Video footage provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded through KXAS of a news story on entering the new millennium and includes information on JBAAL's upcoming 23rd season. The footage includes an interview with president Curtis King.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Reunion Celebration event in 1999. This video features musical performances by a youth choir paying tribute to Audrey Jones live on the Naomi Bruton Main Stage.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a performance by the Kankouran West African Dance Company on April 17, 1999. The event was hosted by the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. The commercial shows clips of dancers performing under a news anchor's narration of the date, time, and location of the performance.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters performance by the Kankouran West African Dance Company on April 17, 1999. The event was hosted by the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. The video records the 50-minute performance of drummers and dancers playing four traditional West African pieces titled "Baak", "Bantaba", "Mansonko" and "Sabar".

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 16th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert held on January 17th, 1999 at the Meyerson Symphony center. The concert is entitled "A Reflection of the Century... The Music and Its Leaders" and includes various featured vocalists. The concert is split into four sections honoring 1900-1929, 1930-1959, 1960-1989, and 1990-1999.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the cultural commissioners meeting held on April 17th, 1998. The tape includes two tracks of audio that are generally intelligible of echoing voices.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 15th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert held on January 17th, 1998 at the Meyerson Symphony center. The concert is entitled "Our Youth and the Civil Rights Movement: Continuing the Legacy" featuring youth and young adult vocalists along with special guest Erykah Badu.

Press release from the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters discussing an exhibition of paintings hosted by the Academy from January 18 to May 2, 1998 at the James E. Kemp Gallery.

Press release from the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters discussing the upcoming annual Spring Rising Conference held on April 27, 1996.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 12th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Concert" held at the Meyerson Symphony Center Friday February 17th, 1995. The footage shows a large 200- voice choir accompanied by featured gospel vocalists Billy Preston, Jennifer Holiday, and Esther Rolle.

Press release from the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters discussing the screening of the film "Two Dollars and a Dream," on April 16, 1993 at the Clarence Muse Cafe Theatre.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 10th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on January 17, 1993 at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. The tape includes two well recorded tracks of gospel and jazz style music featuring Jennifer Holliday and a 200-voice choir.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 10th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on January 17, 1993 at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. The tape includes two well recorded tracks of gospel and jazz style music featuring Jennifer Holliday and a 200-voice choir.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 10th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on January 17, 1993 at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. The tape includes two well recorded tracks of gospel and jazz style music featuring Jennifer Holliday and a 200-voice choir.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 10th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on January 17, 1993 at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. The footage shows the concert featuring Jennifer Holliday who appears in a black dress embellished with a silver dot pattern and a 200-voice choir.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 10th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on January 17, 1993 at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. The U-Matic footage shows the second half of the concert featuring Jennifer Holliday who appears in a black dress embellished with a silver dot pattern and a 200-voice choir dressed in concert black.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 10th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on January 17, 1993 at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. The U-Matic footage shows the second half of the concert featuring Jennifer Holliday who appears in a black dress embellished with a silver dot pattern and a 200-voice choir dressed in concert black. The tape concludes with interviews with audience members.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 10th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on January 17, 1993 at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. The footage shows the second half of the concert featuring Jennifer Holliday who appears in a black dress embellished with a silver dot pattern and a 200-voice choir dressed in concert black.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 10th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on January 17, 1993 at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. The footage shows a portion of the concert featuring Jennifer Holliday who appears in a black dress embellished with a silver dot pattern and a 200-voice choir. The tape cuts to black following Holliday walking off stage at the 55:21 minute mark.

Flyer advertising for the annual Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters production of the Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert Series. The event was held on January 17, 1993 at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, and the flyer outlines the rehearsal dates and featured performers.

Program for the Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert Series which was hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on January 17, 1993 at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. The program outlines featured performers and the schedule for the event.

Photograph of an unidentified woman standing in front of a podium and speaking into a microphone with the seventeen Living Legends seated behind her during the Dallas's Black Living Legends event.

Photograph of Curtis King standing in front of a microphone and addressing the audience in the foreground with the Dallas Black Living Legends seated behind him at the Living Legends event.

Photograph of Curtis King standing in front of a microphone and addressing the audience in the foreground with the Dallas Black Living Legends seated behind him at the Living Legends event.