"Pages from Onyx: Black Lesbian Newsletter February-March, 1984 Originally launched in 1982 as Black Lesbian Newsletter (later retitled Onyx), this San Francisco and Berkeley-based publication offered Black lesbian writers, artists, and organizers a vital space to speak for themselves at a time when their voices were often excluded from both mainstream media and predominantly white LGBTQ+ spaces. Published through 1984, the newsletter blended culture, politics, and community-building."
"The issue displayed here, February-March 1984 (Vol. 3, No. 1), reflects the breadth and urgency of this work. It includes poetry, political reflections, book reviews, a community calendar, and classified listings alongside staff notes and calls for subscriptions and donations. Standout pieces include "Journal Entry: Reminders" by Lucille Hunt (1984) and "Lesbianism Is a Reality" by Tania Abdulahad (1983), as well as a brief essay marking February as Black History Month."
Onyx launched in 1982 as Black Lesbian Newsletter and later retitled Onyx. The San Francisco and Berkeley–based publication provided Black lesbian writers, artists, and organizers a space to speak for themselves amid exclusion from mainstream media and predominantly white LGBTQ+ spaces. Published through 1984, the newsletter blended culture, politics, and community-building. The February–March 1984 issue (Vol. 3, No. 1) includes poetry, political reflections, book reviews, a community calendar, classified listings, staff notes, and calls for subscriptions and donations. Standout pieces include Lucille Hunt's "Journal Entry: Reminders" and Tania Abdulahad's "Lesbianism Is a Reality." The issue is available digitally thanks to California State Library funding.
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