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Title:

[Black Cultural Zone poster set]

Creator/Contributor:

East Oakland Black Cultural Zone Collaborative, creator, creator.

Creator/Contributor:

Oakland Museum of California, creator.

Creator/Contributor:

Inneract Project, creator.

Abstract:

Set of four illustrated posters promoting efforts of East Oakland Black Cultural Zone Collaborative, with the following slogans: 1) Elevate Black Space; 2) Support Black Culture; 3) Restore Black Economics ; 4) Create Black Joy.

Date:

2021 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca
African Americans -- California -- Oakland -- Pictorial works
African Americans -- California -- Oakland -- Economic conditions
African Americans -- Housing -- California -- Oakland
African Americans -- California -- Oakland -- Social conditions
Noirs américains -- Californie -- Oakland -- Ouvrages illustrés
Noirs américains -- Californie -- Oakland -- Conditions économiques
Noirs américains -- Logement -- Californie -- Oakland
Noirs américains -- Californie -- Oakland -- Conditions sociales
African Americans
African Americans -- Economic conditions
African Americans -- Housing
African Americans -- Social conditions
California -- Oakland
East Oakland Black Cultural Zone Collaborative.

Note:

Title devised by cataloger.
Name of publisher printed atop text on backs of each poster: "Black Cultural Zone". Printed at bottom of text: "Designed in collaboration by the Oakland Museum of California and Inneract Project."
Backs of posters contain extensive printed information pertaining to efforts of East Oakland Black Cultural Zone Collaborative, each poster with a different focus: "Placekeeping", "Arts and cultural preservation", "Economic development" and "Quality of life".
"The East Oakland Black Cultural Zone Collaborative (BCZ) works with residents, government agencies, churches, and grassroots groups to keep Black folks in East Oakland..." -- printed on back of each poster.
Set acquired by donor at Oakland Museum of California's exhibit Mothership: Voyage into Afrofuturism (held December 2021-February 2022) and promoted on the museum's website for the exhibition.
Gift of Theresa Salazar ; 2022.
Black Cultural Zone poster set, BANC PIC 2022.061, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Type:

graphic
Poster
posters.
Pictorial works.
Posters.
Posters.
Affiches.

Physical Description:

print
4 prints in 1 folder : digital color prints ; sheets 44 x 28 cm (poster format)

Language:

English

Origin:

California