BLK Publisher Alan Bell To Speak On, "Remembering Our History"

BLK Magazine was instrumental in the process it took to affirm myself as a Same Gender Loving man. If you are in Los Angeles check out this event. Alan Bell is a visionary in my opinion. I'm glad he has a chance to share History



Alan Bell, founder of two historic gay publications, will speak
on “Remembering Our History: Making Sure the Future Knows What Came Before.”

His talk will focus on the role the media has in preserving history as well as the importance of preserving the media outlets themselves. The talk will take place Saturday, May 28, 2011 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the William Grant Still Arts Center

Bell was founder, publisher and editor of BLK, the nation’s first national monthly newsmagazine focused specifically on the black lesbian and gay community. BLK and its sister publications, Blackfire, Black Lace and Kuumba, ran from 1988 to 1994. Previously Bell had founded Gaysweek, New York City’s first lesbian and gay weekly newspaper.

“Remembering Our History” is part of “Images: Iconic to Insurgent & Devine to Decadent,”
an exhibition of Los Angeles black lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender historical artifacts from 1940 to the present accompanied by lectures, panel discussions, literary performances and film screenings. “Images,” a presentation of the Black LGBT Project founded by C. Jerome Woods, runs through July 9, 2011. Admission is free.

The William Grant Still Arts Center is a facility of the City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs.

The Black LGBT Project is supported, in part, by the Mayme Clayton Library &
Museum and PASEO at the University of Southern California.

William Grant Still Arts Center
2520 W. Westview St
Los Angeles, CA 90016.