Document containing lists and descriptions of events schedules for the 1997-1998 season of the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Army Visit rehearsals on June 27. The video features young performers dancing, singing, and reciting spoken word poetry during a performance rehearsal and features behind the scenes footage of the crew. Curtis King, TBAAL founder and president, is seen directing performers after their rehearsal. The video also features army members posing with the students and talking about how much the performance meant to them. The performance was used to showcase the talents of young people in the Dallas area for a professional audience.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Army Visit rehearsals on June 27. The video features young performers dancing, singing, and reciting spoken word poetry during a performance rehearsal and features behind the scenes footage of the crew. Curtis King, TBAAL founder and president, is seen directing performers through their rehearsal. The video also features an interview with service members who were invited to attend the show. The performance was used to showcase the talents of young people in the Dallas area for a professional audience. This is tape number two of the series.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Army Visit rehearsals on June 26. The video features the dancers and singers rehearsing for their performance and features behind the scenes footage of the crew. Curtis King, TBAAL founder and president, is seen directing performers through their rehearsal are they maneuver through the auditorium. The performance was used to showcase the talents of young people in the Dallas area for a professional audience. This is tape number four of the series.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Army Visit rehearsals on June 27. The video features the dancers and singers rehearsing for their performance and features behind the scenes footage of the crew. A choreographer is seen directing performers through their rehearsal with large painted trees and stools. The performance was used to showcase the talents of young people in the Dallas area for a professional audience. This is tape number five of the series.

Photograph of Jirard Brown (center back) speaking at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts Institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." Brown can be seen in the center background of the photograph, speaking into a microphone. He is holding an award in his left hand and gesturing with his right. Curtis King (back right) is standing next to Brown. A student can be seen standing on the far left side of the photograph, holding an award. Guests are sitting around dining tables in the foreground.

Photograph of Hailee Hall at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." Hall is looking at the camera and smiling. She is holding an award that reads, "The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Inc. Best Original Youth Musical of the Summer [--] Best Photographer Presented to [Hailee] Hall..."

Photograph of Shantanique Thomas (2nd left) with three other girls at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." Members of the group are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling. Thomas and another girl (left) are holding awards.

Photograph of Uriah Jones (left) with another girl (right) at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." They are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling. The girl on the right is resting her hand on Jones' shoulder.

Photograph of Niyah Murphy (center) with Shate Edwards (left) and Dereque Whiturs (right) at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." The choreographers are crouched down on either side of Murphy. They are all looking at the camera and smiling. Murphy and Whiturs are holding awards.

Photograph of Niyah Murphy (2nd left) and Paige Mitchell (right) with Shate Edwards (center), Dereque Whiturs (2nd right), and another woman at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." Members of the group are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling. Murphy and Mitchell are holding awards.

Photograph of Wrayne Simmons at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." Simmons is standing in the center of the photograph, facing the camera and smiling. She is holding an award that reads, "Best Promising Actress Presented to Wrayne Simmons..."

Photograph of Wrayne Simmons (left), Carrigan Smith (center), and another girl at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." The girls are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling. They are each holding an award.

Photograph of Niyah Murphy at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." Murphy is standing in the center of the photograph, looking at the camera and smiling. She is holding an award that reads, "The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Inc. Best Original Youth Musical of the Summer [--] President's Choice Award Presented to Niyah Murphy [--] June 27th, 2015."

Photograph of Wrayne Simmons (left) hugging another girl (right) at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." Simmons has her back turned to the camera. The other girl's mouth is open, and she appears to be speaking.

Photograph of Kir'Ondria Woods speaking at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." Woods is facing to the right of the camera, holding a microphone in her right hand. Her eyes are closed and she is smiling. (front l-r) Terrance Dean, Jada Thomas, Harper Jones, Kir'Ondria Woods, Curtis King, and Erika Johnson can be identified among the group

Photograph of Curtis King hugging at student at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." King can be seen in the center of the photograph, looking down and to the right of the camera. The student is standing in front of King on the right. They have their arms around each other. Dereque Whiturs can be seen in the background on the right side of the photograph, reaching for something out of frame.

Photograph of Jirard Brown (left) speaking at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts Institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." Brown can be seen in the center of the photograph, looking to the right of the camera. He is holding a microphone in his left hand and an award in his right. Curtis King (right) is standing next to Brown, facing the same direction. He is gesturing with his left hand.

Photograph of Jirard Brown (center) with Hailee Hall (right) and Triniti Gutierrez (left) at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." They are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling. Both students are holding awards.

Photograph of Uriah Jones at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." Jones is standing in the center of the photograph, looking at the camera and smiling. She is holding an award that reads, "The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Inc. Best Original Youth Musical of the Summer [--] Best Supporting Crew Leader Presented to Uriah Jones [--] June 27th 2015." Curtis King and another woman can be seen on the right side of the photograph.

Photograph of two girls at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." They are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling. They are each holding an award. Curtis King can be seen in the background on the right side of the photograph.

Photograph of Niyah Murphy (2nd left) and Paige Mitchell (right) with Shate Edwards (center), Dereque Whiturs (2nd right), and another woman at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." Members of the group are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling. Murphy and Mitchell are holding awards.

Photograph of music students with their instructors at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." Members of the group are standing side by side, facing the camera and smiling. Erika Johnson (left), Nychelle Winters (2nd from left), and Carolyn Donnell (3rd from right) can be identified among the group. Johnson and another girl are holding awards.

Photograph of Wrayne Simmons (left) and Carrigan Smith (right) at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." They are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling. Simmons is holding a "Best Promising Actress" award. Smith is holding a "Best Supporting Actress" award.