Onyx: Black Lesbian Newsletter Explained

Onyx: Black Lesbian Newsletter
Editor:Laverne Gagehabib, A. C. Barber, Vivienne Walker-Crawford
Category:Lesbian
Frequency:Bimonthly
Founded:1982
Finaldate:1984
Country:USA
Based:Berkeley, California
Language:English
Oclc:69262012

Onyx: Black Lesbian Newsletter was a bimonthly magazine focusing on Black Lesbian life and culture.[1] Originally titled Black Lesbian Newsletter, Onyx: Black Lesbian Newsletter was published in the San Francisco Bay Area from 1982 to 1984.[2] The newsletter contained articles, poems, personal adds and original art and photographs. Onyx is notable for being the earliest of three Bay Area publications including Aché and Issues which focused on Black Lesbian life and culture, the longest running of which was Aché: A Journal for Lesbians of African Descent which was published from 1989 to 1993.[3] Onyx covers were illustrated by Sarita Johnson.

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  1. Book: Myers, JoAnne. Historical dictionary of the lesbian and gay liberation movements. 2013. 978-0-8108-7468-8. Lanham. 861537183.
  2. Book: Ostertag, Bob. People's movements, people's press : the journalism of social justice movements. 2006. Beacon Press. 0-8070-6164-6. Boston, Mass.. 62281826.
  3. Web site: Black lesbians display their Sapphic history. 2021-06-28. The Bay Area Reporter / B.A.R. Inc.. en.