["M'Bonse" tape 1 of 2] captions transcript

["M'Bonse" tape 1 of 2]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the M"Bonse dance performance held on June 3rd, 2000 at the Naomi Bruton Theatre. The footage shows the event showcasing a collaboration between African choreographer Djely Moussa Diabate and African American dancer Dereque Whiturs.
Date: June 3, 2000
Creator: Diabate, Moussa Djely; Whiturs, Dereque & King, Curtis
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
["The Ebony Nutcracker" tape 1 of 2] captions transcript

["The Ebony Nutcracker" tape 1 of 2]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Christmas and Kwanzaa season performance of "The Ebony Nutcracker" produced and performed in collaboration with Etta's Dance Expressions. The performance was held over the weekend of December 9-10th, 2000 at the Naomi Bruton Theatre. The footage shows children performing an adapted version of the Nutcracker ballet that takes the dancers to Africa.
Date: December 10, 2000
Creator: Etta's Dance Expression
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
["The Ebony Nutcracker" tape 2 of 2] captions transcript

["The Ebony Nutcracker" tape 2 of 2]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Christmas and Kwanzaa season performance of "The Ebony Nutcracker" produced and performed in collaboration with Etta's Dance Expressions. The performance was held over the weekend of December 9-10th, 2000 at the Naomi Bruton Theatre. The footage shows children performing an adapted version of the Nutcracker ballet that takes the dancers to Africa.
Date: December 10, 2000
Creator: Etta's Dance Expression & King, Curtis
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Al Gore's Vice Presidential Concession Speech"] transcript

["Al Gore's Vice Presidential Concession Speech"]

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during former Vice President Al Gore's concession speech that took place on December 13th, 2000 to George W. Bush. The tape includes one track of well recorded audio of the speech which covers the topics of uniting as as country to step into the new millennium and thanking his supporters.
Date: December 13, 2000
Creator: Gore, Al
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Segments from Al Gore's presidential concession speech] transcript

[Segments from Al Gore's presidential concession speech]

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during former Vice President Al Gore's concession speech that took place on December 13th, 2000 to George W. Bush. The tape includes two track of well recorded audio of segments of the speech which covers the topics of uniting as as country to step into the new millennium and thanking his supporters.
Date: December 13, 2000
Creator: Gore, Al
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Fatbacks and Collard Green: An Exaggerated Black Family Drama" matinee performance video] captions transcript

["Fatbacks and Collard Green: An Exaggerated Black Family Drama" matinee performance video]

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 3 pm matinee show of Flatback and Collared Greens at the Clarence Muse Cafe Theatre on October 21st, 2000. The footage shows the stage set with a dining room and the play begins with the introduction of all the members of the family. After the introductions, the drama ensues in heated conversations around the table about morals, religion, generational differences and comedy.
Date: October 21, 2000
Creator: Griot Productions
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Strictly Matrimony" live performance] captions transcript

["Strictly Matrimony" live performance]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the theatrical production of "Strictly Matrimony" held on June 24th, 2000 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage shows the one-act slapstick comedy about a Jamaican woman instigating her family to convince her finance to finally marry her.
Date: June 24, 2000
Creator: Griot Productions
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
["God Don't Like Ugly" live play, tape 1 of 2] captions transcript

["God Don't Like Ugly" live play, tape 1 of 2]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a performance of "God Don't Like Ugly" written by Carlton Hamilton and starring actresses Angela Bofill and Dottie Peoples. The footage shows the production being held on the Naomi Bruton Main Stage. The play centers around the story of a woman who has just lost her mother to cancer and becomes involved with an abusive boyfriend.
Date: November 18, 2000
Creator: Hamilton, Carlton
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
["God Don't Like Ugly" live play, tape 2 of 2] captions transcript

["God Don't Like Ugly" live play, tape 2 of 2]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a performance of "God Don't Like Ugly" written by Carlton Hamilton and starring actresses Angela Bofill and Dottie Peoples. The footage shows the production being held on the Naomi Bruton Main Stage. The play centers around the story of a woman who has just lost her mother to cancer and becomes involved with an abusive boyfriend.
Date: November 18, 2000
Creator: Hamilton, Carlton
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
["God Don't Like Ugly" live play, tape 3] captions transcript

["God Don't Like Ugly" live play, tape 3]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a performance of "God Don't Like Ugly" written by Carlton Hamilton and starring actresses Angela Bofill and Dottie Peoples. The footage shows the production being held on the Naomi Bruton Main Stage. The play centers around the story of a woman who has just lost her mother to cancer and becomes involved with an abusive boyfriend.
Date: November 18, 2000
Creator: Hamilton, Carlton
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Writers conference dialogue with E. Lynn Harris] captions transcript

[Writers conference dialogue with E. Lynn Harris]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a Writers Conference. The footage features the first speaker of the conference introduced by Curtis King Mary B. Morris. Author Morris dialogues with the audience about her new book "She Ain't the One" followed by the first half of E. Lynn Harris's Q&A.
Date: [2000..2008]
Creator: Harris, E. Lynn & King, Curtis
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Black Academy of Arts and Letters Award]

Award ribbon from the Black Academy of Arts and Letters commemorating the 17th Annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement of 2000.
Date: January 2000
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Dance class signup sheets] (open access)

[Dance class signup sheets]

Document containing a signup sheet for dance classes hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters in September and November of 2000.
Date: September 2000
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Flyer: ADWA: An African Victory] (open access)

[Flyer: ADWA: An African Victory]

Flyer advertising a film screening hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on September 22, 2000, at the Naomi Bruton Theater.
Date: September 2000
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Flyer: An Evening of Celebration and Appreciation] (open access)

[Flyer: An Evening of Celebration and Appreciation]

Flyer advertising a celebration of Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters volunteers hosted on December 9, 2000, at the Academy.
Date: December 2000
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Flyer: Black Independent Film Revelation] (open access)

[Flyer: Black Independent Film Revelation]

Flyer advertising a film screening hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 1, 2000, at the Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex.
Date: December 2000
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Flyer: Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement] (open access)

[Flyer: Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement]

Flyer advertising the Annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on January 16, 2000 at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center.
Date: January 2000
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Flyer: Blacks and Jews] (open access)

[Flyer: Blacks and Jews]

Flyer advertising a film screening of "Blacks and Jews" hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on February 12, 2000.
Date: February 2000
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Flyer: Blues in the Night] (open access)

[Flyer: Blues in the Night]

Flyer advertising a blues performance hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on June 17, 2000.
Date: June 2000
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Flyer: Fatbacks & Collard Greens] (open access)

[Flyer: Fatbacks & Collard Greens]

Flyer for a theater performance hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters in October 2000, at the Clarence Muse Cafe Theatre.
Date: October 2000
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Flyer: For Black Boys who have considered homicide when the streets were too much. . .] (open access)

[Flyer: For Black Boys who have considered homicide when the streets were too much. . .]

Flyer advertising the performance of a play hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters in March and April, 2000, at the Muse Cafe Theater.
Date: March 2000
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Flyer: I Can Do Bad All By Myself] (open access)

[Flyer: I Can Do Bad All By Myself]

Flyer advertising a performance of a play hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on October 3-8, 2001, at the Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex.
Date: October 2000
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Flyer: Juneteenth Weekend Celebration at TBAAL] (open access)

[Flyer: Juneteenth Weekend Celebration at TBAAL]

Flyer advertising a trunk show hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on June 18, 2000, at the Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex.
Date: June 2000
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Flyer: Koko Taylor in Concert] (open access)

[Flyer: Koko Taylor in Concert]

Flyer advertising a blues performance accompanying the annual Juneteenth Celebration hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on June 17, 2000, at the Naomi Bruton Theater.
Date: June 2000
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library