Photograph of Wrayne Simmons (left) and Carrigan Smith (right) at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." They are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling. Simmons is holding a "Best Promising Actress" award. Smith is holding a "Best Supporting Actress" award.

Photograph of Wrayne Simmons (left), Carrigan Smith (center), and another girl at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." The girls are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling. They are each holding an award.

Photograph of acting students at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." Members of the group are standing side by side, facing the camera and smiling. One girl (3rd from left) is facing to the right of the camera. She and three other students are holding awards. Wrayne Simmons (left) and Carrigan Smith (2nd from left) can be identified among the group.

Photograph of Niyah Murphy at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." Murphy is standing in the center of the photograph, looking at the camera and smiling. She is holding an award that reads, "The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Inc. Best Original Youth Musical of the Summer [--] President's Choice Award Presented to Niyah Murphy [--] June 27th, 2015."

Photograph of a girl at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." The girl is looking at the camera and smiling. She is holding an award in both hands. Other event attendees can be seen on the left and right sides of the photograph, partially out of frame.

Photograph of Wrayne Simmons (left) hugging another girl (right) at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." Simmons has her back turned to the camera. The other girl's mouth is open, and she appears to be speaking.

Photograph of Rodney Terrell (right) and Wrayne Simmons (left) at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." Terrell is looking at the camera and smiling. Simmons is looking to the right of the camera. They are both holding President's Choice Awards.

Photograph of Kir'Ondria Woods speaking at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." Woods is facing to the right of the camera, holding a microphone in her right hand. Her eyes are closed and she is smiling. (front l-r) Terrance Dean, Jada Thomas, Harper Jones, Kir'Ondria Woods, Curtis King, and Erika Johnson can be identified among the group

Photograph of Terrance Dean speaking at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." Dean is facing to the right of the camera, holding a microphone up to his mouth with his left hand. The award in his right hand reads, "The Students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Inc. Present this Award of Outstanding Service to the Faculty and Staff [--] June 27, 2015." Other students can be seen behind Dean in the background.

Photograph of Curtis King hugging at student at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." King can be seen in the center of the photograph, looking down and to the right of the camera. The student is standing in front of King on the right. They have their arms around each other. Dereque Whiturs can be seen in the background on the right side of the photograph, reaching for something out of frame.

Photograph of Curtis King (right) hugging at student (left) at an awards ceremony for students of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts institute, celebrating their performance of "Congo Street: The Musical." King and the student are standing side by side, facing to the right of the camera. King has his right arm around the girl's shoulders. The girl is smiling.