Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Black Women's Conference held in May of 1981. The footage shows artist Sonia Sanchez being interviewed on the topic of artists creating in the late 60s and early 70s post civil rights. The interview is dated May 15th, 1981.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a news broadcast promoting the performance "Black Heroes in the Hall of Fame". The footage shows clips of the performance with featured actors along with journalists speaking about the event and interviewing related team members.

Newsletter/Pamphlet providing the recipient with information regarding the Black Woman Artist event, which was sponsored by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The event was held May 14-16, 1981 in Dallas, Texas.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during JBAALs Black Women's Artist Conference held in May of 1981. The footage shows a performance involving dancers and drummers in colorful traditional clothing and headwear. The camera focuses primarily on a main woman who appears tall and in colorful makeup. The performance was held on a small stage.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during JBAALs Black Women's Conference held in May of 1981. The footage features a KERA documentary feature aired in honor of Juneteenth of the conference in June of 1981. The U-matic shows clips from the conference included highlighted speakers and performances.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during JBAALs Black Women's Conference held in May of 1981. The footage features a KERA documentary feature aired in honor of Juneteenth of the conference in June of 1981. The DVD shows clips from the conference included highlighted speakers and performances.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during JBAALs Black Women's Conference held in May of 1981. The DVD footage shows the luncheon speaker at the conference along with a book signing. The tape frequently cuts in and out and finally cuts to black at the 21:31 time mark.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during JBAALs Black Women's Conference held in May of 1981. The DVD footage shows the luncheon speaker at the conference along with a book signing.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during JBAALs Black Women's Conference held in May of 1981. The DVD footage features two interviews with conference speakers. The first speaker is poet Sonia Sanchez followed by choreographer Dr. Pearl Primus. The visuals cut to black at the 36:20 time mark.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during JBAALs Black Women's Conference held in May of 1981. The DVD footage shows an interview with printmaker Elizabeth Catlett (1915–2012).

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during JBAALs Black Women's Conference held in May of 1981. The U-matic footage shows an interview with printmaker Elizabeth Catlett (1915–2012).

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during JBAALs Black Women's Conference held in May of 1981. The U-matic footage shows an interview with printmaker Elizabeth Catlett (1915–2012). Catlett's interview ends at the 1:00 minute mark and after a pause on black switches over to an interview of a young Curtis King which ends around the 8:30 time mark.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Black Women's Conference held in May of 1981. The footage shows a live performance of dancers and drummers in traditional colorful clothing. The performance was held in a brightly lit small auditorium.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Records. The video footage is an interview with figurative sculpture artist Elizabeth Catlett. During the interview, Catlett talks about her history coming from slaves, the racism she endured in her youth, and how it all translates into her artwork.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Black Women's Conference held in May of 1981. The footage is divided between an older black woman speaker discussing the validity of African Americans contributions to American Arts and the beginning of a dance performance with drummers.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during JBAALs Black Women's Conference held in May of 1981. The U-matic footage shows multiple older black women speaking to an audience in a small theatre. Tape 1 of 6 covering the event.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during JBAALs Black Women's Conference held in May of 1981. The U-matic footage shows multiple older black women including Esther Rolle and Elizabeth Catlett speaking to an audience in a small theatre . The tape is 2 of 6

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during JBAALs Black Women's Conference held in May of 1981. The U-matic footage shows multiple older black women speaking to an audience in a small theatre. The tape is four of six.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during JBAALs Black Women's Conference held in May of 1981. The U-matic footage shows multiple older black women speaking to an audience in a small theatre with the highlighted speaker being printmaker Elizabeth Catlett who is the focus of the camera from the 8:30 time mark until the conclusion of the tape at 19:47. The tape is five of six

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during JBAALs Black Women's Conference held in May of 1981. The U-matic footage shows two older black women speaking to an audience in a small theatre. Tape is extremely poor quality, contains no visuals until the 8:05 time mark because of heavy tracking issues. Tape is 6 of 6 of the event.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a celebrity panel dialogue held in 1981. The footage shows a long banquet table seated with speakers wearing name tags in front of a large room of people seated at round tables. The focus of the dialogue centers on creative process. The DVD includes original tapes 2 through 4.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a celebrity panel dialogue held in 1981. The footage shows a long banquet table seated with speakers wearing name tags in front of a large room of people seated at round tables. The focus of the dialogue centers on creative process.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a celebrity panel dialogue held in 1981. The footage shows a long banquet table seated with speakers wearing name tags in front of a large room of people seated at round tables. The focus of the dialogue centers on creative process.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a Dave Davidson film on the vocal career of Cissy Houston. The footage features interviews with other famous black women performers singers such as Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin and Dionne Warwick speaking on Cissy Houston. The tape also features footage of Cissy working in rehearsal with other singers.