Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 18th annual African Awakening Conference held November 2nd, 2002. The footage shows a speaker dressed in a white robe and a brown and yellow hat addressing a room. The conference focuses on the topics of recurrent themes in Nationalist/Pan-African thoughts. The speaker addresses moral, ethical, and spiritual development.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Art Gallery event in 2001. This video features the artwork of four artists including Earline Green, Henry Leonard, Sammie Nicely, and Senoj for the Resurgence: Masters of the Craft of Clay, Fiber, Wood, and Glass art exhibition at the James E. Kemp Gallery.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "Wild Women Blues" event in 2002. This video features blues and jazz singers giving a lively performance accompanied by a jazz ensemble live on the Naomi Bruton Main Stage. This video is Tape 2 of the event. The video cuts at 41:19 to an aerial night view.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "There's A Brown Girl in the Ring" event in 2002. This video features a theatrical performance of the play, "There's A Brown Girl in the Ring," by Beah Richards and performed live on stage at Clarence Muse Café Theatre. This video is Part 1 of 2 of the event. The video cuts at 1:02:39 to a news broadcast.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their gallery event in the spring of 2001. The VHS video features the artwork of four artists including Earline Green, Henry Leonard, Sammie Nicely, and Senoj for the Resurgence: Masters of the Craft of Clay, Fiber, Wood, and Glass art exhibition at the James E. Kemp Gallery.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "Just Dinah and Me" event in 2002. This video features a musical performance starring jazz vocalist Sandra Kaye live on stage at Clarence Muse Café Theatre.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "Music, Jazz, and Blues" event in 2002. This video features a jazz performance starring artist Melba Joyce live on stage at Clarence Muse Café Theatre. This video is Part 2 of 2 of the event.

Video footage featuring a commercial advertising "Wild Women Blues," produced by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters organization in Dallas, Texas. The performance was set to premiere on June 4 and run through June 9, 2002 at the Dallas Convention Center Theatre.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during The Kinky Reggae Revue featuring the performance group Ras Tumba held at the Clarence Muse Cafe Theatre on March 3rd, 2002. The footage shows a portion of the performance and shows audience members out of their seats dancing to the music at the foot of the stage played by the group on various percussion instruments.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during The Kinky Reggae Revue featuring the performance group Ras Tumba held at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre on March 3rd, 2002. The footage shows a reggae performance with audience members out of their seats dancing to the music at the foot of the stage played by the group on various percussion instruments.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their interview takes of members of the Academy. The footage shows a man and two women being prompted from a voice behind the camera. Each individual does two takes and appears in a different location.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the "Texas Tenors: Sounds of the Saxophone" concert held on November 2nd, 2002 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage shows the tenor group performing along with guests Rachella Parks, Shelly Carrol, and Marchel Ivery all accompanied by a small jazz ensemble.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the literary voices series 3rd annual Book Club Publishers Luncheon held on September 28th, 2002. The footage shows authors Camika Spencer and Sandrah Monthieux Pelage teaming up to discuss their respective new works "Cubicles" and volume II "In Praise of Black Women: Heroines of the Slavery Era.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during artist Robert Carters' artist talk entitled "Church Ladies and Other Folks" held on September 28th, 2002. The footage shows Carter speaking to a small audience through music and teaching related anecdotes.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the praise dance performance "Alonzo". The footage shows the opening of the concert with a man in a choral robe working the crowd followed by groups of female dancers performing in costume at the Naomi Bruton Theatre.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the praise dance performance "Alonzo". The footage shows the opening of the concert with a man in a choral robe working the crowd followed by groups of female dancers performing in costume at the Naomi Bruton Theatre. The performance ends with all performers on stage followed by the tape changing to black and then static at the 1:38:00 minute mark.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Wine, Watermelon, and the Word event in 2002. This video features musical performances as part of the annual literary voices series celebrating Juneteenth live on stage at Clarence Muse Café Theatre.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Melba's Cabaret event in 2002. This video features a musical performance by singer and actress Melba Moore live on stage at Clarence Muse Café Theatre.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "Wild Women Blues" event in 2002. This video features blues and jazz singers giving a lively performance accompanied by a jazz ensemble live on the Naomi Bruton Main Stage. The video begins with an introduction by Curtis King. This video is Tape 1 of the event.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "There's A Brown Girl in the Ring" event in 2002. This video features a theatrical performance of the play, "There's A Brown Girl in the Ring," by Beah Richards and performed live on stage at Clarence Muse Café Theatre. This video is Part 2 of 2 of the event.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 10th Annual Christmas Kwanzaa Concert event in 2002. This video features various holiday performances by youth and adults to celebrate Christmas and Kwanzaa live on the Naomi Bruton Main Stage. This video is Part 1 of 2 of the event.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Kim Fields: Barefoot in the Park event in 2002. This video features a theatrical performance of the play, "A Night with the Stars of Barefoot in the Park," starring actress Kim Fields live on the Naomi Bruton Main Stage.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Wild Women Blues, :30 second television spot. featuring on CBS 11. The BetaCam footage shows the commercial beginning at the :40 second mark with clips of featured singers such as Linda Hopkins and Maxine Weldon performing on stage in various venues. The commercial gives the dates for their performance at the Academy to be the first of week of June 2002.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 24-Hour Film Feast, The Color Purple, Lean On Me, Boomerang, Which Way Is Up? event in 2002. This video features a dialogue about the films watched during the event with film actors live on stage at Clarence Muse Café Theatre. This video is Part 2 of 4 of the event.