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[Program: Symphony in Black] (open access)

[Program: Symphony in Black]

Program for the annual Symphony in Black concert event hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters and featuring notable African American individuals and celebrating their accomplishments.
Date: June 14, 1990
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Flyer: Thursday Night Comedy Revue] (open access)

[Flyer: Thursday Night Comedy Revue]

Flyer for a comedy event hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters headlined by Alan Bond on November 29, 1990 at the Academy's Muse Cafe Theatre.
Date: November 1990
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
What's Happening at JBAAL (open access)

What's Happening at JBAAL

List of scheduled events for the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters from June to November.
Date: June 1990
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Program: Symbolic Images] (open access)

[Program: Symbolic Images]

Program for the Symbolic Images event hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters October 7-November 25, 1990 at the James E. Kemp Gallery. The program outlines artists featured and provides a brief background on the artist and their work.
Date: October 1990
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Invitation: Holiday Festival of Black Dolls] (open access)

[Invitation: Holiday Festival of Black Dolls]

Invitation to a festival celebrating African American dolls and their creators, hosted on December 15-16, 1990 by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Date: December 1990
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Flyer: Two Great Events = One Great Weekend] (open access)

[Flyer: Two Great Events = One Great Weekend]

Flyer for two events hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters. One of the events was on January 12, 1990 and featured flutist Bobbi Humphrey in a Jazz Revue. The other event featured Melba Moore on January 14, 1990 in the annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert which featured a 175-voice choir.
Date: January 1990
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News release: Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill] (open access)

[News release: Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill]

News release regarding the play featuring Chris Calloway entitled 'Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill' which was hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Muse Cafe Theatre.
Date: 1990
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Flyer: Two Exciting Film Stars Appear] (open access)

[Flyer: Two Exciting Film Stars Appear]

Flyer for two events hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The first event was on February 23, 1990 and featured Roger E. Mosley in a play entitled 'Leadbelly.' The second event was a play titled 'White Mama' starring Ernest Harden Jr. and Bette Davis.
Date: February 1990
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News release: 'Profiles' to open JBAAL 1990-91 cafe theatre season] (open access)

[News release: 'Profiles' to open JBAAL 1990-91 cafe theatre season]

News release for the new season of Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters exhibited and galleries.
Date: September 1990
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Press release: The Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters Presents: Symbolic Images] (open access)

[Press release: The Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters Presents: Symbolic Images]

Press release informing the public of the art exhibition by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the James E. Kemp Gallery, which was meant to highlight African American art and artists.
Date: October 1990
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Black Filmmakers Symposium] (open access)

[Black Filmmakers Symposium]

Flyer for the Black Filmmakers Symposium held on April 21 by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the AMC Glen Lakes Theaters. The flyer details the other events scheduled, including a variety of talks regarding African American film.
Date: April 1990
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Program: Zanzibar] (open access)

[Program: Zanzibar]

Program for the performance of the play 'Zanzibar' which was performed on March 9-10 and 16-17, 1990, and it was hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters at Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters Muse Cafe Theatre. The program lists involved individuals, both actors and producers, and it provides more information on the performance itself.
Date: March 1990
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[African-American Doll Illuminations: Historical and Contemporary African-American Dolls and Their Dollmakers] (open access)

[African-American Doll Illuminations: Historical and Contemporary African-American Dolls and Their Dollmakers]

Booklet containing information and details about the African-American Doll exhibition hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on March 18-20, 1990.
Date: May 18, 1990
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Printmaker Elizabeth Catlett retrospective exhibit full video, 2] captions transcript

[Printmaker Elizabeth Catlett retrospective exhibit full video, 2]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during printmaker Elizabeth Catletts' retrospective exhibit titled "Fifty Years of Printmaking". The footage shows an interrupted close-up of the gallery wall followed by individual close-ups of prints. The footage pertaining to the exhibit cuts to bars at the 7:04 mark and switches to still pertaining to the 1990 Mesquite Rodeo Championship.
Date: [1990-06..1990-08]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Flutist Bobbi Humphrey performance video #3] captions transcript

[Flutist Bobbi Humphrey performance video #3]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the celebratory weekend held in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. of Jazz singer and flutist Bobbi Humphrey on Friday, January 12th. The footage shows Humphrey, accompanied by guitars and drums, mid-performance in a matching blue leather jacket and skirt set singing and playing the flute to various tempos and styles of jazz music.
Date: January 12, 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Flutist Bobbi Humphrey performance video #4] captions transcript

[Flutist Bobbi Humphrey performance video #4]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the celebratory weekend held in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. of jazz singer and flutist Bobbi Humphrey on Friday, January 12th, 1990. The footage shows Humphrey, accompanied by guitars and drums, mid-performance in a matching blue leather jacket and skirt set singing and playing the flute to various tempos and styles of jazz music.
Date: January 12, 1990
Creator: King, Curtis & Humphrey, Bobbi
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
["African American Doll Illuminations" James E. Kemp Gallery] captions transcript

["African American Doll Illuminations" James E. Kemp Gallery]

Video footage provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the duration of the "African American Doll Illuminations" exhibit highlighting historical and contemporary dolls and their doll makers. The video shows an unnarrated walk-through of the exhibition space with various close-up shots of details in clothing and accessories of the dolls along with pauses to allow the reading of artist descriptions. The exhibit was held between March 18th and May 20th, 1990 through the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters visual arts exhibition program.
Date: 1990-03-18/1990-05-20
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[JBAAL Visions Documentary, extended version] captions transcript

[JBAAL Visions Documentary, extended version]

Video footage provided The Black Academy of Arts and Letters of various milestone performances and events in the academy's history compiled into a video telling the story of the organization. The footage highlights the academies' rise to national influence in the black arts in the sectors of dance, theatre, music, film, television, and the visual arts. The video includes individuals that have performed under the name of the organization and staff members
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Ebony Embers" performance] captions transcript

["Ebony Embers" performance]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during "Ebony Embers" written and directed by Akin Babatunde. The VHS footage shows a contemporary dance and theatrical performance given by African American performers. The tape shows act I of the play entitled "The Throne" and concludes with a separate event of a woman dancing in a backyard garden in the snow.
Date: [1990..2003]
Creator: Jeannie Girl Productions
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[JBAAL "Zanzibar" PSA tape] captions transcript

[JBAAL "Zanzibar" PSA tape]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a PSA produced by JBAAL to advertise for the musical comedy "Zanzibar" to be held in March of 1990. The footage shows a man with audio headphones sitting on a stool and talking to the camera about the upcoming production.
Date: March 1990
Creator: Magnetic Productions & Nutson, "Blade" J.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[JBAAL "Zanzibar" promo video on DVD] captions transcript

[JBAAL "Zanzibar" promo video on DVD]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a PSA produced by JBAAL to advertise for the musical comedy "Zanzibar" to be held in March of 1990. The DVD footage shows a man with audio headphones sitting on a stool and talking to the camera about the upcoming production. The promo videos ends at the 1:45 minute mark. Zanzibar was the premier production in the Clarence Muse Café Theatre.
Date: Spring 1990
Creator: Magnetic Productions
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
["The Best of Lisbon Elementary Dance" VHS] captions transcript

["The Best of Lisbon Elementary Dance" VHS]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a live dance performance at H.I. Holland Elementary School at Lisbon in Dallas Texas. The footage shows a small school auditorium stage with varying groups of students performing dance choreography for an audience of parents directed by Soloman Espie. Throughout the performance teachers take the microphone to speak.
Date: [1990..2000]
Creator: Espie, Soloman
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Reverend J. D. Mooring Posing with Book]

Photograph of Reverend J. D. Mooring posing amid a row of chairs in a church sanctuary with a copy of the New Testament and Psalms under his left arm. He is wearing dark-colored robes with a lighter stole, looking toward his left. A portion of the raised front area of the church is visible behind him, including a pulpit, rows of seating, and U.S. and Texas flags.
Date: [1990-01..1990-12]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Program: Gospel Revue 1990: "Gimme Dat Ole Time Religion"] (open access)

[Program: Gospel Revue 1990: "Gimme Dat Ole Time Religion"]

Program for a performance of gospel music hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on May 27, 1990 at the St. Luke United Methodist Church.
Date: May 27, 1990
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library