Group photograph taken at a gala celebrating the 30th Anniversary of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, held at the Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex. In the front row, from left to right, are: Albertina Walker and Della Reese. In the back row, from left to right, are: Harolyn Blackwell, Lou Myers, Curtis King, Kim Fields, and Mari Evans.

Group photograph taken at a gala celebrating the 30th Anniversary of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, held at the Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex. Erykah Badu (second from right) wears a black dress with a gold necklace. Malik Yoba (far right) is wearing sunglasses. The other individuals are unidentified.

Group photograph taken at a gala celebrating the 30th Anniversary of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, held at the Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex. Identified individuals are: Kim Fields (middle row, second from left), Erykah Badu (middle row, third from left), Harolyn Blackwell (middle row, second from right), Phyllis Yvonne Stickney (bottom left), Bill Cobbs, Roger E. Mosley, Ella Joyce, Oleta Adams, Timothy Stickney, and Curtis King (middle row, far right).

Group photograph taken at a gala celebrating the 30th Anniversary of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, held at the Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex. Identified individuals are Hal Williams (back row, second from left), Meshach Taylor (back row, fourth from left), Curtis King (middle row, far left), and Mari Evans (middle row, second from left). In the front row, from left to right, are: Irma P. Hall, Albertina Walker, Della Reese, Juanita Moore, and Linda Hopkins.

Photograph taken at a gala celebrating the 30th Anniversary of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, held at the Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex.

Group photograph taken at a gala celebrating the 30th Anniversary of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, held at the Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex. In the front row, from left to right, are: Irma P. Hall, Albertina Walker, Della Reese, Juanita Moore, and Linda Hopkins. Standing in the back row are Curtis King (left) and an unidentified man.

Group photograph taken at a gala celebrating the 30th Anniversary of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, held at the Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex. Individuals are unidentified except for Kim Fields (middle row, to the right of woman in red dress), Erykah Badu (middle row, wearing gold necklace), Harolyn Blackwell (middle row, wearing gold coat), and Curtis King (far right).

Photograph of Della Reese at a gala celebrating the 30th Anniversary of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, held at the Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex. Reese wears a purple and green gown, and appears to be interviewed by an unidentified woman who holds a microphone toward her.

Photograph of Curtis King on stage with several guests.

Group photograph taken at a gala celebrating the 30th Anniversary of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, held at the Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex. In the front row, from left to right, are: Irma P. Hall, Albertina Walker, Della Reese, and Juanita Walker. In the back row, from left to right, are: an unidentified man, Harolyn Blackwell, three unidentified women, Mari Evans, and Meshach Taylor.

Group photograph taken at a gala celebrating the 30th Anniversary of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, held at the Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex. The guests from left to right are Malik Yoba, Ella Joyce, Curtis King, Phyllis Yvonne Stickney, and Timothy Stickney.

Group photograph taken at a gala celebrating the 30th Anniversary of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, held at the Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex. Curtis King is second from the left, and he wears a dark suit. The three other individuals in the image are unidentified.

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