Pomo Afro Homos Records
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San Francisco Public Library. James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center
2019
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Title: Pomo Afro Homos Records
Dates: 1989-1997 (bulk 1990-1994)
Collection Number: GLC 139
Creator/Collector:
Pomo Afro Homos (Theater group)
Extent: 9 cubic feet (9 boxes), 1 oversized flat box, 1 oversized poster
Repository:
San Francisco Public Library. James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center
San Francisco, California 94102
Abstract: The records contain correspondence, programs, press coverage, contracts, scripts, financial information, photographs, and
other ephemera of Pomo Afro Homos (Postmodern African American Homosexuals), a San Francisco-based theater group that presented
the stories of black, gay men.
Language of Material: English
The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center hours. It is unprocessed; please consult inventory
to request boxes.
Copyright retained by Pomo Afro Homos.
Pomo Afro Homos Records. San Francisco Public Library. James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center
Donated by Brian Freeman.
Biography/Administrative History
Pomo Afro Homos is short for postmodern African American homosexuals. It was an African-American gay theater troupe founded
in San Francisco by Djola Bernard Branner, Brian Freeman, and Eric Gupton. Later, Marvin K. White joined the group. The original
concept of the group was to show the issues affecting each black gay person. Their pieces include "Fierce Love: Stories From
Black Gay Life" and "Dark Fruit." They performed nationally from Alaska to New York’s Lincoln Center. They faced opposition
from the National Black Theatre Festival in North Carolina (1991), and later, in Anchorage (1993). They performed regularly
between 1990 and 1995.
Scope and Content of Collection
The records contain correspondence, programs, press releases and press coverage, contracts, scripts, financial information,
photographs, slides, audiotapes, grant writing for Pomo Afro. The collection also contains certificates and awards presented
to the troupe. Of particular note are the scripts for "Fierce Love: Stories from Black Gay Life" and "Dark Fruit." The clippings
files also include coverage of the opposition the group faced in Anchorage, Alaska, and North Carolina.
African American gays.
African American gays--Drama.
Branner, Bernard.
Freeman, Brian.
Gupton, Eric.
White, Marvin K.
Pomo Afro Homos (Theater group)--Archives.