["Kiss It Up To God" movie review and interactive discussion] captions transcript

["Kiss It Up To God" movie review and interactive discussion]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the showing of a clip of the Caran Hartsfield "Kiss It Up To God" followed by a post-film interactive discussion held on March 31st, 2001. The footage centers on the discussion covering how gender, politics, and economics impact African American women in the film industry. The film itself tackles the themes of church, state and family.
Date: March 31, 2001
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Ladies in Waiting, tape 2 of 2] captions transcript

[Ladies in Waiting, tape 2 of 2]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a live theatre performance of "Ladies in Waiting" held at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre on January 26th, 2001. The play centers around two women who go to prison for political protesting and the experiences and conversations they have with their two other cellmates.
Date: January 26, 2001
Creator: Griot Productions; DeAnda, Peter; Wick, Pamela; Blackmon, Jeanette; Burns, Tamara; Dukes, Shameka et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Dance with Africa" live performance video] captions transcript

["Dance with Africa" live performance video]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during "Dance with Africa" featuring the dance company of Djely Moussa Diabate. The live performance was held on Friday, March 2nd, 2001. The footage shows the company's dancers ranging in age from children to adults and a company of drummers all performing traditional West African folk music and movement.
Date: March 2, 2001
Creator: Djely Kunda West African Dance and Drumming Company
System: The UNT Digital Library
[9th annual Christmas and Kwanzaa concert featuring Tonya Blount, part 1 of 2] captions transcript

[9th annual Christmas and Kwanzaa concert featuring Tonya Blount, part 1 of 2]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 9th annual Christmas and Kwanzaa concert featuring Tonya Blount held on December 15th, 2001. The footage covers the entire concert of six DISD mixed-gender high school choirs performing four categories of choral styles including classical, spiritual, Christmas, and gospel totaling 16 songs.
Date: December 18, 2001
Creator: Blount, Tonya
System: The UNT Digital Library
[9th annual Christmas and Kwanzaa concert featuring Tonya Blount, part 2 of 2] captions transcript

[9th annual Christmas and Kwanzaa concert featuring Tonya Blount, part 2 of 2]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 9th annual Christmas and Kwanzaa concert featuring Tonya Blount held on December 15th, 2001. The footage covers the entire concert of six DISD mixed-gender high school choirs performing four categories of choral styles including classical, spiritual, Christmas, and gospel totaling 16 songs.
Date: December 18, 2001
Creator: Blount, Tonya
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Man of Her Dreams" live performance video] captions transcript

["Man of Her Dreams" live performance video]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the live theatrical performance of "The Man of her Dreams" held on February 4th, 2006. The footage covered the first half of the two-hour play centering on the theme of women's desire and the topic of family.
Date: February 4, 2006
Creator: Gray, Donald; Powell, Clifton; Harry, Jackee; Tresvant, Ralph; Johnson, Aj & Murdock, Shirely
System: The UNT Digital Library
[22nd youth arts institute "Djaamana Deen" performance] captions transcript

[22nd youth arts institute "Djaamana Deen" performance]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during final performance of the summer arts institute entitled 'Djaamana' Deen,' on July 7th, 2006. The footage shows children ages 10-17 performing a variety of dance and musical sections.
Date: July 7, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
["6th Annual First Ladies Luncheon"] captions transcript

["6th Annual First Ladies Luncheon"]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 6th annual "First Ladies Luncheon" held on April 16th, 2006. The luncheon features speaker Mrs. Michelle Murphy and others talking on the topic of the role of Black churches in preserving the cultural heritage of the African American experience. The footage shows a podium surrounded by tables seated with well-dressed women where speakers and performers are exhibited.
Date: April 22, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[30th anniversary season opening gala red carpet interviews] captions transcript

[30th anniversary season opening gala red carpet interviews]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 30th anniversary black tie gala red carpet held on September 23rd, 2006. The footage shows people arriving at the event in formal attire along with interviews, glimpses of photographers and performers. The tape continues inside the main lobby and shows a large crowd.
Date: September 23, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Poets N' Jazz #3] captions transcript

[Poets N' Jazz #3]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Poets N' Jazz #3 event in 2008. This video features poetry performances by various local poets with music accompaniment live on stage at Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The video cuts at 54:34.
Date: April 12, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
["The Baduizum Concert" featuring Eryah Badu] captions transcript

["The Baduizum Concert" featuring Eryah Badu]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the evening with Eryah Badu concert closing the 72nd NASDA conference on March 15th, 2007. The footage show Badu performing neo-soul style with songs from her new album on the Naomi Bruton main stage. The end of the tape captures the post concert reception.
Date: March 15, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[73rd NADSA conference student performance] captions transcript

[73rd NADSA conference student performance]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 73rd annual National Association of Dramatic and Speech Arts (NASDA) conference held in Dallas through the Black Academy on March 11th-15th, 2009. The conference hosts students from more than 30 African American college and university theatre programs to perform, compete and meet industry professionals. The footage shows a group of actors/ students putting on a dramatic play with religious undertones.
Date: March 2009
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Voices of Poetry #2" tape 2 of 2] captions transcript

["Voices of Poetry #2" tape 2 of 2]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during "Voices of Poetry #2" held on October 9th, 2009 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The event has a lineup of 12 African American poets with this tape beginning with Deep Coco and ending with Black Page. At the end of the tape, all poets come back on stage as a group.
Date: October 9, 2009
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Drummers Expo" live concert] captions transcript

["Drummers Expo" live concert]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the "Drummers Expo" concert held on the Naomi Bruton main stage on September 23, 2000. The footage shows various traditional and modern percussion groups performing on drums.
Date: September 23, 2000
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[18th Annual African Awaking Conference] captions transcript

[18th Annual African Awaking Conference]

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.
Date: November 2, 2002
Creator: Third Eye
System: The UNT Digital Library
[23rd annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Concert" tape 3] captions transcript

[23rd annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Concert" tape 3]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 23rd annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights" live concert event held on the Naomi Bruton mainstage on January 15th, 2006. The footage shows a large choir accompanied by featured vocalists such as Lalah Hathaway and other musicians.
Date: January 15, 2006
Creator: King, Curtis; Hathaway, Lalah & Boyd, Kenneth
System: The UNT Digital Library
[6th Annual Ladies Luncheon] captions transcript

[6th Annual Ladies Luncheon]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 6th Annual Ladies Luncheon event in 2006. This video features speaker Mrs. Michelle Murphy and others talking on the topic of the role of Black churches in preserving the cultural heritage of the African American experience. The video shows some performances during the event.
Date: April 22, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[22nd Annual Summer Musical Reception] captions transcript

[22nd Annual Summer Musical Reception]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 22nd annual summer musical reception for "Djaamana' Deen" event in 2006. The video shows a crowded lobby with individuals and families scattered around talking or being served in line beverages and snacks. The volunteers appear wearing black shirts with the musical poster printed on the front. People can be seen hugging and many hold bouquets of flowers.
Date: July 16, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[24-Hour Film Feast, Part 2 of 2: Irma P. Hall] captions transcript

[24-Hour Film Feast, Part 2 of 2: Irma P. Hall]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 24-Hour Film Feast event in 2006. This video features a conversation between Curtis King and Irma P. Hall that highlights a membership drive followed by Hall being recorded for an advertisement for the 30th-anniversary bash for the academy.
Date: March 18, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[24th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert" tape 1] captions transcript

[24th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert" tape 1]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 24th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert on January 14th, 2007 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The footage shows a large 200- voice choir accompanied by featured gospel vocalist Kelly Price.
Date: January 14, 2007
Creator: Boyd, Kenneth & Price, Kelly
System: The UNT Digital Library
[The Dream Discussion: The Great Debaters] captions transcript

[The Dream Discussion: The Great Debaters]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their The Dream Discussion: The Great Debaters event in 2008. This video features various youth interviews and footage that are connected to the film screening of "The Great Debaters." The video shows conversations, traveling, and arriving at the movie theater for the event. After, the video shows the main panel discussion.
Date: January 19, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Our Story"] captions transcript

["Our Story"]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "Our Story" event in 2008. This video features a play performance celebrating the story of contributions and history of the African-American community live on the Naomi Bruton Main Stage, which includes a montage clip of prominent Black figures like President Barack Obama and memoirist/civil rights activist Maya Angelou.
Date: June 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[24-Hour Film Feast with Warrington Hudlin tape 2] captions transcript

[24-Hour Film Feast with Warrington Hudlin tape 2]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a taping session of a "Filmfeast" held on November 21st, 2009 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre featuring director Warrington Hudlin. The footage features a live Q&A discussion with the director where he takes questions from the audience while going into detail about his early life and career. The tape also features content before and beginning at the 19:28 minute mark of the AIDS Life Walk.
Date: November 21, 2009
Creator: King, Curtis & Hudlin, Warrington
System: The UNT Digital Library
[16th annual Summer Youth Arts Institute production, 2] captions transcript

[16th annual Summer Youth Arts Institute production, 2]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 16th annual Summer Youth Arts Institute production held on June 17th, 2000 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage shows children of varying ages dancing, singing, and acting in various skits.
Date: June 17, 2000
Creator: King, Curtis
System: The UNT Digital Library