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["I Remember..." art exhibition CNN news broadcast] captions transcript

["I Remember..." art exhibition CNN news broadcast]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the "I Remember..." civil rights arts exhibition held in Washington D.C to celebrate the anniversary of the March on Washington and the American civil rights movement of the 1960s. The VHS footage shows a CNN news spot on the exhibition including an interview with Curtis King and piece highlights. The footage from the gallery is edited together alongside black and white footage from civil rights protests.
Date: December 12, 1994
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Women Making A Difference" sorority conference '94] captions transcript

["Women Making A Difference" sorority conference '94]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Alpha Kappa Alpha and Delta sorority "Women Making a Difference" conference held at the Academy in November of 1994. The VHS footage features women speakers followed by an exhibition of black and white portrait photographs of notable black women. The photos are paired with written descriptions the camera pauses on between each photo.
Date: November 1994
Creator: EVS Video Productions
System: The UNT Digital Library
["I Got The Spirit" gallery walkthrough featuring artist Kennard Haggerty] captions transcript

["I Got The Spirit" gallery walkthrough featuring artist Kennard Haggerty]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "I Got The Spirit" religious art exhibition featuring 40 works from Kennard Haggerty held from October 8th through December 31st, 1994 in the James E. Kemp Gallery. The VHS footage shows a gallery walkthrough set to a background track of instrumental jazz.
Date: October 8, 1994
Creator: Haggerty, Kennard
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Delta Sigma Theta Awards Gala at the 42nd national convention] captions transcript

[Delta Sigma Theta Awards Gala at the 42nd national convention]

Video footage provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters shown during the Delta Sigma Theta Awards Gala. The footage shows an animated slideshow with photo slides of famous members of the sorority along with their names and city. A narrator speaks over the slideshow giving a brief description of the women's accomplishments. The women commonly serve their community in positions of education, politics, civil rights, and public service.
Date: October 6, 1994
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Delta Sigma Theta Awards Gala at the 42nd national convention on VHS] captions transcript

[Delta Sigma Theta Awards Gala at the 42nd national convention on VHS]

Video footage provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters shown during the Delta Sigma Theta Awards Gala. The VHS footage shows an animated slideshow with photo slides of famous members of the sorority along with their names and city. A narrator speaks over the slideshow giving a brief description of the women's accomplishments. The women commonly serve their community in positions of education, politics, civil rights, and public service.
Date: October 6, 1994
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Blues Bar" Saturday show highlights] captions transcript

["Blues Bar" Saturday show highlights]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Saturday concert of Blues Bar on November 24th, 1994. The VHS footage features highlights of backstage rehearsals, interviews and the performance.
Date: September 24, 1994
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Five Talk Street Blues Bar"] captions transcript

["Five Talk Street Blues Bar"]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "Five Talk Street Blues Bar" event in 1994. This video features a talk show broadcast interview promoting the Blues Bar production to the public, including founder and president Curtis King and the actors of the production.
Date: 1994-09-23/1994-09-25
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
["African-American Galleries Exhibit" fall exhibition] captions transcript

["African-American Galleries Exhibit" fall exhibition]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "African-American Galleries Exhibit" held in the James E. Kemp Gallery in the fall of 1994. The VHS footage shows a gallery walkthrough.
Date: September 21, 1994
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Good Morning Texas" featuring Phyllis Hyman, 2] captions transcript

["Good Morning Texas" featuring Phyllis Hyman, 2]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a "Good Morning Texas" televised broadcast featuring multiple interviews on September 9th, 1994. The VHS tape is relevant to the collection due to the Phyllis Hyman performance and interview.
Date: September 19, 1994
Creator: WFAA-TV Productions
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Good Morning Texas" featuring Phyllis Hyman] captions transcript

["Good Morning Texas" featuring Phyllis Hyman]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a "Good Morning Texas" televised broadcast featuring multiple interviews on September 9th, 1994. The VHS tape is relevant to the collection due to the Phyllis Hyman performance and interview.
Date: September 9, 1994
Creator: Wfaa-TV
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Blues Bar" concert '94] captions transcript

["Blues Bar" concert '94]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the "Blues Bar" concert event held over the weekend of September 23rd 1994 at the Naomi Bruton Theatre. The footage shows the second half of the concert featuring gospel and blues singer Phyllis Hyman.
Date: September 1994
Creator: Hyman, Phyllis; Preston, Billy; Mosley, Roger E. & Harden, Ernest Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News story on TBAAL conflict with Dallas city council man Paul Fielding] captions transcript

[News story on TBAAL conflict with Dallas city council man Paul Fielding]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a broadcast by Channel 8 News on August 16th, 1994 covering a conflict with the Dallas city council over organization funding. The footage shows multiple reporters covering the issue between councilman Paul Fielding as well as providing context and statistics on the contribution of the academy.
Date: August 16, 1994
Creator: Wfaa-TV
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Martha Burk plays at the Muse] captions transcript

[Martha Burk plays at the Muse]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during "Martha Burk Sings Sarah Vaugn" over the weekend of June 18th, 1994 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage shows Burks 75-minute performance singing with a small jazz band in a silver dress.
Date: June 19, 1994
Creator: Burk, Martha
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Soul to Soul: Martha Burks sings Sarah Vaughan] captions transcript

[Soul to Soul: Martha Burks sings Sarah Vaughan]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their concert event Soul to Soul: Martha Burks sings Sarah Vaughn at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre in June of 1994. The footage shows Burks singing accompanied by a small jazz band in tribute to hits by American jazz singer Sara Vaughan (1924-1990).
Date: 1994-06-18/1994-06-19
Creator: Burks, Martha
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Affirmations" gallery walkthrough and office tour] captions transcript

["Affirmations" gallery walkthrough and office tour]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their exhibition "Affirmations" with new work by Schroeder Cherry sponsored by Neman Marcus. The exhibition ran from June 12th-August 31st, 1994 in the James E. Kemp Gallery. The VHS footage shows a gallery walkthrough ending at the 3:11 time mark where the image fades to black and switches to an office tour.
Date: June 12, 1994
Creator: Cherry, Schroeder
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Some of My Best Friends Are The Blues" starring Della Reese] captions transcript

["Some of My Best Friends Are The Blues" starring Della Reese]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during JBAALs concert "Some of My Best Friends Are The Blues" starring Della Reese held on May 24th, 1994 at the Naomi Bruton Theatre. the VHS footage shows gospel and blues singer performing with a small jazz band concluding with shots of the audience in the lobby post performance.
Date: May 24, 1994
Creator: Reese, Della
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Black Living Legends exhibition slideshow '94] captions transcript

[Black Living Legends exhibition slideshow '94]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded in relation to the 1994 Black Living Legends portrait photograph exhibition held January 16th through March 19th 1994. The VHS footage is a slideshow with identical layouts each with a name and black and white portrait photo of the honored individual.
Date: Spring 1994
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Soul to Soul" concert with Benita Arteberry] captions transcript

["Soul to Soul" concert with Benita Arteberry]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the "Soul to Soul" concert celebrating the work of Dinah Washington over the weekend of March 18th and 19th, 1994. The concert featured vocalist Benita Arteberry at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre.
Date: March 18, 1994
Creator: Arteberry, Benita
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Opening night reception for "Young Man, Older Woman"] captions transcript

[Opening night reception for "Young Man, Older Woman"]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the opening night reception for the theatrical production of "Young Man, Older Woman" on March 3rd, 1994. The footage shows attendees enjoying a buffet of food and mingling with each other around tables in a side room of the academy.
Date: March 3, 1994
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Toussaint: Angel Warrior of Haiti" theatrical performance] captions transcript

["Toussaint: Angel Warrior of Haiti" theatrical performance]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the performance of "Toussaint: Angel of Warrior of Haiti" held over the weekend of February 18th-20th, 1994. The footage show two black male actors in costume performing on a stage with a backdrop flat of a stone building.
Date: February 1994
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[11th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Concert" live performance] captions transcript

[11th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Concert" live performance]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters was recorded during their 11th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert on January 16th, 1994 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The concert theme of the year is entitled "The Black Family: A Bridge Over Troubled Waters" featuring a 400-voice combined youth and adult choir.
Date: January 16, 1994
Creator: King, Curtis
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Channel 5 "Five Talk Street" on Martin Luther King Celebrations 1994] captions transcript

[Channel 5 "Five Talk Street" on Martin Luther King Celebrations 1994]

Video footage provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded through KXAS of a news story covering the influence of Martin Luther King and includes information on Kings' birthday becoming a national holiday and JBAALs 11th annual Black Music and Civil Rights concert. The footage includes an interview with a chorus member, an individual to be honored at the concert, and JBAALs director of programs Eric Key.
Date: 1994-01-15~
Creator: Cain, Angela & Adams, Kim
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Channel 4 and Channel 8 newscasts and reports on funding the black academy] captions transcript

[Channel 4 and Channel 8 newscasts and reports on funding the black academy]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during two news channel spots both featuring Curtis King discussing the current season of the black academy along with performers for "Blues Bar" and "Crazy for You" in 1994. The VHS footage shows clips from the live performances as well as the building for the black academy.
Date: 1994
Creator: King, Curtis
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Indiana University Afro-American Choral Ensemble promo tape and performance] captions transcript

[Indiana University Afro-American Choral Ensemble promo tape and performance]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the inauguration of Indiana University president Myles Brand in 1994. The tape features footage of a performance of the Afro-American Choral Ensemble followed by recorded footage of the choir during other performances.
Date: 1994
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library