Photograph of Moussa Diabate African Dance Company performing on stage at the Dallas Arts Gala hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Dallas Convention Center Arena in the Naomi Burton Theatre on September 18, 2004. A dancer in a blue dress is seen mid leap with her arms above her head during the performance. Her fellow company members are playing the bongos in the background. The photo is from beside the performers.

Photograph of audience members enjoying a performance at the Dallas Arts Gala hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Dallas Convention Center Arena in the Naomi Burton Theatre on September 18, 2004. They sit in a darkened room as they look towards the stage.

Photograph of audience members enjoying a performance at the Dallas Arts Gala hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Dallas Convention Center Arena in the Naomi Burton Theatre on September 18, 2004. They are sitting on a red carpet as they face towards the stage in a darkened room.

Photograph of (from left to right) a gala guest, singer Cavin Yarbrough, singer Alisa Peoples, and another gala guest, posing together at the Dallas Arts Gala hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Dallas Convention Center Arena in the Naomi Burton Theatre on September 18, 2004. They are standing in the middle of a bright foyer while smiling towards the camera.

Photograph of Cultural Affairs Director Betty Switzer holding a pamphlet while delivering a speech from behind a glass podium on a darkened stage at the Dallas Arts Gala hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Dallas Convention Center Arena in the Naomi Burton Theatre on September 18, 2004. An ensemble choir and other speakers are visible in the background.

Photograph of Texas state senator Royce West giving a speech from behind a glass podium on a darkened stage at the Dallas Arts Gala hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Dallas Convention Center Arena in the Naomi Burton Theatre on September 18, 2004. He is wearing a black suit while looking out over the audience. An ensemble is visible in the background.