This is the first issue of Black Rap. It discuses in depth the beauty of the Black race, what it means to be Black, and having a strong sense of Black identitiy. These messages are all conveyed through the means of poetry, prose, and short…
This is the second issue of Black Rap, and like the first issue it begins with a clear statement of editorial policy--its service to the campus African-american student community and its friends. This issue states that it represents the campus group…
This is the third issue of Black Rap, from late 1968 (mention of "X-mas" gifts). This was the first full semester for Lake Forest College after the assassination of minority Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King in April of 1968, the…
The fourth issue of Black Rap published in January of 1969, after the holiday break. It included articles that explore the concept of Black awareness and what it holds for future generations. As well as questioning the place and role of Black…
This issue of Black Rap discusses issues involving the state of mind of African Americans, the longevity of their activist movements, and their place in an ever changing world. These pieces are accompanied by several others, and then preceded by…
The beginning of this new volume, after a hiatus of almost a year (March 1969 to February 1970), of Black Rap, published by Lake Forest College African-American students (Black Students for Black Action), is printed in a new format, offset in a…
This is a revised version of the Volume 2 Number 1 issue of Black Rap. It has one extra page that brings together an image from pages 4 and 5. The image is of a brain, set directly in the center of the two pages.