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Whose Streets . . . Our Streets: Journal of the Black Men's Movement '88

1988

New York, New York, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A journal published by the Black Men's Movement, a New York organization formed to address the racially-motivated attack of Michael Griffith in Howard Beach, Queens, the crack epidemic, and police brutality. The front cover of the journal has a black background with [Whose Streets...] printed at the top left corner in white, [Our Streets] printed at the center, and [Journal of the Black Men's Movement '88] printed at the bottom right corner. At the bottom left corner is a black and white image of people standing in a line. The interior pages of the journal are white with black text. The journal contains articles about different issues the group focuses on, images of the group's activities, and information about upcoming protests. The back cover of the journal has a black and white image of children sitting at a table with fruit on it at the center.

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Catalog reference: 2025.40.6

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