Photograph of Curtis King, TBAAL founder and president, standing on stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. He wears a black suit as he holds a booklet of papers. A woman stands near him, singing into a microphone. She is also wearing all black, with chunky jewelry. They both stand in front of a band who wears reds, greens, and blacks as they sit in folding chairs, holding their instruments. The background shows a green colored, Christmas-themed backdrop hanging on a dark wall.

Photograph of Curtis King, TBAAL founder and president, standing in front of a band, on a stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. He wears a black suit as he stands, holding a booklet in his hands. The band wears a mix of reds, greens, blacks, and whites, as they sit in folding chairs with their instruments at rest. Standing next to King is a woman in all black who holds a microphone out to the audience. The background is dark.

Photograph of Curtis King, TBAAL founder and president, standing in front of a band and choir during a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. He wears a black suit as he stands with his back to the camera. The band wears red, white, and black formal attire as they applaud, their instruments at rest in their laps. The choir wears all-black outfits with red Santa hats. One wears a red scarf as well. The background has a green, Christmas themed backdrop.

Photograph of Curtis King, TBAAL founder and president, standing in front of a band and choir during a performance at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. He wears a black suit as he stands with his back to the camera. The band wears red, white, and black formal attire as they applaud, their instruments at rest in their laps. The choir wears all-black outfits with red Santa hats. One wears a red scarf as well. The background has a green, Christmas themed backdrop.

Photograph of Curtis King, TBAAL founder and president, standing on stage with a band, speaking into microphone at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. He wears a black suit and a brightly colored tie. He is holding a stack of papers in his left hand, as he holds a microphone to his face with his right. He walks in front of a band that wears a mix of reds, greens, and blacks. They sit in folding chairs with their instruments on their laps. The background shows a green colored, Christmas themed backdrop hanging on a dark wall.

Photograph of Curtis King, TBAAL founder and president, standing next to a line of conductors at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. He stands on the far left of the photo, speaking into a microphone, as he gestures to the line of conductors next to him. The conductors all wear black and red formal attire. One of them even wears a red Santa hat. They stand in front of a band who is sitting in folding chairs, wearing red and black formal attire and a choir who wears all black with red Santa hats. The background has a green, Christmas themed backdrop against dark walls.

Photograph of a line of conductors standing on a stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They wear black and red formal attire. One of them wears a Santa hat as well. They stand in front of a band and choir, applauding them. There are members in the background also wearing Santa hats. The background is dark.

Photograph of Curtis King, TBAAL founder and president, standing next to a line of conductors at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. He stands on the far left of the photo, speaking into a microphone, as he gestures to the line of conductors next to him. The conductors all wear black and red formal attire. One of them even wears a red Santa hat. They stand in front of a band who is sitting in folding chairs, wearing red and black formal attire and a choir who wears all black with red Santa hats. The background has a green, Christmas themed backdrop against dark walls.

Photograph of Curtis King, TBAAL founder and president, standing next to a line of conductors at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. He stands on the far left of the photo, speaking into a microphone, as he gestures to the line of conductors next to him. The conductors all wear black and red formal attire. One of them even wears a red Santa hat. They stand in front of a band who is sitting in folding chairs, wearing red and black formal attire and a choir who wears all black with red Santa hats. The background has a green, Christmas themed backdrop against dark walls.