Photograph of Curtis King (center) with two unidentified individuals taken at the Dallas Arts Gala held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Dallas Convention Center Arena.

Photograph of Curtis King, an unidentified performer, and several other guests together taken at the Dallas Arts Gala held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Dallas Convention Center Arena.

Photograph of a group posing together in front of a poster at the Dallas Arts Gala hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Dallas Convention Center Arena in the Naomi Burton Theatre on September 18, 2004. The group photo consists of (from left to right) singer Tevin Campbell, flautist Bobbi Humphrey, TBAAL founder and president Curtis King, and opera baritone singer Donnie Ray Albert.

Photograph of Curtis King addressing the audience from on stage taken at the Dallas Arts Gala held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Dallas Convention Center Arena.

Photograph of Curtis King (center) on stage as an unidentified individual talks with him taken before the Dallas Arts Gala held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Dallas Convention Center Arena.

Photograph of Curtis King (center) and several unidentified individuals on stage taken at the Dallas Arts Gala held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Dallas Convention Center Arena.

Photograph of Curtis King (center-left) on stage with several other volunteers taken at the Dallas Arts Gala held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Dallas Convention Center Arena.

Photograph of Curtis King (center) and several other volunteers on stage taken before the Dallas Arts Gala held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Dallas Convention Center Arena.

Photograph of Curtis King and two unidentified individuals standing together on stage taken at the Dallas Arts Gala held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Dallas Convention Center Arena.

Photograph of Curtis King (left) and an unidentified singer talking together backstage taken at the Dallas Arts Gala held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Dallas Convention Center Arena.

Photograph of Curtis King (center) and two unidentified guests posing together taken at the Dallas Arts Gala held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Dallas Convention Center Arena.

Photograph of (from left to right) singer Tevin Campbell, TBAAL founder and president Curtis King, and singer Charley Pride, posing together in front of a "Save This Date" poster in a foyer at the Dallas Arts Gala hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Dallas Convention Center Arena in the Naomi Burton Theatre on September 18, 2004.

Photograph of (from left to right) actress Regina Taylor, TBAAL founder and president Curtis King, Grammy Award winner gospel singer Kirk Franklin, and his spouse Tammy Collings-Franklin, posing together at the Dallas Arts Gala hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Dallas Convention Center Arena in the Naomi Burton Theatre on September 9, 2004. They stand in the gala foyer clustered together.

Photograph of Curtis King, Regina Taylor, and Kirk Franklin with an unidentified guest.

Photograph of an unidentified guest shaking hands with Curtis King.

Photograph of Curtis King shaking hands with an unidentified guest.

Photograph of Curtis King (right), TBAAL founder and president, shaking hands with Richard Pollack (left), a businessman, at the Dallas Arts Gala hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Dallas Convention Center Arena in the Naomi Burton Theatre on September 9, 2004. They are wearing black suits as they are smiling towards the camera in front of the steps to the stage.

Photograph of Curtis King shaking hands with businessman Richard Pollack on a darkened stage at the Dallas Arts Gala hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Dallas Convention Center Arena in the Naomi Burton Theatre on September 9, 2004. They are wearing black suits as they look towards the camera.

Photograph of TBAAL founder and president Curtis King posing with guests of the gala in a foyer at the Dallas Arts Gala hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Dallas Convention Center Arena in the Naomi Burton Theatre on September 18, 2004.

Photograph of Curtis King (center) standing with several other unidentified performers as a group taken at the Dallas Arts Gala held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Dallas Convention Center Arena.

Photograph taken at the Dallas Arts Gala held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Dallas Convention Center Arena.

Photograph taken at the Dallas Arts Gala held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Dallas Convention Center Arena.

Photograph taken at the Dallas Arts Gala held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Dallas Convention Center Arena.

Photograph taken at the Dallas Arts Gala held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Dallas Convention Center Arena.