Photograph from the African Percussion Ensemble. Giddeon Alorwoyie uses drumsticks to play a tall drum as part of the African Cultural Festival. Alorwoyie is dressed in a long, patterned shirt and matching pants and wears a bracelet around his right arm. A second drum sits to the left of Alorwoyie.

Photograph from the African Percussion Ensemble. Giddeon Alorwoyie uses drumsticks to play a tall drum as part of the African Cultural Festival. Alorwoyie is dressed in a long, patterned shirt and matching pants and wears a bracelet around his right arm. A second drum sits to the left of Alorwoyie while behind him is a chair and a small stage.

Photograph of a man (center) speaking at the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast, "Black Leadership," hosted by the Black Academy of Arts and Letters. This image is a still taken from the video recording of the event. The man can be seen sitting among another man and two women at a dining table. He is looking to the left of the camera, crossing his arms and motioning with his left hand.

Photograph of Frederick (right) and Venita (center) Williams at the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast, "Black Leadership," hosted by the Black Academy of Arts and Letters. This image is a still taken from the video recording of the event. The couple can be seen sitting side by side at a dining table, eating food. Rose Thomas is sitting on the left side of the photograph, looking to the right of the camera.

Photograph of Curtis King (left) and Calvin Thomas (right) at the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast, "Black Leadership," hosted by the Black Academy of Arts and Letters. This image is a still taken from the video recording of the event. They are sitting side by side at a dining table. King is grabbing Thomas' right arm and looking over at him. Thomas is looking down to the left of the camera, biting his bottom lip and interlocking his fingers over the table. A name card has been placed on the table in front of each of them.

Photograph of a woman speaking at the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast, "Black Leadership," hosted by the Black Academy of Arts and Letters. This image is a still taken from the video recording of the event. The woman (center) can be seen sitting among two other women at a dining table. She is looking to the left of the camera, motioning with her right hand. The other two women are looking at her. A man can be seen sitting on the far right side of the photograph, partially out of frame. He is holding his left hand up to his chin.

Photograph of attendees at the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast, "Black Leadership," held at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. This image is a still taken from the video recording of the event. A group of individuals can be seen sitting around a large, rectangular dining table. (l-r) Jiles King, Curtis King, and Calvin Thomas can be seen sitting at the far end of the table in the upper portion of the photograph. Curtis King is pointing to someone out of frame with an object in his right hand.

Photograph of Don Sharer (center) receiving a Certificate of Patriotism from John Anderson (right) at the July 11, 2015 Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution Arlington Chapter meeting. They are shaking hands, looking at the camera and smiling. Anderson is holding the certificate between them. David Friels is standing next to them on the left side of the photograph, looking to the right of the camera and smiling.

Photograph of the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution Major K.M. Van Zandt Chapter float at an event in 2015. Members in costume are sitting in chairs on a trailer bed, being pulled to the right of the camera by a pickup truck. The float has been decorated with American flags of various sizes as well as two Sons of the American Revolution banners.

Photograph taken during the UNT College of Music Commencement on December 12, 2015.

Photograph taken during the UNT College of Music Commencement on December 12, 2015. This photo shows three row of graduating students seated at the ceremony. The graduating students are wearing UNT green graduations caps and gowns.

Photograph taken during the UNT College of Music Commencement on December 12, 2015.

Photograph taken during the UNT College of Music Commencement on December 12, 2015.

Photograph taken during the UNT College of Music Commencement on December 12, 2015. The photo shows the backs of graduating students wearing graduation caps. Two of the graduation caps are decorated with one reading "Music is neat" and the other displaying a pink, orange, yellow and green treble clef note made out of glitter.

Photograph taken during the UNT College of Music Commencement on December 12, 2015. This photo shows a graduating student wearing a green graduation cap and gown and a white stole and standing behind a podium that has the UNT logo. Approximately seven UNT faculty are also shown in the photo standing behind the graduating student. The figures in this photo have their right hand over their heart signaling that they are reciting the National Anthem.

Photograph taken during the UNT College of Music Commencement on December 12, 2015. this photo shows two seated commencement guests laughing. Other commencement guests are also shown seated around the two main figures.

A photograph of two people attending the 2015 UNT Black Tie banquet. They are sitting together at one of the event tables. The man on the left is wearing a black and white tuxedo with a satin bowtie. The woman on the right is wearing a lilac dress and crystal jewelry.

A photograph of three people attending the 2015 UNT Black Tie banquet. They are sitting together at one of the event tables with wine glasses and place settings in front of them. Kathleen Hobson is on the left and is wearing a tuxedo with a blue and purple paisley patterned bowtie. The person in the center is wearing a red and black jacket and black lace top. The person on the right is wearing a black tuxedo with a white button down and purple tie, pocket square, and vest.

A photograph of two people attending the 2015 UNT Black Tie banquet. They are sitting together at one of the event tables with wine glasses and place settings in front of them. The woman on the left is wearing a black and brown top and the woman on the left is wearing a white button down with a gray blazer. Other tables and a server are visible behind them.

Portrait of Gabrielle Pollard who attended the National Association of Black Journalists Fall 2015 meeting at the University of North Texas (UNT) campus.

Portrait of Gabrielle Kirven who attended the National Association of Black Journalists Fall 2015 meeting at the University of North Texas (UNT) campus.

Portrait of Shelby Trahan who attended the National Association of Black Journalists Fall 2015 meeting at the University of North Texas (UNT) campus.

Portrait of Shitara Taylor who attended the National Association of Black Journalists Fall 2015 meeting at the University of North Texas (UNT) campus.

Portrait of Britney Davis who attended the National Association of Black Journalists Fall 2015 meeting at the University of North Texas (UNT) campus.