Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the roundtable writers breakfast entitled "Sisters: An Open Dialogue Between Light and Dark Skin African Americans" held on May 22nd, 2010. The footage shows a dialogue that focuses on a multigenerational overview of the issues of colorism in race, gender, and media for black women.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the roundtable writers breakfast entitled "Sisters: An Open Dialogue Between Light and Dark Skin African Americans" held on May 22nd, 2010. The footage shows the collective group talking about solutions to the challenges women have faced due to colorism and the lack of traditional rights of passage for racial identity. The dialogue focuses on a multigenerational overview of the issues of colorism in race, gender, and media for black women.

Photograph of a group of students on stage at the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute, taken from the left side of the stage. Students can be seen sitting and standing on a stair structure on the left side of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera. Two students are holding brooms. On the right side of the photograph, students are playing jump rope. Curtis King can be seen among others on the right side of the photograph, facing to the left and pointing with both hands.

Photograph of a practice scene from the musical, "Tina - Against All Odds," during the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. A group of young women are lined up on stage and appear to be dancing. The girl in the center of the group is holding a microphone in her right hand. A young man is standing to the right of the girls, playing a guitar. Four more men can be seen on a staircase structure behind them, also holding guitars. In the background at the top of the set structure, another group of girls are dancing in a row.

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.

Photograph of dancers from Stella Maris Dance Ensemble performing in white costumes. Two female dancers are holding hands and looking at another dancer who has a hand on her hip. Two male dancers are standing in the background. Their performance is a part of the 9th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance Rhythm and Soul of a People sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas, held at the Naomi Burton Theater on February 22-23, 2013. The performers are from Kingston, Jamaica.

Photograph of dancers from Stella Maris Dance Ensemble performing on stage. Three female dancers are standing in a circle center stage, holding hands and smiling. Male dancers are standing in a semi-circle around them with their hands behind their backs. Their performance is a part of the 9th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance Rhythm and Soul of a People sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas, held at the Naomi Burton Theater on February 22-23, 2013. The performers are from Kingston, Jamaica.

Photograph of dancers from Stella Maris Dance Ensemble performing on stage. One dancer is standing center stage with her head back and one hand above it. Another dancer in the background is performing with her arms out at her sides. Their performance is a part of the 9th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance Rhythm and Soul of a People sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas, held at the Naomi Burton Theater on February 22-23, 2013. The performers are from Kingston, Jamaica.

Photograph of two dancers from Stella Maris Dance Ensemble on stage. One dancer is holding the suit jacket of the dancer standing next to him. Their performance is a part of the 9th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance Rhythm and Soul of a People sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas, held at the Naomi Burton Theater on February 22-23, 2013. The performers are from Kingston, Jamaica.

Photograph of dancers from Stella Maris Dance Ensemble performing on stage. One dancer is crawling to another dancer who is lying on her back. Another dancer is in the background in the dark. Their performance is a part of the 9th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance Rhythm and Soul of a People sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas, held at the Naomi Burton Theater on February 22-23, 2013. The performers are from Kingston, Jamaica.

Photograph of a solo dancer from Stella Maris Dance Ensemble on stage. She is wearing a white costume and leaning over with her right hand holding her left wrist. Her performance is a part of the 9th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance Rhythm and Soul of a People sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas, held at the Naomi Burton Theater on February 22-23, 2013. The performer is from Kingston, Jamaica.

Photograph of a solo dancer from Stella Maris Dance Ensemble on stage. She is standing on stage with her knees together and her arms out at her sides. Her performance is a part of the 9th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance Rhythm and Soul of a People sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas, held at the Naomi Burton Theater on February 22-23, 2013. The performer is from Kingston, Jamaica.

Photograph of a solo dancer from Stella Maris Dance Ensemble on stage. She is wearing a white dress with black leggings. She is lunging forward with an arm raised. Her performance is a part of the 9th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance Rhythm and Soul of a People sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas, held at the Naomi Burton Theater on February 22-23, 2013. The performers are from Kingston, Jamaica.

Photograph of a solo dancer from Stella Maris Dance Ensemble performing in a white dress with black leggings. She is standing in the spotlight and leaning over on her side with her arms forming a circle. Their performance is a part of the 9th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance Rhythm and Soul of a People sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas, held at the Naomi Burton Theater on February 22-23, 2013. The performer is from Kingston, Jamaica.

Photograph of a solo dancer from Stella Maris Dance Ensemble performing. She is standing at the front of the stage with her arms raised and slightly bent. Their performance is a part of the 9th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance Rhythm and Soul of a People sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas, held at the Naomi Burton Theater on February 22-23, 2013. The performer is from Kingston, Jamaica.