Founded in 1989 by behavioral health expert, cultural educator, and social architect, Cleo Manago, the Black Men's Xchange (BMX) is a human rights, educational, anti-oppression, and advocacy organization. This collection primarily consists of administrative materials for the New York branch of BMX, founded in 2002.
Founded in 1989 by behavioral health expert, cultural educator, and social architect, Cleo Manago, the Black Men's Xchange (BMX) is a human rights, educational, anti-oppression, and advocacy organization. BMX is the nation's oldest and largest community-based organization for same gender loving (SGL), bisexual, and diverse African-descended males to actually locate itself geographically within Black communities. Black Men's Xchange conducts activities that promote constructive leadership and decision making, healthy lifestyles, and social justice. It is a national nonprofit organization. BMX New York was a project of AmASSI New York, founded in 2002.
This collection primarily consists of administrative materials for the New York branch of BMX. These materials include bylaws, membership information, committee meeting minutes, correspondence, press relases, and website information. Additionally, there is some printed matter, such as newsletters, articles, press kit, and programs for workshops and other events. There are also documents related to AmASSI NY's Certificate of Incorporation.
Gift of Delmar Thompson, 2008. Additional materials donated by Delmar Thompson as part of the ADODI New York records gift, 2013.
Additions made to Correspondence, Articles, Committee Meetings, Financial, Programs, and Other Organizations. Membership Dues renamed to Membership and demographics survey added. Press and AmASSI folders created by Sarah Barlow-Ochshorn. (2026-05-15)
In the Life Archive (ITLA) miscellaneous collections, Sc MG 736, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
BMX National. "What Is BMX?". Accessed January 4, 2021, http://www.bmxnational.org/what-is-bmx/.
Contact lists and some financial material have been removed due to personal and confidential information; closed until 2075.