Photograph of a group of singers on stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The performers are wearing red Santa hats and black business attire while singing with a black background.

Photograph of a group of performers standing on stage in front of their chairs at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They are all wearing Santa hats and black business attire. The camera is tilted slightly showing the green and red seats the choir sits in during the performance.

Photograph of a guest walking on stage in front of the band at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The photo is taken looking up from the side of the stage. The band is wearing red and green shirts while performing on a green background with red candy canes. The speaker walks across the stage while talking.

Photograph of a man speaking on stage in front of the band section at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The speaker paces before a choir of people in red and green shirts. The background for the stage is green and decorated with red candy canes. The speaker holds a microphone.

Photograph of a man speaking on stage in front of the band section at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The speaker is wearing a black suit while holding a microphone. The choir wears red shirts with a black background.

Photograph of a guest speaking on stage in front of the band at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. TBAAL founder and president Curtis King stands in the background next to a black background. The choir members sitting behind the speaker are wearing red shirts. The speaker holds a microphone.

Photograph of a man speaking on stage in front of the band section at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The speaker is on a darkened stage with band members wearing red and green shirts behind him. He is talking into the microphone while gesturing towards the audience.

Photograph of a man speaking on stage in front of the band section at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The speaker is speaking into a microphone while wearing a black suit. The band members behind him are wearing red shirts.

Photograph of a man speaking on stage in front of the band section at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The band members are wearing blue and red shirts while sitting in holding chairs on stage. The speaker walks around them while gesturing towards the audience. The background for the stage consists of a green backdrop with red candy canes.

Photograph of an unidentified man speaking into a microphone on stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The speaker is wearing a black pinstripe suit and a red tie. He holds his left hand in his pockets as he addresses the audience.

Photograph of a man speaking on stage in front of the band section at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The speaker paces before a choir of people dressed in green and red shirts. The background for the stage is green and decorated with red candy canes.

Photograph of a man speaking on stage in front of the band section at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The speaker stands on a darkened stage while walking in front of a choir dressed in red and green shirts. The stage is decorated with a green banner with red candy canes.

Photograph of a guest speaking into a microphone next to the band section at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The speaker wears a black suit while pacing before a choir dressed in red shirts. All performers are on a stage decorated with black walls.

Photograph of a guest speaking on stage next to the band section at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. TBAAL founder and president Curtis King stands in the background on a darkened stage. The band members the speaker stands by are wearing red shirts.

Photograph of a guest speaking on stage in front of a band section at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. TBAAL founder and president Curtis King stands in the background by a black wall. The speaker is pacing before a choir of members dressed in red shirts. He is wearing a black suit.

Photograph of a man speaking on stage in front of the band section at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The speaker is pacing before a band dressed in green and red shirts on a darkened stage. The stage is decorated with a green banner with red candy canes. The speaker is talking into a hand-held microphone.

Photograph of a close up of a saxophone taken at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The saxophone sits on the lap of a performer wearing a black suit.

Photograph of a large ensemble on stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. A singer performs in the middle of a choir wearing black outfits and Santa hats. The perform next to a band in red shirts.

Photograph of a large ensemble on stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The choir members are performing with a band and a single singer holding a microphone. All are wearing red or black outfits on a black stage.

Photograph of a large ensemble on stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The ensemble consists of a band dressed in red outfits and a choir dressed in black. One performer stands in the middle of them, singing while holding a microphone.

Photograph of a large ensemble on stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The choir members all wear red Santa hats and black outfits. A performer in a white button down and black vest sings in the middle of the ensemble. The band members all face the conductor and wear red outfits.

Photograph of a large ensemble on stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The ensemble consists of a performer wearing a white button down shirt and a black vest whose singing in the middle of the choir and band. The choir members are all wearing Santa hats and black outfits. The band members are wearing red outfits as they face a conductor.

Photograph of a large ensemble on stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. Three choir members are walking through the ensemble while wearing Santa hats. A director stands before the ensemble with blonde hair. The ensemble members are wearing black and red outfits, surrounded by black walls on a black stage.

Photograph of a large ensemble on stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The choir members are wearing red Santa hats and black outfits as they surround a soloist in a black dress. The band members wear red outfits while they sit through the performance.