Video of a sermon entitled "Gospel According to GLEE: Keep Holding On" by Rev. Dawson Taylor, given at the Cathedral of Hope in Dallas, Texas, on April 28, 2010 during the Wednesday evening service.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Comedy at the Muse event in 2010. This video features a performance by comedienne B-Phlat live on stage at Clarence Muse Café Theatre. This video is Part 2 of 2 of B-Phlat's performance. The video cuts at 43:22.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Texans with Character: Curtis King, Channel 11 News story. This video features TBAAL founder and president Curtis King being interviewed by Channel 11 News for their Texans with Character segment. He explains the importance of the institution for the youth.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Poets N' Jazz Number 2 event in 2010. This video features poetry performances by various poets including Deep Koko, Richelle Scott, and Viki Blocker accompanied by jazz music. The video cuts at 1:57:34.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Della Reese Tribute event in 2010. This video features various performances and commemorative speeches for recording artist, writer, and entertainer Della Reese live on stage at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The video's audio is distorted at points.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Della Reese Tribute event in 2010. This video features various performances and commemorative speeches for recording artist, writer, and entertainer Della Reese live on stage at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, California. This video shows the red carpet, a pre-show reception, and start of event featuring Congresswoman Maxine Waters.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Roundtable Writer's Breakfast: Race Series 1 of 4: Race Politics and the Consequences of the 13th Amendment event in 2011. This video features discussion between prominent TBAAL members with columnist Jim Schutze about race and identity in society.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded the Race, Politics, and the Consequences of the 13th Amendment dialogue led by Curtis King on October 9th, 2010. The footage shows tables set up with food being served to members of the community from across DFW in education, pastoral, public service, and civic backgrounds. This tape focuses on the introductions of the participants and the purpose of the dialogue.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded the Race, Politics, and the Consequences of the 13th Amendment dialogue led by Curtis King on October 9th, 2010. The footage shows tables set up with food being served to members of the community from across DFW in education, pastoral, public service, and civic backgrounds. This tape focuses on the nuances of the portrayal of the black community in the media, advertising, and television.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a breakfast conference held over race, voting rights, and the 13th amendment in regard to African Americans and leadership. The footage shows a group of 10 men sitting around a conference table in a room decorated with JBAAL event posters from 2002 to 2004. Curtis King presides over the table.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Dallas Sings evening concert event featuring Michelle Magee and Andera Wallace. The concert was held at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre on September 24th, 2010. The footage shows a small stage under a brick archway with a small band and three microphones set up. Michelle Magee sings first followed by a 15-minute intermission and then Andrea Wallace.

Pleroma is a digital drama: a work composed of digital animation combined with electroacoustic music, presenting an original dramatic narrative. Pleroma's dramatic elements evoke both the classical form of tragedy and the concept of perceptual paradox. A structural overview of the drama and its characters and a plot synopsis are given to provide context for the critical discussion. Analytical descriptions of Beethoven's Coriolan Overture Op.62 and Mahler's Symphony No. 9 are provided to give background on tragic form and Platonic allegory in music. An investigation into the elements discussed in the analysis of the instrumental works reveals several layers of possible interpretation in Pleroma. Dramatic elements allow for tragic narratives to be constructed, but they are complemented by character associations formed by pitch relationships, stylistic juxtapositions, and instrumentation. A copy of the dramatic text is included to supplement the multimedia production: http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc33228/

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded over the weekend of November 12th, 2010 during comedy night at Muse featuring comedian Tony Sculfield. The footage shows Sculfield delivering a stand-up routine on the topics of race, food, everyday life, and the male perspective.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast on "The Arts: Race, Economics, and Politics in America" with Dr. Barbara R. Nicholson held on November 6th, 2011. The footage shows tables set up with food being served to members of the community from across DFW in education, arts, pastoral, and civic backgrounds. This tape focuses on the featured speaker setting up the context of the conversation with working definitions and themes starting with the economics section.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during "Triple Threat: Women in Rhythm" concert held on December 11th, 2010 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage records the concert and shows the three featured female drummers playing various percussion instruments along with three accompanying musicians.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during "Triple Threat: Women in Rhythm" concert held on December 11th, 2010 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage records the concert and shows the three featured female drummers playing various percussion instruments along with three accompanying musicians.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the children's chorus and youth strings orchestra concert held on October 30th, 2010. The footage shows a three-row mixed-gender youth choir seated behind a small strings orchestra including bass and a piano. The program includes classical, film scores and baroque-style compositions.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during "Gospel Night: A Live Recording" featuring Israel Houghton, Ann Nesby, and Ruben Studdard shortened into an edited clip summarizing the performance. The footage shows behind the scenes rehearsal before the show, interviews with choir members, and close-up shots of soloists from both on stage and in the audience.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast on "The Arts: Race, Economics, and Politics in America" with Dr. Barbara R. Nicholson held on November 6th, 2011. The footage shows tables set up with food being served to members of the community from across DFW in education, arts, pastoral, and civic backgrounds. This tape focuses on the featured speaker setting up the context of the conversation with working definitions and themes starting with the economics section.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast on "The Arts: Race, Economics, and Politics in America" with Dr. Barbara R. Nicholson held on November 6th, 2011. The footage shows tables set up with food being served to members of the community from across DFW in education, arts, pastoral, and civic backgrounds. This tape focuses on closing the economics section and continuing into politics and institutions.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast on "The Arts: Race, Economics, and Politics in America" with Dr. Barbara R. Nicholson held on November 6th, 2011. The footage shows tables set up with food being served to members of the community from across DFW in education, arts, pastoral, and civic backgrounds. This tape focuses on the arts, connections and advocacy.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during TBAALs 34th season 24-Hour Filmfeast featuring director Melvin Van Peebles. The footage features a live Q&A discussion with the director where he takes questions from the audience while going into detail about his early life and career.

Video of Gretchen Bataille's acceptance speech to the Denton Chamber of Commerce upon receiving the Otis L. Fowler Award in 2010.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Roundtable Writer's Breakfast: African-American and Hispanics event in 2010. This video features discussions between prominent TBAAL members with judge Maryellen Hicks and businessman Ricardo Medrano leading the dialogue on jealousy, competition, art and culture between the two groups.