[Press release: JBAAL Celebrates Juneteenth with Louis Johnson's Musical "Watermelon"] (open access)

[Press release: JBAAL Celebrates Juneteenth with Louis Johnson's Musical "Watermelon"]

Press release informing the public of the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters' production of a play entitled 'Watermelon' which was written by Louis Johnson and performed on June 19, 1991.
Date: June 19, 1991
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Stephen Semien with girl during Motown Motown rehearsal]

Photograph of Stephen Semien (right) with a girl (left) during rehearsal for "Motown Motown: The Musical," produced by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters as part of their 2013 Summer Youth Arts Institute. Semien is facing to the left of the camera, resting his left hand on his hip. The girl is looking at Semien and smiling.
Date: June 19, 2013
Creator: Latte Media Group
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Students on stage during Motown Motown rehearsal]

Photograph of a group of students on stage during rehearsal for "Motown Motown: The Musical," produced by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters as part of their 2013 Summer Youth Arts Institute. Individuals can be seen standing on and off of a 4-level stage riser, facing to the right of the camera. Several students are holding stacks of paper in their hands.
Date: June 19, 2013
Creator: Latte Media Group
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Portrait of Stephen Semien]

Photograph of Stephen Semien, taken during The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2013 Summer Youth Arts Institute. Semien is facing to the right of the camera, raising both arms and pointing downward with his left hand. His mouth is open as if he is speaking.
Date: June 19, 2013
Creator: Latte Media Group
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Stephen Semien in theatre auditorium]

Photograph of Stephen Semien standing among theatre seats at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2013 Summer Youth Arts Institute. Semien can be seen in the center of the photograph, facing to the left of the camera. He is resting his left hand on his hip and pointing outward with his right hand. Students can be seen sitting down in the background.
Date: June 19, 2013
Creator: Latte Media Group
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Stephen Semien with students during Motown Motown rehearsal]

Photograph of Stephen Semien (front, 2nd left) on stage with a group of students during rehearsal for "Motown Motown: The Musical," produced by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters as part of their 2013 Summer Youth Arts Institute. Semien can be seen in the left portion of the photograph, facing to the left of the camera and pointing with his right hand. Students are standing around him in the background and foreground of the photograph.
Date: June 19, 2013
Creator: Latte Media Group
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Stephen Semien with students during Motown Motown rehearsal, closeup]

Photograph of Stephen Semien (center) on stage with students during rehearsal for "Motown Motown: The Musical," produced by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters as part of their 2013 Summer Youth Arts Institute. Semien has his back turned to the camera and appears to be speaking. One boy (right) is standing in front of Semien, looking at him. Other students can be seen on stage in the background of the photograph.
Date: June 19, 2013
Creator: Latte Media Group
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Stephen Semien and Judy Milner dance during Motown Motown rehearsal]

Photograph of Stephen Semien (right) and Judy Milner (left) instructing students during rehearsal for "Motown Motown: The Musical," produced by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters as part of their 2013 Summer Youth Arts Institute. They are standing single file, facing to the left of the camera. Semien is reaching his left arm around Milner's torso. Students can be seen in the background of the photograph, performing the same dance move.
Date: June 19, 2013
Creator: Latte Media Group
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Martha Burk plays at the Muse] captions transcript

[Martha Burk plays at the Muse]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during "Martha Burk Sings Sarah Vaugn" over the weekend of June 18th, 1994 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage shows Burks 75-minute performance singing with a small jazz band in a silver dress.
Date: June 19, 1994
Creator: Burk, Martha
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Ordained In Lyrics: "The Poets ...Past and Present" live performance] captions transcript

[Ordained In Lyrics: "The Poets ...Past and Present" live performance]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their collaborative production with Ordained in Lyrics of "The Poets...Past and Present" held on June 19th, 2000 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage show poets Claude McKay, James Weldon Johnson, Judah the Black Rose, and Black Renaissance Reflections performing on stage.
Date: June 19, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[4th annual Sankofa Café Bash "Wine, Watermelon, The Word" tape 2 of 2] captions transcript

[4th annual Sankofa Café Bash "Wine, Watermelon, The Word" tape 2 of 2]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the conclusion of the 4th annual Sankofa Café Bash "Wine, Watermelon, The Word" literary voices series performance. The spoken word event featured Dallas's best seller Emotion Brown along with soul and hip hop music. The tape switches to a youth summer arts performance at the 33:13 time mark.
Date: June 19, 2004
Creator: King, Curtis & Spencer, Camika
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Rhapsody in Rhythm": 20th Annual Summer Youth Arts Institute] captions transcript

["Rhapsody in Rhythm": 20th Annual Summer Youth Arts Institute]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 20th annual summer youth arts camp on June 19th, 2004. The footage shows a film with credits at its opener followed by youth of various ages in jeans, t-shirts, sunglasses and hats dancing and singing. Curtis King and others give closing remarks.
Date: June 19, 2004
Creator: King, Curtis
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[4th annual Sankofa Café Bash "Wine, Watermelon, The Word" tape 1 of 2] captions transcript

[4th annual Sankofa Café Bash "Wine, Watermelon, The Word" tape 1 of 2]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the conclusion of the 4th annual Sankofa Café Bash "Wine, Watermelon, The Word" literary voices series performance. The spoken word event featured Dallas's best seller Emotion Brown along with soul and hip hop music.
Date: June 19, 2004
Creator: King, Curtis & Spencer, Camika
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[20th annual summer youth arts institute] captions transcript

[20th annual summer youth arts institute]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 20th annual summer youth arts camp on June 19th, 2004. The footage shows a film with credits at its opener followed by youth of various ages in jeans, t-shirts, sunglasses and hats dancing and singing. Curtis King and others give closing remarks.
Date: June 19, 2004
Creator: King, Curtis
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library