A recording of Aretha: the Musical, about the life and achievements of African-American musical artist Aretha Franklin. The musical was written, produced, and directed by TBAAL founder Curtis King and performed by the students enrolled in the 2011 Youth Summer Arts program.

A video in which Chet Flake speaks about his relationship with Bud Knight, his husband, and their work together to help those in need within their community during the AIDS crisis and afterward. The video was produced for their nomination to receive the 2011 Raymond G. Kuchling Humanitarian Award and was played when they received it at the Black Tie Dinner event.

Unedited b-roll of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters building at 650 S Griffin St, Dallas, TX 75202.

Unedited b-roll of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters building at 650 S Griffin St, Dallas, TX 75202.

Unedited b-roll of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters building at 650 S Griffin St, Dallas, TX 75202.

Video recording of the 28th Annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert, a tribute to MLK Jr., produced by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in conjunction with CBS 11 News.

Unedited video recording of the Jazz Night concert hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in 2011.

Video of "An Evening of Spoken Word & Music with Ruby Dee," produced by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters and performed on October 29, 2011.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a comedy night at Muse featuring Mark Simmons over the weekend of January 14-15th, 2011. The footage shows the comedian mid-routine on the topics of drugs, dating, race, travel and the male perspective.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded behind the scenes of the 28th Annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement concert rehearsals held during the month of January 2011. The footage shows choirs, dancers, and soloists practicing for the performance as well as interviews of musicians on their feelings about the upcoming event. The video cuts to black at the 45:00 minute mark.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded the Race, Voting Rights, Census, and the 15th Amendment dialogue led by Curtis King on March 19th, 2011. The footage shows tables set up in a theatre with food being served to members of the community from education, pastoral and public service backgrounds. The individuals speak on the way the city of Dallas has represented its own black citizens and community.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded the Race, Voting Rights, Census, and the 15th Amendment dialogue led by Curtis King on March 19th, 2011. The footage shows tables set up in a theatre with food being served to members of the community from education, pastoral and public service backgrounds. The individuals speak on the way the city of Dallas has represented its own black citizens and community.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a round table discussion on race, voting rights, the census, and the 15th amendment in regards to personal experience and education. The footage shows older African American men and women seated around a red and white table engaged in heated discussion and debate led by Curtis King.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded the Race, Voting Rights, Census, and the 15th Amendment dialogue led by Curtis King on March 19th, 2011. The footage shows tables set up in a theatre with food being served to members of the community from education, pastoral and public service backgrounds. The conversation in the tape focuses on black youth and the role sports and television have played in the narrative of their value to white society and their education.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded the Race, Voting Rights, Census, and the 15th Amendment dialogue led by Curtis King on March 19th, 2011. The footage shows tables set up in a theatre with food being served to members of the community from across DFW in education, pastoral and public service backgrounds. The conversation in the tape focuses on black youth and the role sports and television have played in the narrative of their value to white society and their education.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast on the 14th amendment, race, immigration, and transformation in the 21st century led by Curtis King on January 8th, 2011. The footage shows tables set up with food being served to members of the community from across DFW in education, pastoral, public service, and civic backgrounds. This tape focuses on the featured speaker from SMU setting up the context of the conversation in relation to the political power directed by different presidential administrations.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast on the 14th amendment, race, immigration, and transformation in the 21st century led by Curtis King on January 8th, 2011. The footage shows tables set up with food being served to members of the community from across DFW in education, pastoral, public service, and civic backgrounds. This tape focuses on the economics of immigration and the phrase "immigration is the new slavery".

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during comedian Drew Fraser's live comedy performance at the Clarence Muse Café Theater on April 16th, 2011. Fraser's special centers on the topic of inflation and how becoming a new dad is about realizing all the things that are different from when he was a kid.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "Juneteenth Jazz Jam" featuring jazz singer Martha Burks. The footage was shot at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre and starts mid-song showing Burks performing with a small jazz band that includes a trumpet, two drummers, a guitarist, and a piano.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "Juneteenth Jazz Jam" featuring jazz singer Martha Burks. The footage was shot at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre and shows the sound check and opening of the concert that includes musician solos before Martha comes on around the 11:00 mark. Martha speaks to the crowd and sings for the rest of the clip.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "Juneteenth Jazz Jam" featuring jazz singer Martha Burks. The footage was shot at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre and starts mid-song showing Burks performing with a small jazz band that includes a trumpet, two drummers, a guitarist, and a piano.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a roundtable writer's breakfast on the topic of the portrayal of African American women in media by African American men. The footage shows a long conference table seated with both men and women and when individuals speak the camera zooms in on that person. Curtis King presides and moderates the discussion.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded on May 13th, 2011 during comedy night at Muse featuring comedian Pierre. The footage shows Pierre's stand-up routine on the topics of race, politics, sex, dating, travel, and the male perspective.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast on "African American Males Portraying African American Females in Film and Television" with Warrington Hudlin, Stanley Crouch, and Smokey Fontaine held on April 2nd, 2011. The footage focuses on the topics of Christianity, morality, and what movies need to be made for the Black community.