Photograph of Blair Underwood (right) receiving the Luminary Arts Award at the 2016 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. This image is a still taken from the video recording of the event. Underwood is standing on stage with eight TBAAL students, facing to the left of the camera. He is holding the award in his right hand and a microphone in his left hand. Several of the students are smiling.

Photograph of Blair Underwood (right) receiving the Luminary Arts Award at the 2016 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. This image is a still taken from the video recording of the event. Underwood is standing on stage with Curtis King and eight TBAAL students. He is facing to the left of the camera, holding the award in his right hand and a microphone in his left hand. He appears to be speaking. Members of the audience can be seen sitting in the bottom portion of the photograph with their backs turned to the camera.

Photograph of Blair Underwood having his picture taken with another man and a woman at the 2016 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. They are standing side by side, facing to the right of the camera and smiling. Other guests can be seen around them in the foreground and background of the photograph.

Photograph of guests having their picture taken at the 2016 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Two men and a woman can be seen in the center of the photograph, facing to the left of the camera and smiling. Another woman is standing across from them on the left side of the photograph, holding a cellphone out in front of her. Other guests can be seen conversing in the left and right portions of the photograph.

Photograph of Jada Thomas performing with a group of TBAAL students at the 2016 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. This image is a still taken from the video recording of the event. Thomas can be seen in the center of the photograph, looking directly at the camera and singing into a microphone. She is holding the microphone in her left hand and resting her right hand on her hip. Two other members of the group can be seen on stage behind her, singing into microphones. Two men can be seen playing drums in the background.

Photograph of a man playing guitar with the Gala Band at the 2016 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The man can be seen on the left side of the photograph, looking to the left of the camera and smiling. Xavier Jackson (center) is playing keyboard behind him. A third man can be seen playing drums in the background on the left side of the photograph.

Photograph of Martha Burks performing at the 2016 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Burks can be seen standing on the left side of the photograph, looking to the left of the camera and singing into a microphone. She is holding the microphone in her left hand and gesturing with her right hand. A man can be seen playing bass guitar in the background on the left side of the photograph.

Photograph of a table at the 2016 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Salads and desserts have been placed around the table, along with several wine glasses. A sign in the center of the table reads, "#18 [--] Ties & Tux Gala [--] #18 [--] Philip Collins." Other tables can be seen in the background.

Photograph of the Grand Ballroom at the Hilton Anatole Hotel Dallas before the 2016 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Round dining tables can be seen throughout the room in rows. A large, glitter sign displaying the event logo can be seen hanging above a stage in the background of the photograph.

Photograph of a boy (right) with Blair Underwood (left) at the 2016 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. The boy is wearing headphones around his neck. Other guests can be seen conversing in the background of the photograph.

Photograph of a boy (left) with a man (right) at the 2016 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. The boy is wearing headphones around his neck.

Photograph of a woman at the 2016 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The woman can be seen in the center of the photograph, looking at the camera and smiling.

Photograph of a young man with a video camera before the 2016 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The boy can be seen in the center of the photograph, looking at the camera on a tall tripod in front of him. He is holding a microphone in his left hand. A painting can be seen among several easels in the background on the right side of the photograph. Empty dining tables and chairs can be seen in the background on the left.

Photograph of a young woman performing with a group of TBAAL students at the 2016 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. This image is a still taken from the video recording of the event. The girl can be seen in the center of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera and singing into a microphone. She is leaning forward, resting her right hand on her hip. She is holding the microphone in her left hand. Terrance Dean (middle row, center), Jada Thomas (middle row, right), and another member of the group can be seen standing on stage behind the girl, looking at her. Xavier Jackson (back right, sitting) and two other men are playing instruments in the background.

Photograph of a young woman performing with a group of TBAAL students at the 2016 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. This image is a still taken from the video recording of the event. The girl is facing the camera and holding a microphone up to her mouth with her left hand. Another member of the group can be seen behind her on the left side of the photograph.

Photograph of students from the Charles Rice Learning Center choir performing at the 2016 Budding Rose concert at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Four boys can be seen playing drums in front of the group. Other members of the choir are standing in rows, looking at a woman who is standing on the right side of the photograph. The woman has her back turned to the camera and appears to be conducting. Members of the larger TBAAL choir can be seen sitting on stage in the background of the photograph.

Photograph of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) student choir on stage at the 2016 Budding Rose concert. Male students can be seen standing in the center of the group wearing white shirts, facing the audience. Female students are standing in the background and on the sides of the group, wearing black dresses. A man can be seen sitting behind a drumkit in the center of the stage, in front of the choir. Curtis King is standing on the left side of the stage. He is holding a microphone in his right hand and a sheet of paper in his left hand. Terrance Dean is sitting in a chair on the far left side of the photograph. Another man is standing between King and Dean, facing to the right of the camera.

Photograph of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) student choir and Charles Rice choir on stage at the 2016 Budding Rose concert. Members of the Charles Rice choir are standing side by side across the stage, facing the camera. The larger TBAAL choir can be seen behind them. Male students are standing in the center of the group wearing white shirts, facing the audience. Female students are standing in the background and on the sides of the group, wearing black dresses. Curtis King and Terrance Dean are standing on the far left side of the stage, facing to the right of the camera.

Photograph of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) student choir on stage at the 2016 Budding Rose concert. Female students can be seen on the right side of the group, wearing black dresses. Male students are standing on the left side of the group, wearing white shirts. They are all facing to the left of the camera and appear to be singing. Part of a grand piano can be seen in the bottom left corner of the photograph.

Photograph of Curtis King and a student from Charles Rice Learning Center on stage at the 2016 Budding Rose concert at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. King is holding a microphone in his right hand and a sheet of paper in his left hand. He is looking down at the girl. The girl is facing to the left of the camera, toward the audience. Members of the audience can be seen sitting on the far left side of the photograph. Various types of drums (left) and a grand piano (right) can be seen on stage. Two men are also on stage, behind King.

Photograph of Curtis King speaking at the 2016 Budding Rose concert at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. King can be seen standing on stage, holding a microphone in his right hand and a stack of papers in his left hand. He is speaking into the microphone. Students from the Charles Rice Learning Center choir are sitting on stage behind King, in the front two rows of chairs. Members of the larger TBAAL choir are standing in rows in the background. Drums and other instruments can be seen on stage.

Photograph of members of the Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School hand bell choir at the 2016 Budding Rose concert at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Students can be seen standing around two perpendicular tables. Sheet music on a tabletop stand and two hand bells can be seen on the tables in front of each girl. Two of the girls are standing behind the back table, facing the camera. A row of girls are standing next to the second table on the right side of the photograph, facing to the left of the camera. One student on the right is reaching out for her sheet music with gloved hands.

Photograph of a female student speaking at the Healing Diversity conversation for high school students, held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in 2016. This image is a still taken from the video recording of the event. The student can be seen sitting at a dining table in the bottom left corner of the photograph with her back turned to the camera. A man is kneeling down behind her, holding a microphone out towards her. Other students are sitting around the table. Curtis King can be seen at the far end of the table in the background. A man with a film camera is standing in the upper right corner of the photograph.

Photograph of a woman speaking at the Healing Diversity conversation for high school students, held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in 2016. This image is a still taken from the video recording of the event. The woman can be seen standing behind the far end of a dining table in the center background of the photograph. She is resting her left hand on the table, and appears to be talking. Students are sitting around the table, looking at the woman. Curtis King can be seen sitting next to the woman. He is looking at her and resting his chin on his left hand. A large notepad attached to an easel can be seen behind him.