Photograph of a row of choir members performing on a darkened stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They all wear formal attire, mostly black, and red Santa hats. One member wears a red scarf as well. They stand in a line as they sing, raised their hands, and smile. One member looks directly at the camera. The background is dark.

Photograph of a choir and band performing together during the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The choir wears all black with red Santa hats while the band wears reds, greens, and whites. The choir is singing enthusiastically behind the band, one of them singing into a microphone. The band members have smiles on as they listen to the choir.

Photograph of choir members performing at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They wear all black with red Santa hats as they stand in a row. They turn their heads upwards as they sing with their eyes closed. The photo is taken at an angle, so the members are tilted. The background is dark.

Photograph of a row of choir members singing on stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They all wear formal attire, mostly black, and red Santa hats. One member wears a red scarf as well. They stand in a line as they sing with enthusiasm. The background is dark.

Photograph of a row of choir members performing on stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They all wear formal attire, mostly black, and red Santa hats. One member wears a red scarf as well. They stand in a line as they sing with enthusiasm. The background is dark.

Photograph of a row of choir members performing on stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They all wear formal attire, mostly black, and red Santa hats. One member wears a red scarf as well. They stand in a line as they sing with concentration. The background is dark.

Photograph of a row of choir members performing on stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They all wear formal attire, mostly black, and red Santa hats. They stand in a line as they sing with concentration. The background is dark.

Photograph of a row of choir members performing on a stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They all wear formal attire, mostly black, and red Santa hats. They stand in a line as they sing with concentration. The background is dark.

Photograph of choir members performing at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They wear black clothing with red Santa hats. They stand in multiple rows as they sing with concentration. A pianist in the foreground also wears a Santa hat. The background is dark.

Photograph of three choir members performing on a darkened stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They wear all black with red Santa hats, and one member wears a red scarf. They stand on the left side of the photo, in the dark. They reach out their hands as they sing. A man sits in a chair in the bottom left corner of the photo.

Photograph of three choir members performing on a darkened stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They wear all black with red Santa hats, and one member wears a red scarf. They stand on the left side of the photo, in the dark. They reach out their hands as they sing.

Photograph of choir members performing on a darkened stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They wear all black with red Santa hats as they stand in a row. They turn their upwards as they sing and clap their hands. The photo is taken at an angle, so the members are tilted. The background is dark.

Photograph of choir members singing at the 20th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. The singers in the photo are all male and they wear concert black and red Santa hats. One singer wears a red scarf as well. They stand in a line, angled in towards the center of their line, facing the right side of the photo. Their mouths are slightly open as they sing. A small light shines behind them.

Photograph of a row of choir members performing on a darkened stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They all wear formal attire, mostly black, and red Santa hats. One member wears a red scarf as well. They stand in a line as they sing with concentration. The background is dark.

Photograph of choir members performing in a line on a darkened stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They wear a variety of white, black, and red, with red Santa hats. They stand in a line as look forward with serious expressions. The background is dark.

Photograph of a row of choir members performing on a darkened stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They all wear formal attire, mostly black, and red Santa hats. One wears a red scarf as well. They stand in a line as they look forward with serious expressions. The background is dark.

Photograph of a row of choir members performing on a darkened stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They all wear formal attire, mostly black, and red Santa hats. One member wears a red scarf as well. They stand in a line with serious expressions. The background is dark.

Photograph of a row of choir members performing at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They all wear formal attire, mostly black, and red Santa hats. One member wears a red scarf as well. They stand in a line as they look towards the left of the photo with serious expressions. The background is dark.

Photograph of a row of choir members performing on a darkened stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They all wear formal attire, mostly black, and red Santa hats. They stand in a line as they sing. The background is dark.

Photograph of a row of choir members performing on a darkened stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They all wear formal attire, mostly black, and red Santa hats. They stand in a line behind a wooden piano as they sing. The background is dark.

Photograph of choir members performing together at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They wear all black with red Santa hats as they stand in a row. They face forward as they sing with their hands clasped in front of themselves. The photo is taken at an angle, so the members are tilted. The background is dark.

Photograph of choir members performing at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They wear all black formal attire with red Santa hats. One of them wears a red scarf as well. They stand in rows as they raise their hands to clap. A piano player is blurry in the foreground, blocking the view of the part of the choir. The background is dark.

Photograph of a row of choir members performing on a darkened stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They all wear formal attire, mostly black, and red Santa hats. They stand in a line as they sing. The background is dark.

Photograph of choir members performing on stage at the 20th Annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters on December 15, 2012. They wear all black formal attire with red Santa hats. One of them wears a red scarf as well. They stand in rows as they sing. A piano player is blurry in the foreground, blocking the view of the part of the choir. The background is dark.