Photograph of the 4th annual Budding Rose Concert at the Black Academy of Arts and Letters. A group of choir students can be seen on the right side of the photograph, facing to the left of the camera. They appear to be singing. A woman can be seen conducting on the left side of the photograph, across from the choir. Two men and a woman are playing the (l-r) keyboard, bass guitar, and drums on stage, between the conductor and the choir.

Photograph of the 4th annual Budding Rose Concert at the Black Academy of Arts and Letters. A group of choir students can be seen on the right side of the photograph, facing to the left of the camera. They appear to be singing. A woman can be seen conducting on the left side of the photograph, across from the choir. Her mouth is open. Two men and a woman are playing the (l-r) keyboard, bass guitar, and drums on stage, between the conductor and the choir.

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 Andrea Wallace performing at the 2015 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. This image is a still taken from the video recording of the event. Wallace can be seen on stage in the center background of the photograph, facing the camera. She is holding a microphone up to her mouth and appears to be singing. Four men can be seen performing with Wallace on stage, playing (l-r) the congas, keyboard, bass guitar, and piano. Gala attendees are conversing around dining tables in the bottom portion of the photograph.

Photograph of Andrea Wallace performing at the 2015 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Wallace is facing to the left of the camera, holding a microphone up to her mouth with her right hand. She appears to be singing.

Photograph of attendees at the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast, "Black Leadership," held at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. This image is a still taken from the video recording of the event. A group of individuals can be seen sitting around a large, rectangular dining table. (l-r) Jiles King, Curtis King, and Calvin Thomas can be seen sitting at the far end of the table in the upper portion of the photograph. Curtis King is pointing to someone out of frame with an object in his right hand.

Photograph of Aurelia Williams during a performance of "For My People, A New Musical Work: Tribute to Dr. Margaret Walker," hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Williams can be seen on stage behind a music stand, holding a microphone up to her mouth with her left hand. She appears to be singing. Randy Klein can be seen playing piano behind Williams on the left side of the photograph, facing away from the camera. A quartet is standing on stage next to Klein.

Photograph of a boy playing trombone on the set of "Congo Street: The Musical," produced by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters as part of their 2015 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The boy is facing the camera, looking down. He is holding the trombone up to his mouth. Other TBAAL students can be seen gathered around stage props in the background.

Photograph of Curtis King (left) and Calvin Thomas (right) at the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast, "Black Leadership," hosted by the Black Academy of Arts and Letters. This image is a still taken from the video recording of the event. They are sitting side by side at a dining table. King is grabbing Thomas' right arm and looking over at him. Thomas is looking down to the left of the camera, biting his bottom lip and interlocking his fingers over the table. A name card has been placed on the table in front of each of them.

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.

Photograph of Curtis King speaking at a press conference at Dallas City Hall regarding TBAAL's archive being transferred to UNT. King can be seen standing behind a podium, looking to the right of the camera. He is gesturing to himself with both hands.

Photograph of Curtis King (center) with a group of students on the set of "Congo Street: The Musical," produced by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters as part of their 2015 Summer Youth Arts Institute. King is standing in the center of the photograph, looking to the left of the camera. A boy with a saxophone (left) and a girl with an umbrella (2nd right) can be seen among the group.

Photograph of Niyah Murphy (2nd left) and Paige Mitchell (right) with Shate Edwards (center), Dereque Whiturs (2nd right), and another woman 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, looking at the camera and smiling. Murphy and Mitchell are holding awards.

Photograph of Niyah Murphy (2nd left) and Paige Mitchell (right) with Shate Edwards (center), Dereque Whiturs (2nd right), and another woman 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, looking at the camera and smiling. Murphy and Mitchell are holding awards.

Photograph of Darrin Henson (left) and Malinda Williams (right) at the 2015 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. This image is a still taken from the video recording of the event. Henson and Williams can be seen in the center of the photograph, standing behind a podium. They are both looking to the left of the camera and smiling. A man can be seen playing the congas on stage on the right side of the photograph.

Photograph of Darrin Henson (left) and Malinda Williams (right) speaking at the 2015 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. This image is a still taken from the video recording of the event. Henson and Williams are standing side by side, facing the camera. Williams is looking over at Henson and smiling. She appears to be speaking. A podium microphone can be seen in front of them in the foreground of the photograph.

Photograph of Diahann Carroll (center) receiving the Luminary Arts Award at the 2015 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. This image is a still taken from the video recording of the event. Carroll can be seen posing on stage with Curtis King (4th from right) and nine TBAAL students, facing the camera and smiling. She is holding the award in both hands. Audience members are crowding around the stage with their backs turned to the camera. Several individuals are taking pictures with their cellphones.

Photograph of Diahann Carroll (center) receiving the Luminary Arts Award at the 2015 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. This image is a still taken from the video recording of the event. Carroll can be seen posing on stage with Curtis King (5th from right) and nine TBAAL students, facing to the right of the camera and smiling. She is holding the award in both hands.

Photograph of (l-r) Barbara Steele, Malinda Williams, Darrin Henson, Diahann Carroll, and Curtis King at the 2015 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. This image is a still taken from the video recording of the event. Members of the group are standing side by side, facing to the left of the camera and smiling.

Photograph of a piece titled, "Encuentro," performed by Roxanne Corniffe and Gavin Hart at the 11th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. This image is a still taken from the video recording of the event. Corniffe (left) and Hart (right) can be seen on stage, facing to the left of the camera. They are each raising their right leg and both arms in the air, and leaning back slightly. A bench can be seen on stage behind them.

Photograph of a piece titled, "Encuentro," performed by Roxanne Corniffe and Gavin Hart at the 11th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. This image is a still taken from the video recording of the event. Corniffe (left) and Hart (right) can be seen on stage in the center of the photograph. They are standing side by side with their heads turned to the left of the camera. Corniffe is extending both arms out on either side of her. Hart is extending his right arm to grab Corniffe's wrist. A bench can be seen on stage behind them.

Photograph of a piece titled, "Encuentro," performed by Roxanne Corniffe and Gavin Hart at the 11th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. This image is a still taken from the video recording of the event. Corniffe and Hart can be seen in front of a bench in the center of the stage. Hart is facing to the right of the camera, extending both arms in the air above him. He is leaning back into Corniffe's arms. Corniffe is facing the camera, bending her knees and appears to be smiling.

Photograph of a piece titled, "Encuentro," performed by Roxanne Corniffe and Gavin Hart at the 11th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. This image is a still taken from the video recording of the event. Hart (left) and Corniffe (right) can be seen in the center of the photograph, standing on top of a bench. They are facing each other, standing close together and are each raising one arm above them. They appear to be holding hands.