[Letter from Curtis King to Louie White, August 10, 1978] (open access)

[Letter from Curtis King to Louie White, August 10, 1978]

Letter from Curtis King to Louie White discussing White's dismissal from a branch of the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters, the Third World Players performance group.
Date: August 10, 1978
Creator: King, Curtis
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Meeting minutes: Steering Committee, August 10, 1978] (open access)

[Meeting minutes: Steering Committee, August 10, 1978]

Meeting minutes for August 10th meeting of the Steering Committee which includes information on a mailing list, invitations, and members of the Special Invitation Sub-Committee.
Date: August 10, 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Hallelujah! Rites of Rhythm" matinee performance] captions transcript

["Hallelujah! Rites of Rhythm" matinee performance]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 1982 gala Matinee production of "Hallelujah! Rites of Rhythm" featuring the Dallas Black Dance Theatre Company on August 8th, 1982. The DVD footage shows large groups of interpretive dancers performing dressed in flowing white costumes on a large stage. The tape cuts to black at 1:08:25.
Date: August 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Hallelujah! Rites of Rhythm" performers dialogue] captions transcript

["Hallelujah! Rites of Rhythm" performers dialogue]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 1982 gala production of "Hallelujah! Rites of Rhythm" featuring the Dallas Black Dance Theatre Company on August 8th, 1982. The DVD footage shows a dialogue with the performers.
Date: August 1982
Creator: Black Dance Theatre Company
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[JBAAL '82 gala production dialogue only, 1 of 2] captions transcript

[JBAAL '82 gala production dialogue only, 1 of 2]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 1982 annual gala production held in the summer of 1982. The U-matic footage features African American celebrity speakers such as Dr. Pearl Primus. Tape 1 of 2 of dialogue .
Date: August 1982
Creator: Primus, Pearl Dr.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Hallelujah! Rites of Rhythm", tape 2 of 2] captions transcript

["Hallelujah! Rites of Rhythm", tape 2 of 2]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 1982 gala production of "Hallelujah! Rites of Rhythm" featuring the Dallas Black Dance Theatre Company on August 8th, 1982. The U-Matic footage shows large groups of interpretive dancers performing dressed in flowing white costumes on a large stage.
Date: August 8, 1982
Creator: Black Dance Theatre Company
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Hallelujah! Rites of Rhythm" dance performance] captions transcript

["Hallelujah! Rites of Rhythm" dance performance]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 1982 gala production of "Hallelujah! Rites of Rhythm" featuring the Dallas Black Dance Theatre Company on August 8th, 1982. The U-Matic footage shows large groups of interpretive dancers performing dressed in flowing white costumes on a large stage. The tape concludes with production credits.
Date: August 22, 1982
Creator: Moore, Gary; Peirson, Harold & Grimmett, Richard
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Flyer for the Back to School Dance] (open access)

[Flyer for the Back to School Dance]

Flyer for a back to school dance featuring DJ Ushy and sponsored by the Black Academy of Arts and Letters.
Date: August 27, 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
["March on Washington" recording of vocalists and dialogue with Maya Angelou] transcript

["March on Washington" recording of vocalists and dialogue with Maya Angelou]

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the an event celebrating an anniversary of the march on Washington that occurred in 1963. The tapes includes a clip recording various musicians singing with the second clip recording a dialogue with poet Maya Angelou.
Date: August 25, 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Program: African American Artists: A Visual Perspective] (open access)

[Program: African American Artists: A Visual Perspective]

Program for an exhibition of African American artists hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters August 17 - September 17, 1984. The program contains a list of the artists and their pieces being shown.
Date: August 1984
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Flyer: Ribbon in the Sky] (open access)

[Flyer: Ribbon in the Sky]

Flyer for the Ribbon in the Sky play performed on August 19, 1984 and featuring several actors and singers.
Date: August 19, 1984
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Invitation: Volunteers picnic] (open access)

[Invitation: Volunteers picnic]

Invitation to the volunteers picnic event hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on August 23, 1986 at Tennison Park in Dallas, Texas.
Date: August 1986
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Invitation: A Jazz Set] (open access)

[Invitation: A Jazz Set]

Invitation for the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters' production of a jazz music performance on August 15, 1986 at Loew's Anatole Hotel.
Date: August 15, 1986
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Cast Party invitation] (open access)

[Cast Party invitation]

Invitation for the public to meet the cast of the play One Monkey Don't Stop No Show. The party was on August 1, 1987 at the Seaport Oyster Bar and featured Shirley McFatter and her band.
Date: August 1, 1987
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[JBAAL Eartha Kitt :10 sec PSA] captions transcript

[JBAAL Eartha Kitt :10 sec PSA]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded for JBAAL including two PSAs featuring Eartha Kitt followed by a statement made by president Curtis King. The footage includes one :10 sec and one :30 second PSA recorded on August 12th, 1987. The PSAs repeat the same information and script.
Date: August 12, 1987
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[JBAAL Eartha Kitt and King :10 sec PSA on DVD] captions transcript

[JBAAL Eartha Kitt and King :10 sec PSA on DVD]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded for JBAAL including two PSAs featuring Eartha Kitt followed by a statement made by president Curtis King. The footage includes one :10 sec and one :30 second PSA recorded on August 12th, 1987. The PSAs repeat the same information and script.
Date: August 12, 1987
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[JBAAL PSA featuring Curtis King and Eartha Kitt] captions transcript

[JBAAL PSA featuring Curtis King and Eartha Kitt]

A series of four public service announcements recorded to promote the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters (JBAAL). The first two PSAs feature African-American actress and vocalist Eartha Kitt, and the second pair feature JBAAL founder Curtis King. The PSAs were recorded on the same videocassette, with empty tape between recordings. The footage is stored on a compact disc ripped from a DVD.
Date: August 12, 1987
Creator: Black Academy of Arts and Letters (Dallas, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters Public Service Announcements, featuring Eartha Kitt captions transcript

Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters Public Service Announcements, featuring Eartha Kitt

A series of four public service announcements recorded to promote the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters (JBAAL). The first two PSAs feature African-American actress and vocalist Eartha Kitt, and the second pair feature JBAAL founder Curtis King. The PSAs were recorded on the same videocassette, with empty tape between recordings.
Date: August 12, 1987
Creator: The Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[1988-89 Calendar of Events] (open access)

[1988-89 Calendar of Events]

Document listing planned events for the years 1988 and 1989 for the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters.
Date: August 1988
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Invitation: Reception of the National Board of the Association of American Cultures] (open access)

[Invitation: Reception of the National Board of the Association of American Cultures]

Invitation to a reception welcoming the National Board of the Association of American Cultures hosted on August 27, 1988 at the Dallas Convention Center Theatre.
Date: August 27, 1988
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Invitation: Curtain Call] (open access)

[Invitation: Curtain Call]

Invitation to the radio show 'Curtain Call' hosted by Curtis King of the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on August 29, 1991 at the Clarence Muse Cafe Theatre.
Date: August 1991
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Press release: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters opens its 1992-93 exhibition season with "The Works of Oliver Wendell Harrington Political Cartoonist 1930-1985"] (open access)

[Press release: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters opens its 1992-93 exhibition season with "The Works of Oliver Wendell Harrington Political Cartoonist 1930-1985"]

Press release from the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters discussing an upcoming exhibition of political cartoons by Oliver Wendell Harrington during September and November of 1992 at the James Kemp Gallery.
Date: August 5, 1992
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Presentation: The March on Washington Thirty Year Performing and Visual Arts Anniversary Salute: 1963-1993] (open access)

[Presentation: The March on Washington Thirty Year Performing and Visual Arts Anniversary Salute: 1963-1993]

Presentation from the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters discussing the 30th anniversary project which was commemorative of the March on Washington in 1963. The presentation outlines the goals of the project, the schedule for the event, and lists of organizations and individuals involved.
Date: August 15, 1992
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Press release: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters to Present the Sizzling Hot Play "Young Man, Older Woman"] (open access)

[Press release: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters to Present the Sizzling Hot Play "Young Man, Older Woman"]

Press release from the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters discussing the production of the play 'Young Man, Older Woman,' which was performed October 7-11, 1992 at the Naomi Bruton Theater.
Date: August 27, 1992
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library