Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Army Visit rehearsals on June 27. The video features the dancers and singers rehearsing for their performance and features behind the scenes footage of the crew. A choreographer is seen directing performers through their rehearsal with large painted trees and stools. The performance was used to showcase the talents of young people in the Dallas area for a professional audience. This is tape number five of the series.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Army Visit rehearsals on June 26. The video features the dancers and singers rehearsing for their performance and features behind the scenes footage of the crew. Curtis King, TBAAL founder and president, is seen directing performers through their rehearsal are they maneuver through the auditorium. The performance was used to showcase the talents of young people in the Dallas area for a professional audience. This is tape number four of the series.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Army Visit rehearsals on June 27. The video features young performers dancing, singing, and reciting spoken word poetry during a performance rehearsal and features behind the scenes footage of the crew. Curtis King, TBAAL founder and president, is seen directing performers after their rehearsal. The video also features army members posing with the students and talking about how much the performance meant to them. The performance was used to showcase the talents of young people in the Dallas area for a professional audience.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Army Visit rehearsals on June 27. The video features young performers dancing, singing, and reciting spoken word poetry during a performance rehearsal and features behind the scenes footage of the crew. Curtis King, TBAAL founder and president, is seen directing performers through their rehearsal. The video also features an interview with service members who were invited to attend the show. The performance was used to showcase the talents of young people in the Dallas area for a professional audience. This is tape number two of the series.

Unedited video of the first segment of the 2016 Festival of Black Dance at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, including performances by the Atlanta Dance Connection.

Unedited video of the first segment of the 2016 Festival of Black Dance at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, including performances by the Atlanta Dance Connection.

Unedited video of the second segment of the 2016 Festival of Black Dance at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, including performances by the Stella Maris Dance Ensemble.

Unedited video of the second segment of the 2016 Festival of Black Dance at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, including performances by the Stella Maris Dance Ensemble.

Photograph of acting students at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." Members of the group are standing side by side, facing the camera and smiling. One girl (3rd from left) is facing to the right of the camera. She and three other students are holding awards. Wrayne Simmons (left) and Carrigan Smith (2nd from left) can be identified among the group.

Photograph of Curtis King hugging at student at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." King can be seen in the center of the photograph, looking down and to the right of the camera. The student is standing in front of King on the right. They have their arms around each other. Dereque Whiturs can be seen in the background on the right side of the photograph, reaching for something out of frame.

Photograph of Curtis King (right) hugging at student (left) at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." King and the student are standing side by side, facing to the right of the camera. King has his right arm around the girl's shoulders. The girl is smiling.

Photograph of Niyah Murphy (2nd left) and Paige Mitchell (right) with Shate Edwards (center), Dereque Whiturs (2nd right), and another woman at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." Members of the group are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling. Murphy and Mitchell are holding awards.

Photograph of Niyah Murphy (2nd left) and Paige Mitchell (right) with Shate Edwards (center), Dereque Whiturs (2nd right), and another woman at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." Members of the group are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling. Murphy and Mitchell are holding awards.

Photograph of a girl at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." The girl is looking at the camera and smiling. She is holding an award in both hands. Other event attendees can be seen on the left and right sides of the photograph, partially out of frame.

Photograph of Hailee Hall at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." Hall is looking at the camera and smiling. She is holding an award that reads, "The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Inc. Best Original Youth Musical of the Summer [--] Best Photographer Presented to [Hailee] Hall..."

Photograph of Jirard Brown (center back) speaking at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts Institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." Brown can be seen in the center background of the photograph, speaking into a microphone. He is holding an award in his left hand and gesturing with his right. Curtis King (back right) is standing next to Brown. A student can be seen standing on the far left side of the photograph, holding an award. Guests are sitting around dining tables in the foreground.

Photograph of Jirard Brown (left) speaking at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts Institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." Brown can be seen in the center of the photograph, looking to the right of the camera. He is holding a microphone in his left hand and an award in his right. Curtis King (right) is standing next to Brown, facing the same direction. He is gesturing with his left hand.

Photograph of Kir'Ondria Woods speaking at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." Woods is facing to the right of the camera, holding a microphone in her right hand. Her eyes are closed and she is smiling. (front l-r) Terrance Dean, Jada Thomas, Harper Jones, Kir'Ondria Woods, Curtis King, and Erika Johnson can be identified among the group

Photograph of music students with their instructors at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." Members of the group are standing side by side, facing the camera and smiling. Erika Johnson (left), Nychelle Winters (2nd from left), and Carolyn Donnell (3rd from right) can be identified among the group. Johnson and another girl are holding awards.

Photograph of Niyah Murphy at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." Murphy is standing in the center of the photograph, looking at the camera and smiling. She is holding an award that reads, "The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Inc. Best Original Youth Musical of the Summer [--] President's Choice Award Presented to Niyah Murphy [--] June 27th, 2015."

Photograph of Niyah Murphy (center) with Shate Edwards (left) and Dereque Whiturs (right) at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." The choreographers are crouched down on either side of Murphy. They are all looking at the camera and smiling. Murphy and Whiturs are holding awards.

Photograph of Jirard Brown (center) with Hailee Hall (right) and Triniti Gutierrez (left) at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." They are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling. Both students are holding awards.

Photograph of Rodney Terrell (right) and Wrayne Simmons (left) at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." Terrell is looking at the camera and smiling. Simmons is looking to the right of the camera. They are both holding President's Choice Awards.

Photograph of Shantanique Thomas (2nd left) with three other girls at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." Members of the group are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling. Thomas and another girl (left) are holding awards.