Photograph of attendees at the 2013 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Individuals can are sitting around dining tables, facing to the right of the camera. Albertus Lewis, Jr. can be seen among others at table 25.

Photograph of attendees holding a tapestry at the 2013 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The tapestry can be seen in the central bottom portion of the photograph, displaying a drawing of Curtis King's face. Several women are standing around the tapestry with their backs turned to the camera. One woman is doing a peace sign with her right hand.

Photograph of Barbara Steele and Curtis King at the 2013 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. They can be seen standing side by side behind a podium, facing to the right of the camera. King is resting his right hand on Steele's back and appears to be speaking.

Photograph of Barbara Steele and Curtis King at the 2013 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. They can be seen standing side by side behind a podium, facing to the right of the camera. Steele is gesturing with her right hand and appears to be speaking. King is looking at her.

Photograph of Barbara Steele and Terrance Dean at the 2013 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. They are standing side by side behind a podium, facing to the right of the camera. Steele is gesturing with her left hand and appears to be speaking. She is extending her right arm around Dean's shoulders.

Photograph of Carrie Holmes at the 2013 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Holmes can be seen in the center of the photograph, looking to the right of the camera. Other attendees can be seen in the background.

Photograph of a man (left) and a woman (right) at the 2013 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. They are standing side by side at a small table, facing to the left of the camera. The man is smiling. His right hand is grasping the stem of a wine glass.

Photograph of a man (left) and a woman (right) at the 2013 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. They are sitting side by side, looking at the camera and smiling.

Photograph of a man (right) and a woman (left) at the 2013 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. They are sitting side by side, looking at the camera and smiling. The man is resting his right arm on the back of the woman's chair.

Photograph of Curtis King (center) and two other men holding a gift at the 2013 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The men are standing side by side, facing the camera and smiling. The gift includes a framed military sword and a plaque depicting two eagles over an American flag. A second plaque beneath the sword reads, "FROM U.S. ARMED FORCES TO CURTIS KING."

Photograph of Curtis King at the 2013 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. King is looking to the left of the camera with a straight face. Other event attendees can be seen sitting behind him in the background of the photograph.

Photograph of Curtis King speaking at the 2013 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. King is standing in the center of the photograph, facing to the left of the camera. Two small podium microphones can be seen in front of him.

Photograph of Curtis King (right) with another man (left) at the 2013 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The men are standing side by side and smiling. King is resting his right hand on the other man's shoulder. Two individuals can be seen standing across from them in the foreground of the photograph, out of focus and partially out of frame.

Photograph of a gift to Curtis King taken at the 2013 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The gift includes a framed military sword and a plaque depicting two eagles over an American flag. A second plaque beneath the sword reads, "FROM U.S. ARMED FORCES TO CURTIS KING."

Photograph of Jared Shears speaking at the 2013 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Shears can be seen in the center of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera. He is holding onto the microphone in front of him with both hands.

Photograph of Jeniffer Criss at the 2013 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Criss can be seen in the center of the photograph, looking over her shoulder to the right of the camera and smiling. A microphone can be seen in front of her in the foreground of the photograph. Two other students are standing in the background.

Photograph of Jiles King (left) and Ronnie C. King (2nd left) with two other men at the 2013 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The men are standing side by side, facing the camera. Ronnie and the man to the right of him are wearing Navy uniforms. Jiles is holding a framed display containing a military sword and a plaque depicting two eagles over an American flag.

Photograph of Kir'Ondria Woods at the 2013 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Woods can be seen in the center of the photograph, facing to the left of the camera with her eyes closed. She is gesturing with both hands. A microphone can be seen in front of Woods on the left side of the photograph. A man is standing behind her, smiling.

Photograph of Ledisi speaking at the 2013 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Ledisi can be seen in the center of the photograph, looking out past the camera. She is holding a microphone in her right hand.

Photograph of a man at the 2013 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The man can be seen in the center of the photograph, looking at the camera and smiling.

Photograph of a man at the 2013 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The man can be seen in the center of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera. A member of the wait staff is standing behind him.

Photograph of a man at the 2013 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The man is looking to the left of the camera and smiling.

Photograph of a man speaking at the 2013 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The man can be seen in the center of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera and looking down. He is wearing a Navy uniform. Sharrie Williams can be seen smiling in the background on the left side of the photograph.

Photograph of Rachel Dupard at the 2013 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Dupard can be seen in the center of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera.