Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 1982 gala production of "Hallelujah! Rites of Rhythm" featuring the Dallas Black Dance Theatre Company on August 8th, 1982. The U-Matic footage shows large groups of interpretive dancers performing dressed in flowing white costumes on a large stage.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 6th Annual Book Club event in 2005, This video features an interview conversation with author Sonia Sanchez talking about her writings and experiences. This video is Part 1 of 2 of the event.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 6th Annual Book Club event in 2005, This video features a luncheon conversation with author Sonia Sanchez talking about her writings and experiences. This video is Part 2 of 2 of the event.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during The Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Company live dance performance held on April 24th, 2004 on the Naomi Bruton main stage. The footage shows an African American dance company performing a variety of interpretive and contemporary choreographies.

Video footage promoting the Dance Africa Chicago yearly dance performance event. The video shows footage of cultural dancing, clothing, and individuals speaking about the event and its role in the community. The tape shows footage from past years' themes and educational materials provided by the organization. The tape was provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during "Dallas Sings: An Evening of Opera" featuring Daniel Dodd Ellis held on February 23rd and 24th, 2009 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage shows Ellis performing with an accompanist and frequently interacting with the audience.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 27th Annual Summer Youth Arts Institute: Aretha: The Musical event in 2011. This video features a youth performance of TBAAL's production of "Aretha the Musical" live on the Naomi Bruton Main Stage.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 27th Annual Summer Youth Arts Institute: Aretha: The Musical event in 2011. This video features a youth performance of TBAAL's production of "Aretha the Musical" live on the Naomi Bruton Main Stage.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Playwright Spotlight A Reason to Fight event. Performance shows a group reading of a Two-Act play by Melanie Villines and Hiram Johnson.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the theatrical production of "Strictly Matrimony" held on June 24th, 2000 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage shows the one-act slapstick comedy about a Jamaican woman instigating her family to convince her finance to finally marry her.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the "Dance with the Caribbeans" held on February 24th, 2001 at the Naomi Bruton Theatre. The performance begins at the 6:30 minute mark and shows the dance company "ASHE" performing traditional dances from the Caribbean and Jamaican islands. The performers include, dancers, drummers and speakers.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 35th seasons' "Six Brothers on Sax" live concert event held on March 24th, 2012 on the Naomi Bruton main stage. The concert features the jazz saxophone group with musicians Joseph Vincelli, Thom Brownlee Jr., Mark Allen Felton, Tom Braxton, Keith Anderson and Art Sherrod. The footage shows the musicians performing on various types of saxophones.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 35th season's "Six Brothers on Sax" live concert event held on March 24th, 2012 on the Naomi Bruton main stage. The concert features the jazz saxophone group with musicians Joseph Vincelli, Thom Brownlee Jr., Mark Allen Felton, Tom Braxton, Keith Anderson and Art Sherrod. The footage shows the musicians performing on various types of saxophones. The tape goes black and then switches to unrelated content at the 19:18 time mark.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 35th seasons' "Six Brothers on Sax" live concert event held on March 24th, 2012 on the Naomi Bruton main stage. The concert features the jazz saxophone group with musicians Joseph Vincelli, Thom Brownlee Jr., Mark Allen Felton, Tom Braxton, Keith Anderson and Art Sherrod. The footage shows the musicians performing on various types of saxophones from a camera set at a wide angle.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 35th seasons' "Six Brothers on Sax" live concert event held on March 24th, 2012 on the Naomi Bruton main stage. The concert features the jazz saxophone group with musicians Joseph Vincelli, Thom Brownlee Jr., Mark Allen Felton, Tom Braxton, Keith Anderson and Art Sherrod. The footage shows the musicians performing on various types of saxophones from a camera set at a wide angle.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 35th season's "Six Brothers on Sax" live concert event held on March 24th, 2012 on the Naomi Bruton main stage. The concert features the jazz saxophone group with musicians Joseph Vincelli, Thom Brownlee Jr., Mark Allen Felton, Tom Braxton, Keith Anderson, and Art Sherrod. The footage shows the musicians performing on various types of saxophones from a camera set at a wide angle. The tape ends with the audience giving a standing ovation and obscuring the camera.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a roundtable writers' breakfast held on October 24th, 2009 as part of the series "Building Toward A More Perfect Union". The footage focuses on the relationship between African Americans and Turkish and features UTD doctoral scholar Dogan Koc. The dialogue focuses on colonialism, slavery, and immigration within the middle east and how that compares to the African American experience.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a roundtable writers' breakfast held on October 24th, 2009 as part of the series "Building Toward A More Perfect Union". The footage focuses on the relationship between African Americans and Turkish and features UTD doctoral scholar Dogan Koc. The dialogue focuses on how Turkey's identity stems from its place between Europe and Asia, its population of Muslim faith and democracy, and how this bridge status results in dissonances and strengths.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the one of the roundtable writer's breakfast focusing on the topic of building a more perfect union with other ethnic groups, "African Americans and Hispanics" held on April 24th, 2010. The footage shows featuring speakers judge Maryellen Hicks and business man Ricardo Medrano leading a dialogue on jealousy, competition, art and culture between the two groups.

Video of practice and preparation footage from the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) Summer Youth Arts Institute on June 23, 2016.

Video of practice and preparation footage from the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) Summer Youth Arts Institute on June 23, 2016.

Unedited video of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' Season 39 Roundtable Writer's Breakfast event where Minnesota Congressman Keith Maurice Ellison was the featured speaker.

Unedited video of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' Season 39 Roundtable Writer's Breakfast event where Minnesota Congressman Keith Maurice Ellison was the featured speaker.

Unedited video of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' Season 39 Roundtable Writer's Breakfast event where Minnesota Congressman Keith Maurice Ellison was the featured speaker.