The Griot Press, premiere issue (May 1992)
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Title
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The Griot Press, premiere issue (May 1992)
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Description
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The Griot Press was a minority owned and published lesbian and gay magazine.
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The Griot Press was published by Constance Ratliff-Campbell (1946 - ).
Deborah A. Campbell was the Assistant Editor.
Contributing authors included Anita Cornwell (1924 - 2023) and Vanessa P. (or D.) Fittimon (1952-2012?).
Ratliff-Campbell created the Griot Press to "establish a periodical, newspaper or magazine which focused on our [Black, Hispanic and other minorities] accomplishments and activities."
From the William Way LGBT Community Center Instagram page: "Every month for at least five years she published The Griot Press at her own expense. The hand-typed magazine, with graphic designs and layout by Assistant Editor Deborah A. Campbell featured a regular column by Philadelphia lesbian writer and activist Anita Cornwell, which dealt frankly with sexism, racism and politics in America.
News articles focused on local events like Black LGBT block parties and the activities of local minority social and activist groups. Every issue contained a local resource page and bulletin board, giving extra prominence and sometimes a special “Health Watch” page to AIDS/HIV services and medical news.
For Constance Ratliff-Campbell, publishing The Griot Press was a labor of love, her way of embracing Philadelphia’s African American LGBT community."
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Anita Cornwell Obituary
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Contributor
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John J. Wilcox, Jr. Archives at William Way LGBT Community Center
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Date Created
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May 1992
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Creator
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Griot Press
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Identifier
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Ms. Coll. 37
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Language
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eng
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Format
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Text
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Extent
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24 pages
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Spatial Coverage
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Philadelphia, PA
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Publisher
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Griot Press
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Is Part Of
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William Way LGBT Community Center periodicals collection, 1940-present
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Subject
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LGBT activism
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Periodicals--Philadelphia (Pa.)
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Feminism
