Letter from Curtis King and Sherry Tanksley to Frank Otero discussing a concert produced by the Black Academy of Arts and Letters on September 23, 2001, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

An announcement for a book-signing event featuring novelist Margaret Walker Alexander and her new book. The event was held on July 25th, 1984 at the Dallas Public Library.

Program for an exhibition event featuring a few select composers on April 25, 1977 at the Dallas Theater Center. The program provides information about the composers and the schedule of the event.

Press release from the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters discussing the presentation of a broadway musical featuring African American actors and singers. The play was performed on April 27-30, 1995 at the Naomi Bruton Theater.

Flyer for a 'kick off' event hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters celebrating the anniversary of the Academy's creation on July 25, 1987 at Clara's Kitchen.

Press release from the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters discussing the upcoming writer's showcase being hosted on May 4, 1995 at the Clarence Muse Cafe Theatre. The event featured live readings from poet James Mardis.

Press release from the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters discussing two jazz performances hosted on March 13, 1999 and March 26-27, 1999 at the Clarence Muse Cafe Theatre.

Program for a graduation ceremony at the ATI Career Training Center hosted by the Black Academy of Arts and Letters on January 25, 2008.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Dallas Tenors concert event on October 25th, 2008 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage shows tenors John Bailey and Dante Davis performing gospel to opera with accompanists on piano and a small band. Curtis King gives introductions and closing remarks.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters of a sample reel for a commercial to be made about an upcoming performance of "Wild Women Blues" in June of 2002. The BetaCam footage shows high quality clips of the women giving a crowd pleasing performance such as Linda Hopkins performing in Paris in March of 2001.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters of a sample reel for a commercial to be mads about an upcoming performance of "Wild Women Blues" in June of 2002. The BetaCam footage shows high quality clips of the women giving a crowd pleasing performance such as Linda Hopkins performing in Paris in March of 2001.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Gallery Exhibition: Artists from Two Different Worlds event in 2004. This video features the artwork from artists Arthello Beck and Frank Frazier at the James E. Kemp Gallery with closeups of the labels.

Program for the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters Summer Arts Institute On Life, History, and Culture of Black People. This event was held June 25-28, 1980 at the Nolan Estes Educational Plaza. The program includes details on the guest artists, the schedule of the event, and more information on the Black Academy of Arts and Letters.

Invitation to an art exhibition event hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters and the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.

Press release from the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters discussing the upcoming film screening of 'Steppin' Razor-Red X' on April 7, 1995 at the Clarence Muse Cafe Theatre.

Press release from the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters discussing the upcoming performance of the Smallwood family of singers on April 16, 1995 at the Naomi Bruton Theater.

Press release informing the public about the upcoming event 'Comedy 'N the Hood,' which was hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on June 19, 1993 at the Naomi Bruton Theater. The news release provides details about the fundraising goals of the event and the featured comedians/performers.

Photograph of Andrea Wallace performing at the 2015 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. This image is a still taken from the video recording of the event. Wallace can be seen on stage in the center background of the photograph, facing the camera. She is holding a microphone up to her mouth and appears to be singing. Four men can be seen performing with Wallace on stage, playing (l-r) the congas, keyboard, bass guitar, and piano. Gala attendees are conversing around dining tables in the bottom portion of the photograph.

Photograph of nine TBAAL students performing at the 2015 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. This image is a still taken from the video recording of the event. The students are standing side by side on stage, and appear to be singing into the microphones in front of them. Men can be seen playing instruments on stage behind the group. Audience members are sitting around dining tables, facing the stage with their backs turned to the camera.

Photograph of (l-r) Barbara Steele, Malinda Williams, Darrin Henson, Diahann Carroll, and Curtis King at the 2015 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. This image is a still taken from the video recording of the event. Members of the group are standing side by side, facing to the left of the camera and smiling.

Photograph of Darrin Henson (left) and Malinda Williams (right) speaking at the 2015 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. This image is a still taken from the video recording of the event. Henson and Williams are standing side by side, facing the camera. Williams is looking over at Henson and smiling. She appears to be speaking. A podium microphone can be seen in front of them in the foreground of the photograph.

Photograph of nine TBAAL students performing at the 2015 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. This image is a still taken from the video recording of the event. The students are standing side by side on stage, facing to the left of the camera and singing into the microphones in front of them. They are all reaching forward with their right arms.

Photograph of a young woman performing with Young Gifted and Black Artists (YGBA) at the 2015 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. This image is a still taken from the video recording of the event. The girl can be seen on the right side of the photograph, facing to the left of the camera and appears to be singing into a microphone. Another member of YGBA can be seen in the background in the bottom left corner of the photograph.

Photograph of a man (right) and a woman (left) at the 2015 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. They are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling. The man is holding a cane in his left hand.