[News release: Blues on 125th Street] (open access)

[News release: Blues on 125th Street]

News release containing information for the play Blues on 125th Street. The release includes a synopsis of the production, as well as information about the production team and cast.
Date: October 31, 1978
Creator: Alpha Xi Omega
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Flyer for the Kwanzaa Ball]

Flyer for the Kwanzaa Ball, sponsored by the Ayubu Kamau Sacred Afrikan Drum and Dance Society and the Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The ball was on December 29 of an unknown year at the Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex.
Date: 1977/2013
Creator: Ayubu Kamau Sacred Afrikan Drum and Dance Society
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Flyer for Be Careful What You Pray For]

A flyer advertising the play 'Be Careful What You Pray For,' which was written by Lisa Garrett Reynolds and produced by the Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex on March 18, 19, and the 21-26, year unknown. The play included actors Cuba Gooding Sr., Shirley Murdock, David Peaston, Clyde R. Jones.
Date: 1977/2013
Creator: Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Flyer for Jazz up your week!]

A flyer advertising the brown bag lunch series hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex in an unknown year. This brown bag lunch featured an African American drummer group called Irungu Bakari and Company.
Date: 1977/2013
Creator: Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Program: Expressions of a People] (open access)

[Program: Expressions of a People]

Program for Expression of a People, directed by Nedra P. James and sponsored by the Office of Cultural Affairs of the City of Dallas, Neiman-Marcus, and the Dallas Summer Musicals. The front of the program contains an illustration of an African American family by Leo and Diane Dillon. This performance included performers Billie Kerl Roberts, Linda Searight, and Gale Washington Tyler.
Date: 1977/2013
Creator: Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Program: First Annual Awards Banquet Medal of Merit] (open access)

[Program: First Annual Awards Banquet Medal of Merit]

Program for the First Annual Medal of Merit Awards Banquet held on June 30, 1979 at the Downtown Heraton Hotel. The program lists Ernest E. Andrews, Darryl Bernard Sneed, Imani Pamoja, Sheldon McFee Bolden, Demetris Harrison, and Louie White as the award recipients.
Date: June 30, 1979
Creator: Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Program: The 50th Birthday Celebration of the Late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., January 15, 1979] (open access)

[Program: The 50th Birthday Celebration of the Late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., January 15, 1979]

Program for the 50th Birthday Celebration of the Late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. which was held on January 15, 1979 at the Thanks-giving Square Chapel in Dallas, Texas. The program lists the order of events at the celebration, as well as provides a script for the memorial service and a list of members of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters which hosted the event.
Date: January 15, 1979
Creator: Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Beah Richards Workshop, part 1] transcript

[Beah Richards Workshop, part 1]

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Records. The audio was recorded during the Beah Richards workshop at the "One In Mission" A Convocation on the Relationship of the Black Church and the Arts event. Beulah Elizabeth Richardson professionally as Beah Richards, was an American actress on stage, screen, and television. The audio quality is very low and it is hard to hear what Beah Richards is saying in the beginning, audio at some points will be loud with workshop attendees laughing.
Date: October 13, 1978
Creator: Black Academy of Arts and Letters (Dallas, Tex.)
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Beah Richards Workshop, part 2] transcript

[Beah Richards Workshop, part 2]

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Records. The audio was recorded during the Beah Richards workshop at the "One In Mission" A Convocation on the Relationship of the Black Church and the Arts event. Beulah Elizabeth Richardson professionally as Beah Richards, was an American actress on stage, screen, and television.
Date: October 13, 1978
Creator: Black Academy of Arts and Letters (Dallas, Tex.)
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Explanatory African/Black Cultural Institution Blueprint (open access)

An Explanatory African/Black Cultural Institution Blueprint

A booklet prepared by Curtis King about the history and description of African American culture and the Black Academy of Arts and Letters.
Date: 1979
Creator: Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Inc.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Program: Shelly Garrett's Barbershop] (open access)

[Program: Shelly Garrett's Barbershop]

Program for the Barbershop play, written, directed, and produced by Shelley Garrett and sponsored by Pro-Line. The program includes a short biographical paragraph about Garrett, an advertisement for Pro-Line, and lists the cast members. The cast lists Patrick Amos, Benn Bell, Darryal Ewing, Asante Jones, Billy Jones, Ptosha Storey-Jones, Renee Micheal, Darrell Theirry, Aurora Threats, and Louis "Da Wolf" White.
Date: 1977/2013
Creator: Garrett, Shelly
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Composer Jester Hairston apology to Curtis King and the Academy] transcript

[Composer Jester Hairston apology to Curtis King and the Academy]

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters of a recorded apology statement from composer Jester Harston due to an illness preventing his attendance from a music conference. Jester Joseph Hairston was an American composer, songwriter, arranger, choral conductor and actor. He was regarded as a leading expert on black spirituals and choral music. The tape includes two track of clearly recorded audio.
Date: [1970..2000]
Creator: Harston, Jester
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Black Forum news spot on JBAAL] captions transcript

[Black Forum news spot on JBAAL]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters of a broadcast recording of WFFAs Black forum with lead journalist Ken Smith doing a story on the black academy. The footage shows Smith and a partner journalist speaking about the accomplishments of the black academy paired with clips of celebrities associated with the organization being interviewed such as Dr. Eva Jessye.
Date: 1979/1980
Creator: Johnson, Tom & Smith, Ken
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Flyer for Blues on 125th Street] (open access)

[Flyer for Blues on 125th Street]

A flyer for the play Blues on 125th Street, which was written by Bob Ray Sanders and directed by Curtis L. King. The flyer contains a brief synopsis of the play, as well as information on the the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters and the cast of the production.
Date: 1978
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Flyer for Tell Pharaoh, May 28, 1978]

Flyer for the play Tell Pharaoh, which was written by Loften Mitchell, performed by the Third World Players, and produced by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The performance will by on May 28, 1978 at the Bonanza Sirloin Pit in Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1978
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters pamphlet] (open access)

[Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters pamphlet]

Pamphlet describing the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters, including a list of the board of director members.
Date: 1979
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News release: Black Academy of Arts and Letters Summer Arts Institute] (open access)

[News release: Black Academy of Arts and Letters Summer Arts Institute]

News release for the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters regarding the Summer Arts Institute on the Life, History, and Culture of Black People. The institute was held on June 25th through 28th of 1978 at the Nolan Estes Educational Plaza in Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1978
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Poster for Blues on 125th Street]

Poster for the play Blues on 125th Street, performed by the Third World Players, written by Bob Ray Sanders, and directed by Curtis L. King. The play was performed on November 19, 1978 at the Dallas Convention Center Theater.
Date: November 19, 1978
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Program: Awards Banquet Medal of Merit] (open access)

[Program: Awards Banquet Medal of Merit]

Program for the 1st Medal of Merit Annual Awards Banquet for the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The program contains the menu for the evening, as well as the order of events for the banquet.
Date: 1978/1979
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Program: Blues on 125th Street, November 19, 1978] (open access)

[Program: Blues on 125th Street, November 19, 1978]

Program for the play Blues on 125th Street, which was written by Bob Ray Sanders, directed by Curtis L. King, and performed by the Third World Players, a performance troupe associated with the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The play was sponsored by the Alpha Xi Omega Human Resources AKAdemy, Inc. of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, and it was performed on November 19, 1978 at the Dallas Convention Center Theater.
Date: November 19, 1978
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Program for Tell Pharaoh] (open access)

[Program for Tell Pharaoh]

Program for Tell Pharaoh, a play written by Loften Mitchell and directed by Curtis King. The program includes a list of cast members which includes from where each member came.
Date: 1978
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Program: One in Mission] (open access)

[Program: One in Mission]

Program for the Third World Players One in Mission arts convocation, which was held October 13-14, 1978 at the Crestmoore United Methodist Church.
Date: October 13, 1978
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Program: Tell Pharaoh] (open access)

[Program: Tell Pharaoh]

Program for the play of Tell Pharaoh which was written by Loften Mitchell, performed by the Third World Players, and produced by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The program lists the musical numbers as well as the various cast members.
Date: April 7, 1978
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Program: Texas Composer's Concert] (open access)

[Program: Texas Composer's Concert]

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.
Date: April 25, 1977
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library