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The Best – and Worst – of BLAC
April 22, 2019 · Updated May 10, 2019·By BLAC Staff
Browse the good, the bad and the ugly of BLAC covers passed, one from each of our 20 years. And check out the story topics. Are they still relevant today?
April 22, 2019 · Updated May 10, 2019
We all go through that awkward adolescent phase and baby, we tried it with some of these covers. Some are great and others are laughably bad, but they’re history – yours and ours. Check them out, but please, be gentle with us.
Our very first issue! April-May 1999 
February-March 2000 
June-July 2001 
March 2002 
April 2003 
December 2004 
August 2005 
August 2006 
December 2007 
April 2008 
Our first issue with the BLAC name! September 2009 
August 2010 
November 2011 
July 2012 
April 2013 
June 2014 
November 2015 
February 2016 
May 2017 
January 2018 
April 2019
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