Video of a promotional clip for The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' production, "Congo Street: The Musical," with behind the scenes footage of the 2015 Summer Youth Arts Institute.

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.

Video recording of "Congo Street: The Musical," produced by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters as part of their 2015 Summer Youth Arts Institute.

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 a girl braiding her hair during The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' Summer Youth Arts Institute. The girl can be seen in the reflection of the mirror, staring straight ahead. She is holding a braid in front of her face. The back of her head can be seen in the foreground on the right side of the photograph, partially out of frame. Other individuals can be seen through another mirror in the background.

Photograph of a girl singing 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 girl can be seen sitting among other students in front of a stage prop wall, facing to the left of the camera. One boy is looking up at her.

Promotional video for The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' production, "Congo Street: The Musical," including behind the scenes footage of the 2015 Summer Youth Arts Institute.

Photograph of a student (left) applying makeup on Kir'Ondria Woods (right) during The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The students are standing in front of a mirror, facing each other. The individual on the left is reaching out towards Woods' face with a makeup brush and appears to be talking. Woods is smiling. A third student can be seen in the reflection of the mirror on the left side of the photograph.

Photograph of a student doing a side plank outside during The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The student can be seen lying diagonally in the air, resting her right hand on a rock in the left portion of the photograph. She is smiling. A group of students can be seen standing in the background of the photograph.

Photograph of a student taking a picture with a Canon camera during The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 2015 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The student can be seen lying on the ground, facing forward with a camera in front of their face. A row of chairs is lining the wall in the background.

Photograph of a group of students sitting on stage during rehearsal for "Congo Street: The Musical," produced by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters as part of their 2015 Summer Youth Arts Institute. One boy in the center of the photograph is looking back at the camera with a straight face. A wooden crate can be seen in the foreground in front of him. Other students are sitting with their backs turned to the camera.

Photograph of two students on stage during rehearsal for "Congo Street: The Musical," produced by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters as part of their 2015 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The girls are standing side by side behind a stage prop window. The girl on the right is looking to the left of the camera, and the girl on the left is looking to the right.

Photograph of journalist and author Joyce King speaking during a Roundtable Writer's Breakfast at the The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. This image is a still taken from the video recording of the event. King is standing in the center of the photograph, looking to the left of the camera slightly. Curtis King can be seen sitting in the bottom left corner of the photograph. He is looking up at the writer.

Photograph of journalist and author Joyce King speaking during a Roundtable Writer's Breakfast at the The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. This image is a still taken from the video recording of the event. King can be seen sitting in the center of the photograph, looking to the left of the camera slightly. Her mouth is open and she appears to be talking.

Unedited video of journalist and author Joyce King's talk during the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. King reads a piece written for the Dallas Morning News and tells the story of the exoneration of James Woodard, as written in her book, "Exonerated: A Brief and Dangerous Freedom."

Unedited video of the 11th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The festival begins with a performance by the Stella Maris Dance Ensemble to a piece written by Curtis King, titled, "My Language."

Unedited video of the 11th Annual Weekend Festival of Black Dance, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The festival begins with a performance by the Stella Maris Dance Ensemble to a piece written by Curtis King, titled, "My Language."

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.

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 a bench. They are facing each other, standing close together. They are each raising one arm in the air. Hart's right arm is wrapped around Corniffe's waist, and he appears to be stepping toward her.

Photograph of a performance by the Stella Maris Dance Ensemble 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. Four women can be seen dancing in two groups on stage. The women in each group are facing each other, extending their right arms out to the side, and smiling. Men can be seen playing djembes in the background on the right side of the photograph.

Photograph of a performance by the Stella Maris Dance Ensemble 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. A group of women can be seen on stage, facing to the left of the camera. Dunduns can be seen in front of three of the women. They are each holding drumsticks in both hands and extending their left arm in the air. A group of men can be seen playing djembes in the background on the right side of the photograph.