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 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 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.

Photograph of Uriah Jones (left) with another girl (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." They are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling. The girl on the right is resting her hand on Jones' shoulder.

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 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 Wrayne Simmons 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." Simmons is standing in the center of the photograph, facing the camera and smiling. She is holding an award that reads, "Best Promising Actress Presented to Wrayne Simmons..."

Photograph of Wrayne Simmons (left), Carrigan Smith (center), and another 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 girls are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling. They are each holding an award.

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 Wrayne Simmons (left) hugging another girl (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." Simmons has her back turned to the camera. The other girl's mouth is open, and she appears to be speaking.

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 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 a man (left) and a woman (right) at the 2013 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. They are standing side by side at a small table, facing to the left of the camera. The man is smiling. His right hand is grasping the stem of a wine glass.

Photograph of a woman at the 2013 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The woman can be seen in the center of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera and smiling.

Photograph of two women at the 2013 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.

Photograph of Reggie Dupard (right) and LaChanda Dupard (left) at the 2013 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.

Photograph of Ronnie C. King (left) with another man (right) at the 2013 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. King is wearing a Navy uniform.

Photograph of a man (left) and a woman (right) at the 2013 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. They are sitting side by side, looking at the camera and smiling.

Photograph of Sharrie Williams at the 2013 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Williams can be seen in the center of the photograph, looking at the camera and smiling.

Photograph of a man at the 2013 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The man can be seen in the center of the photograph, looking at the camera and smiling.

Photograph of Ronnie C. King speaking at the 2013 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. King can be seen in the center of the photograph, wearing a Navy uniform. He is facing to the left of the camera and pointing with his left hand.

Photograph of attendees at the 2013 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Individuals can are sitting around dining tables, facing to the right of the camera. Albertus Lewis, Jr. can be seen among others at table 25.

Photograph of Jeniffer Criss at the 2013 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Criss can be seen in the center of the photograph, looking over her shoulder to the right of the camera and smiling. A microphone can be seen in front of her in the foreground of the photograph. Two other students are standing in the background.

Photograph of Jared Shears speaking at the 2013 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Shears can be seen in the center of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera. He is holding onto the microphone in front of him with both hands.