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[Angel of the Night Dinner Theatre Concert starring Angela Bofill] captions transcript

[Angel of the Night Dinner Theatre Concert starring Angela Bofill]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Angel of the Night Dinner Theatre Concert event in June of 2003. This VHS footage features a concert performance starring recording artist Angela Bofill live on stage at Clarence Muse Café Theatre.
Date: June 6, 2003
Creator: Bofill, Angela
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[12th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Concert" spot commercial] captions transcript

[12th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Concert" spot commercial]

Video footage provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters of a short spot clip recorded for the 12th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Concert" to be held Friday, February 17th, 1995. The footage shows clips of the featured singers including Billy Preston, Jennifer Holiday, and Esther Rolle with a voice narration explaining the venue and how to purchase tickets.
Date: February 6, 1995
Creator: Bolton Curely Media Services
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Voices of Poetry Number 3] captions transcript

[Voices of Poetry Number 3]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Voices of Poetry Number 3 event in 2007. This video features various poetry performances live on stage at Clarence Muse Café Theatre with music accompaniments.
Date: January 6, 2007
Creator: Boyd, Kenneth
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Jazz Weekend in Dallas: Jazz Appreciation Master Class] captions transcript

[Jazz Weekend in Dallas: Jazz Appreciation Master Class]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Jazz Weekend in Dallas: Jazz Appreciation Master Class event in 2013. This event centered on discussions and lessons with professional musicians and performers on stage.
Date: April 6, 2013
Creator: Brothers, Latte
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News release: The Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters Presents the Exhibit "The Delta Legacy: Women Making a Difference"] (open access)

[News release: The Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters Presents the Exhibit "The Delta Legacy: Women Making a Difference"]

News release from the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters discussing the upcoming exhibit honoring African American Women through art which was shown October 10 - November 6, 1994 at the Academy.
Date: October 6, 1994
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News release: The Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters presents "The French Way"] (open access)

[News release: The Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters presents "The French Way"]

News release informing the public of a film screening of "The French Way" starring actress Josephine Baker and sponsored by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The screening was on April 17, 1992 at the Muse Cafe Theatre.
Date: April 6, 1992
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News release: Visual arts exhibition] (open access)

[News release: Visual arts exhibition]

News release about an upcoming exhibit hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on April 30, 1987 by Otis James Smith.
Date: April 6, 1987
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Press release: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters Announce the Opening of Major Exhibition of African American Art] (open access)

[Press release: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters Announce the Opening of Major Exhibition of African American Art]

Press release advertising an art exhibition featuring African American Art by Walter O. Evens. The exhibition was hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on March 29, 1992 at the James E. Kemp Gallery.
Date: March 6, 1992
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Press release: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters Presents "What Goes Around. . . Comes Around"] (open access)

[Press release: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters Presents "What Goes Around. . . Comes Around"]

Press release from the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters discussing the upcoming production of a play entitled 'What Goes Around Comes Around,' which was produced by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on October 18-23, 1994 at the Naomi Bruton Theater.
Date: October 6, 1994
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Press release: The Black Academy of Arts and Letters & The Friends of Ms. Kathlyn Gilliam Honor Her with a Cultural Feast] (open access)

[Press release: The Black Academy of Arts and Letters & The Friends of Ms. Kathlyn Gilliam Honor Her with a Cultural Feast]

Press release from the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters discussing the 'Cultural Feast' celebrating Kathlyn Gilliam on May 17, 1998 at the Academy.
Date: May 6, 1998
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 Celebrates African American Freedom Day with Juneteenth Celebration] (open access)

[Press release: The Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters Celebrates African American Freedom Day with Juneteenth Celebration]

Press release regarding the upcoming second annual Juneteenth Festival hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters, including a loose schedule for the weekend on which the event took place.
Date: June 6, 1991
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Poets N' Jazz #3" live event] captions transcript

["Poets N' Jazz #3" live event]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during "Poets N' Jazz #3" featuring poets Stacey Bledsoe, Lady B Smoove, BlackPage, GF Solider, and Thomas Mosley on March 6th, 2009 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage shows the full event uninterrupted. The last poet to perform is Thomas Mosley before all poets return to the stage for closing remarks.
Date: March 6, 2009
Creator: King, Curtis
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Poets N' Jazz #3" tape 2 of 2] captions transcript

["Poets N' Jazz #3" tape 2 of 2]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during "Poets N' Jazz #3" featuring poets Stacey Bledsoe, Lady B Smoove, BlackPage, GF Solider and Thomas Mosley on March 6th, 2009 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage shows the second act of poets followed by the closing remarks given by Curtis King.
Date: March 6, 2009
Creator: King, Curtis & King, Jiles
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Poets N' Jazz #4" full live event] captions transcript

["Poets N' Jazz #4" full live event]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during "Poets N' Jazz #4 featuring A-Plus, Poetic Barber, Reil Kendra LeBlanc, Lesa H., Stacy Bledsoe, and K. A. Williams on June 6th, 2009 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage shows spoken word artists performing original poetry on various topics.
Date: June 6, 2009
Creator: King, Curtis & King, Jiles
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Poets N' Jazz #4", tape of 1 of 2] captions transcript

["Poets N' Jazz #4", tape of 1 of 2]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during "Poets N' Jazz #4 featuring A-Plus, Poetic Barber, Reil Kendra LeBlanc, Lesa H., Stacy Bledsoe, and K. A. Williams on June 6th, 2009 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage shows poets performing original poetry on various topics.
Date: June 6, 2009
Creator: King, Curtis & King, Jiles
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Poets N' Jazz #4", tape of 2 of 2] captions transcript

["Poets N' Jazz #4", tape of 2 of 2]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during "Poets N' Jazz #4 featuring A-Plus, Poetic Barber, Reil Kendra LeBlanc, Lesa H., Stacy Bledsoe, and K. A. Williams on June 6th, 2009 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage shows poets performing original poetry on various topics.
Date: June 6, 2009
Creator: King, Curtis & King, Jiles
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
["The Arts: Race, Economics, and Politics in America" tape 1 of 3] captions transcript

["The Arts: Race, Economics, and Politics in America" tape 1 of 3]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast on "The Arts: Race, Economics, and Politics in America" with Dr. Barbara R. Nicholson held on November 6th, 2011. The footage shows tables set up with food being served to members of the community from across DFW in education, arts, pastoral, and civic backgrounds. This tape focuses on the featured speaker setting up the context of the conversation with working definitions and themes starting with the economics section.
Date: November 6, 2010
Creator: King, Curtis & Nicholson, Dr. Barbara R.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Dialogue with filmmaker S. Pearl Sharp] captions transcript

[Dialogue with filmmaker S. Pearl Sharp]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 23rd season of the Black Academy on May 6th, 2000. The footage shows Black filmmaker S. Pearl Sharp discussing her short films "Life is a Saxophone" ,"The Healing Passage", "Picking Tribes", and "Back Inside Herself" along with her experience in the film industry.
Date: May 6, 2000
Creator: King, Curtis & Sharp, S. Pearl
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Craig Watkins' "Roundtable Writers Breakfast" tape 1 of 2] captions transcript

[Craig Watkins' "Roundtable Writers Breakfast" tape 1 of 2]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a Roundtable Writer's Breakfast with Dallas's first African-American district attorney Craig Watkins on February 6th, 2010. The footage shows the breakfast dialogue focusing on the question of how America is a nation of cowards when it comes to race inspired by a comment made by U.S Attorney General Eric Holder.
Date: February 6, 2010
Creator: King, Curtis & Watkins, Craig
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Craig Watkins' "Roundtable Writers Breakfast" tape 2 of 2] captions transcript

[Craig Watkins' "Roundtable Writers Breakfast" tape 2 of 2]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a Roundtable Writer's Breakfast with Dallas's first African-American district attorney Craig Watkins on February 6th, 2010. The footage shows the breakfast dialogue focusing on the question of how America is a nation of cowards when it comes to race inspired by a comment made by U.S Attorney General Eric Holder.
Date: February 6, 2010
Creator: King, Curtis & Watkins, Craig
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Promising young artist series "Dream Too" concert] captions transcript

[Promising young artist series "Dream Too" concert]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Promising Young Artist Series concert "Dream Too" featuring Harper Jones and Destine Woods over the weekend of October 5-6th, 2012 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage shows the two young girls singing into microphones. The tape audio is heavily distorted with the tape switching to unrelated content at the 1:13:00 minute mark.
Date: October 6, 2012
Creator: King, Curtis; Evans, Tracy; Jones, Harper & Woods, Destine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
["The Arts: Race, Economics, and Politics in America" camera B] captions transcript

["The Arts: Race, Economics, and Politics in America" camera B]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast on "The Arts: Race, Economics, and Politics in America" with Dr. Barbara R. Nicholson held on November 6th, 2011. The footage shows tables set up with food being served to members of the community from across DFW in education, arts, pastoral, and civic backgrounds. This tape focuses on the featured speaker setting up the context of the conversation with working definitions and themes starting with the economics section.
Date: November 6, 2010
Creator: Nicholson, Dr. Barabra R.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
["The Arts: Race, Economics, and Politics in America" tape 2 of 3] captions transcript

["The Arts: Race, Economics, and Politics in America" tape 2 of 3]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast on "The Arts: Race, Economics, and Politics in America" with Dr. Barbara R. Nicholson held on November 6th, 2011. The footage shows tables set up with food being served to members of the community from across DFW in education, arts, pastoral, and civic backgrounds. This tape focuses on closing the economics section and continuing into politics and institutions.
Date: November 6, 2010
Creator: Nicholson, Dr. Barabra R.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
["The Arts: Race, Economics, and Politics in America" tape 3 of 3] captions transcript

["The Arts: Race, Economics, and Politics in America" tape 3 of 3]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast on "The Arts: Race, Economics, and Politics in America" with Dr. Barbara R. Nicholson held on November 6th, 2011. The footage shows tables set up with food being served to members of the community from across DFW in education, arts, pastoral, and civic backgrounds. This tape focuses on the arts, connections and advocacy.
Date: November 6, 2010
Creator: Nicholson, Dr. Barabra R. & King, Curtis
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library