Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Records. The audio was recorded during an author's workshop with Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks, an American poet, author, and teacher. The audio quality is very low and it is hard to hear what Gwendolyn Brooks is saying in some parts of her presentation.

News release about the fall production by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The release details the production crews, the cast, and the performers, as well as the schedule for performance.

Proposal for the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters regarding the Dallas' Black Living Legends event, which featured several notable African American men and women and their accomplishments. The proposal discusses requested art pieces in relation to the event, and the amount of monetary assistance necessary to complete the project.

Invitation for the public to meet the cast of the play One Monkey Don't Stop No Show. The party was on August 1, 1987 at the Seaport Oyster Bar and featured Shirley McFatter and her band.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a JBAAL board meeting lead by Curtis King on September 1st, 1987. The tape includes one track of audio that is generally intelligible but covers the topic of board membership.

Press release from the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters discussing the upcoming art exhibit featuring Samella Lewis on June 3 - August 27, 1995 at the James E. Kemp Gallery.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the "Black Preaching and Literary Traditions" conference held on March 1st, 1997. The tape is well recorded and opens with Curtis King making opening statements followed by a panel of speakers.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 20th anniversary season event entitled "Black Preaching in the Literary Tradition" held on March 1st, 1997. The footage shows the first three hours of the event including the opening remarks, brief musical performances, statements of intent, and various pastor speakers. The event covers the influence of the Bible and its literary style on the spirituality of the black community.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 20th anniversary season event entitled "Black Preaching in the Literary Tradition" held on March 1st, 1997. The footage shows the second half of the event including various pastor speakers on the poetical and metaphoric language in the Bible and sermons. The video begins with pastor Wright Lassiter of Saint John Missionary Baptist Church. The event covers the influence of the Bible and its literary style on the spirituality of the black community.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 20th anniversary season event entitled "Black Preaching in the Literary Tradition" held on March 1st, 1997. The footage shows the last 50 minutes of the event which includes the closing session and summary. The event covers the influence of the Bible and its literary style on the spirituality of the black community.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords event in 2000. This video features a panelist discussion about the film screening of "The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords." The video shows journalists speaking with an audience.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the "Reggae in the Caribbean" concert held over the weekend of December 1-2nd, 2000. The footage shows Ras Tumba and his band performing at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The tape fades to black at the 1:44:53 time mark.

Photograph of a chiseled sculpture of a bald man's bust with a focus on the face and neck on a plinth in front of a window, taken at the Sharing Our History - Visual Images from African, Caribbean, and African American Artists exhibit sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of a metal sculpture of a person holding a flag, taken at the Sharing Our History - Visual Images from African, Caribbean, and African American Artists exhibit sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of three framed paintings hung alongside each other on a gallery wall underneath the title, "Caribbean," taken at the Sharing Our History - Visual Images from African, Caribbean, and African American Artists exhibit sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The vibrant colored paintings are each portraits of a person, with the middle painting displaying the words "Opapa Da Fome," and the photograph is slightly angled.

Photograph of a gallery wall titled, "American," displaying a row of five framed art works, taken at the Sharing Our History - Visual Images from African, Caribbean, and African American Artists exhibit sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The framed art works either show abstract patterns or different women. The photograph is close to a frontal view of the gallery wall but it is taken from the right side of the gallery wall, angled to the left side of the gallery. In the background, there is a gallery cube and a gallery wall showing a framed painting of a crowd of people.

Photograph of five framed sketches created by African artists, hung alongside their own artists' labels and hung next to one another, taken at the Sharing Our History - Visual Images from African, Caribbean, and African American Artists exhibit sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The photograph is taken on the left side of the gallery wall titled, "African," angled looking to the right side.

Photograph of four framed sketches of various people and one animal placed alongside each other and artists' labels on a white gallery wall, taken at the Sharing Our History - Visual Images from African, Caribbean, and African American Artists exhibit sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of a dimly lit gallery wall titled, "African," displays seven abstract art works, taken at the Sharing Our History - Visual Images from African, Caribbean, and African American Artists exhibit sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The photograph is close to the left corner of the gallery wall and angled towards the right side of the gallery wall. In the background, there is a dark window-encased room that displays a few t-shirts.

Photograph of the right corner of a gallery wall titled, "African," displaying seven framed art works hung alongside each other, taken at the Sharing Our History - Visual Images from African, Caribbean, and African American Artists exhibit sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The art works depict abstract figures and each have an artist label placed near the bottom right of the framed works.

Photograph of seven framed abstract art works hung next to each other placed on a gallery wall, taken at the Sharing Our History - Visual Images from African, Caribbean, and African American Artists exhibit sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The top right of the gallery wall is titled, "African," and the photograph is angled at this side. In the background of this gallery wall, there is a painting placed on a gallery wall and a sculpture placed on top of a gallery cube.

Photograph of seven art works hung next to each other underneath the title "African," and all placed on a gallery wall, taken at the Sharing Our History - Visual Images from African, Caribbean, and African American Artists exhibit sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The photograph is angled to the right. Two of the paintings in the middle are vertically placed.

Photograph of a close view of the right corner of a gallery wall that displays a row of seven framed art works, taken at the Sharing Our History - Visual Images from African, Caribbean, and African American Artists exhibit sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. Each art work is abstract with human-like figures. In the background, there is a gallery wall with a framed painting of a woman.

Photograph of the left corner of a gallery wall displaying seven art works, taken at the Sharing Our History - Visual Images from African, Caribbean, and African American Artists exhibit sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The photograph is angled towards the right side of the gallery wall and the art works are a mix of sketches, paintings, abstract art, and one metal art piece. Three of the gallery walls are in the background.