A Black queer archive is being established in Kansas City; attend the {B/qKC} Launch Party
Celebrate the launch of {B/qKC} through food, drink, party & a preview of its city-wide exhibits launching in April. The post A Black queer archive is being established in Kansas City; attend the {B/qKC} Launch Party appeared first on Kansas City Defender.
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Celebrate the rich history of Black queer Kansas Citians.
Join Nasir Anthony Montalvo and The Kansas City Defender as we celebrate the launch of new, standing Black queer archive, {B/qKC}, and preview a new city-wide exhibit experience.
{B/qKC}: The Archive Launch Party (+ Volume_2 Exhibit Preview)
March 1st, 2024.
7:00PM-10:00PM.
3601 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64111.
Register_at_bqkc2.eventbrite.com
Presented by BlaqOut
This event is presented in partnership with BlaqOut. BlaqOut is a united community of individual advocates, community activists and healthcare professionals who work to address the psychosocial and environmental challenges faced by Black MSM in the Greater Kansas City Area. Learn more about the organization here.
Produced by Astringent Press
{B/qKC} is produced in collaboration with astringent press. astringent press
is a low-to-no cost, independent book/zine/text/poster/etc. press based in Kansas City, Missouri. Learn more here.
Background
{B/qKC} is a Black queer digital archive educating audiences on the contributions of Black LGBTQIA2S+ Kansas Citians–in turn, liberating their histories from racism and homophobia-fueled erasure. Born from their frustration with Black queer resource-deficiencies in Kansas City, {B/qKC} is founded and curated by Nasir Anthony Montalvo through The Kansas City Defender.
With bigoted legislation and representation that actively seeks to erase our knowledge and indoctrinate future generations, it is more important than ever to document our histories—not just as static stories but as didactic, interactive artifacts that educate, challenge, storytell, pay homage, repair, destroy, and build anew.
Promotional graphics for {B/qKC}
The {B/qKC} Launch Party
“{B/qKC}: The Archive Launch Party” will celebrate the launch of KC’s own standing, digital archive while previewing the city-wide exhibits for Volume_2 of the project coming in April 2024.
Volume_2 features the groundbreaking material from Montalvo’s research on Soakies: a former Black gay bar in Downtown Kansas City.
– PH Coffee
– Café Corazón
– BLK + BRWN.
– Waterbird Coffee
– Astringent Press
Coalesced with an opening cocktail hour and commendation of the inaugural {B/qKC} archive donors, we encourage you to stop by for food, drinks, music and newfound knowledge. Merchandise items for sale will be available at event as supplies last (reserve purchasable items in advance at checkout).
After opening, the exhibit will be viewable at this location from March 4th – 8th during the hours of 11AM – 2PM.
{B/qKC}’s Volume_1 Grand Opening event at The BlaqBox.
Other Things to Know
Note that tickets for this event are sliding scale to make this event more accessible and celebrate Black folk. More info on this during checkout.
A free Zine created in collaboration with Astringent Press will be included with all ticket orders.
Thank you to Vivent Health and Queer Black KC for being our supporting sponsors.
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