Audio tape from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Black Music and the Civil Rights concert held in January of 1987. The tape covers the concert featuring a very well know choir director who at the recording of the tape had just turned 90. Other individuals give speeches between choral pieces.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement concert held January 18th, 1987. The concert was titled "Pilgrimage to Freedom: A reflection of the Civil Rights Movement through Song," and featured Jennifer Holliday and Tommie Stewart. The tape includes two tracks of well recorded audio of gospel singers and a large choir.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Martin Luther King Jr. tribute concert recorded at the Music Hall of Fair Park in Dallas Texas on January 20th, 1987. The tape includes two tracks of demo recorded audio of a choir singing. The first track is clearer than the second.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during JBAAL's Black Living Legends award ceremony on February 2nd 1987. The tape includes two tracks of well recorded audio of the event that took place at Dallas City Hall. The event is lead by a female speaker who recognizes all speakers and performers.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during an incident report interview with a employee of a Minyards in Fort Worth Texas on April 23rd, 1987. The tape includes one track of audio that records a women talking to a male employee about an incident occurring in March of a grocery cart damaging a car in the parking lot.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a JBAAL board meeting lead by Curtis King on September 1st, 1987. The tape includes one track of audio that is generally intelligible but covers the topic of board membership.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during an arts council meeting held on September 2nd, 1987. The audio on the tape is generally intelligible but overall covers summer activities and events that took place around Labor Day.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a Dallas city council meeting concerning the expansion of the Dallas Convention Center on October 14th, 1987. The tape includes two tracks of noisy and intelligible audio.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during KTXQ-102 radio interview with Curtis King for "In Black America". The tape includes two tracks of broadcast recordings that include both a live and taped interviews with JBAAL president Curtis King. The main topic of the interview is the role of the organization in the black arts and also how having a satellite program would benefit the organization.