on a collage of black and white portrait photographs. The magazine has a white spine with black text that reads [DELEGATE 1980 - The 4th Year of the 3rd Century].
The magazine's content opens with an untitled editorial note recounting events of the past year, including the presidential campaign and the death of A. Phillip Randolph. There is also a masthead, set in white text against a black background reading [DELEGATE, 1980], followed by a table of contents.
The content then continues including a feature on black Olympic athletes and an article titled, "Black Businesses Need Black Conventions." This is followed by profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes American Association of Blacks in Energy, One Hundred Black Men, Jewell Jackson McCabe and 100 Black Women, National Association of Black Social Workers, Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, Boggs Academy, Jackie Robinson Awards Dinner, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, American Bridge Association, African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, National Association of Market Developers, The Girl Friends, Gay Northeasterners Club, Bottle & Cork Club, Eureka Grand Chapter, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Sears, Roebuck, Morehouse College, John Hunter Camp Fund, Bob Douglas, Opportunities Industrialization Centers, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Pharmaceutical Association, Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Top Ladies of Distinction, Black Music Association, The Links, Inc., NAACP, National Urban League, Julius A. Thomas Society, National Medical Association, National Association of Negro Musicians, National Association of University Women, Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles Mystic Shrine, Daughters of Isis, American Tennis Association, Inc., History of Harlem Commonwealth Council, Inc., Democratic National Convention, CBS, A. Phillip Randolph, Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Pope John Paul II, Oak Bluffs, Black Caucus, ABC, 369th Veterans Association, D. Parke Gibson, NBC, The Edges Groups, National Distillers, Dr. Benjamin Hooks, National Bankers Association, Association for the Study of Afro-American Life & History, William H. Toles, Patricia Roberts Harris, Arthur Ashe, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, and the National Association of Media Women.
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WLIB, American, founded 1941
Vulcan Society, American, founded 1940
National Urban Coalition, American, founded 1967
Carats, Inc., American, founded 1959
Jordan, Vernon, American, born 1935
Connectional Lay Council, American, founded 1948
Dr. Bunche, Ralph, American, 1903 - 1971
Lionel Hampton, American, 1908 - 2002
Holmes Norton, Eleanor, American, born 1937
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A 1981 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a green ribbon badge that reads [1981 / DELEGATE] against a grid of black and white photographic portraits. Thirty-two (32) men and women are pictured, with the last name of everyone printed under his or her picture in black. The spine of the magazine is white with black text that reads [DELEGATE, 1981 - The 5th Year of the 3rd Century].
The magazine's content opens with an untitled editorial note recounting events of the past year, including the election of Ronald Reagan and the rise of crime and resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan There is also a masthead, set in white text against a black background reading [DELEGATE, 1981], followed by a table of contents.
The content then continues with profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes WBLS, Kobrand Corporation, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, American Bridge Association, Inc., National Association of Black Social Workers, Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, 100 Black Women and 100 Black Men, National Association of Market Developers, Vulcan Society Inc., New York Association of Black Educators, National Pan-Hellenic Council, Opportunities Industrialization Centers of American, Bottle & Cork Sales Club, John Hunter Camp Fund, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Chesebrough-Pond, ITT Continental Baking Co, Ciba-Geigy, 7 Up, National Urban Affairs Council, National Epicureans, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Top Ladies of Distinction, Black Music Association, The Links, Inc., NAACP, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Carats, Inc., Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles Mystic Shrine, Daughters of Isis, Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Gil Noble, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Black Caucus, Congressman Charles Rangel, Arthur Ashe, Charles E. Wright, Morehouse College, Morris Brown College, Ralph J. Bunche, Lionel Hampton, Jackie Robinson Awards Dinner, Whitney M Young Football Classic, Beaux Arts Ball, Livingston S. Francis, Teixeira, Camp Atwater, The Squires, Harlem Commonwealth Council, National Association of Media Women, 369th Veterans's Association, The Edges Group, Thurman Munson Award Dinner, and Boggs Academy. There are also features about Atlanta and Oak Bluffs.
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National Urban Affairs Council, American, founded 1971
Continental Societies, Inc., American, founded 1956
Morgan, Rose, American, 1912 - 2008
Walker, William Otis, American, 1896 - 1981
African Methodist Episcopal Church, American, founded 1816
National Association of Black Accountants, Inc., American, founded 1969
People United to Save Humanity, American, founded 1971
Louis, Joe, American, 1914 - 1981
King, Clarence D., American, 1888 - 1981
National Black Veterans Association, American, founded 1974
A 1982 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a green ribbon that reads [1982 / DELEGATE] against a grid of black and white portrait photographs. The top two (2) and bottom two (2) rows of photographs are tinted red. Thirty-two (32) men and women are pictured, with the last name of everyone printed under his or her picture in black. The spine of the magazine is white with black text that reads [DELEGATE, 1982 - The 6th Year of the 3rd Century].
The magazine's content opens with an untitled editorial note criticizing policies of the Reagan administration. There is also a masthead, set in white text against a black background reading [DELEGATE, 1982], followed by a table of contents.
The content then continues with an article titled "The High Cost of Civil Rights" by Benjamin Hooks and an article titled "The State of Black America 1982" by Vernon Jordan. This is followed profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, events, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes the Jackie Robinson Awards Dinner, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, National Urban Affairs Council, Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Chesebrough Pond, ITT Continental Baking Company, Ciba-Geigy, Moving Up Awards Dinner, 7 Up, Frederick Douglass Awards Dinner, Bottle & Cork Club, National Association of Market Developers, Beaux Arts Ball, John Hunter Camp Fund, Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Top Ladies of Distinction, Continental Societies, Inc., Rose Morgan, William O. Walker, National Newspaper Publishers Association, A.M.E. Zion Church, NAACP, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, The Links, National Association of Black Accountants, Carats, Operation Push, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Chi Eta Phi Sorority, National United Church Ushers Association, National Pharmaceutical Association, National Medical Association, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Alpha Phi Alph Fraternity, Eta Phi Beta Sorority, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, National Urban League, National Association of University Women, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, I.B.P.O.E. of W., Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Vernon Jordan, National Business League, National Black Veterans Organization, Somerset Importers, Congressional Black Caucus, Tuskegee Airmen, Isyaku Ibrahim, National Association of Media Women, Arthur Ashe, National Bankers Association, The Edges Group, National Bar Association, Harlem Commonwealth Council Foundation, 369th Veteran's Association, Percy Sutton, 100 Black Women, Morehouse College, Communications Excellence to Black Audiences, Clarence D. King, Joe Louis, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, and Women's Association of Allied Beverage Industries. There are also short features on black movies, black Broadway, Oak Bluffs, and a special feature titled "I Remember Harlem."
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Williams, Billy Dee, American, born 1937
Washington, Harold, American, 1922 - 1987
Blake, Eubie, American, 1887 - 1983
Dance Theatre of Harlem, American, founded 1969
National Coalition of 100 Black Women, American, founded 1981
A 1983 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a blue ribbon badge that reads [1983 / DELEGATE] against a grid of black and white portrait photographs. The top two (2) and bottom two (2) rows of photographs are tinted a bright yellow. Thirty-two (32) men and women are pictured, with the last name of everyone printed under his or her picture in black. The spine of the magazine is white with black text that reads [DELEGATE, 1983 - The 7th Year of the 3rd Century].
The magazine's content opens with a masthead, set in white text against a black background reading [DELEGATE, 1983], and a table of contents, followed by an untitled editorial note recounting political wins and losses over the last year, including the election of Harold Washington as Mayor of the city of Chicago.
The content then continues with profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, events, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes the Jackie Robinson Awards Dinner, United Negro College Fund, Billy Dee Williams and Eugene McCabe, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, National Urban Affairs Council, National Association of Market Developers, Bottle and Cork Club, ITT Continental Baking Company, Ciba-Geigy, Chesebrough-Pond, John Hunter Camp Fund, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America, Harold Washington, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Top Ladies of Distinction, NAACP, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Chi Eta Phi Sorority, National Medical Association, National United Church Ushers Association, Morehouse College, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Carats, National Bar Association, National Urban League, A.M.E. Zion Church, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Dawson Art Guild Annual Memorial Concert, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, National Pharmaceutical Association, Phi Delta Kappa, One Hundred Black Men, Chums, Inc., Association of National and Regional Convention Planners, Benjamin Ashburn, Olive Bowles, Edgar Dale golf tournament, Arthur Ashe, Congressional Black Caucus, Bishop Emerson J. Moore, 369th Veterans' Association, Black Broadway, Eubie Blake, Dance Theatre of Harlem, National Black Nurses Association, The Edges Group, 100 Black Women, Communications Excellence to Black Audiences, Push, Inc., The Secret Friends, Harlem Commonwealth Council, The Moles, Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, The Council of Concerned Black Executives, WAABI, Beaux Arts Ball, Dr. Herby Cave. There are also several obituaries and wedding announcements, as well as short features on Oak Bluffs, Houston, and the Bahamas. The issue concludes with a special feature titled "Atlanta 1926 to Present."
Bahamas, Caribbean, North and Central America
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