Photograph of Blair Underwood (right) receiving the Luminary Arts Award at the 2016 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. Underwood is standing on stage with eight TBAAL students, facing to the left of the camera. He is holding the award in his right hand and a microphone in his left hand. Several of the students are smiling.

Photograph of Blair Underwood (right) receiving the Luminary Arts Award at the 2016 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. Underwood is standing on stage with Curtis King and eight TBAAL students. He is facing to the left of the camera, holding the award in his right hand and a microphone in his left hand. He appears to be speaking. Members of the audience can be seen sitting in the bottom portion of the photograph with their backs turned to the camera.

Photograph of Blair Underwood having his picture taken with another man and a woman at the 2016 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. They are standing side by side, facing to the right of the camera and smiling. Other guests can be seen around them in the foreground and background of the photograph.

Video of practice and preparation footage from the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) Summer Youth Arts Institute on June 22, 2016.

Video of interviews and footage of practice and preparation for the musical, "Tina - Against All Odds," produced by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters as part of the 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute.

Photograph of guests having their picture taken at the 2016 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Two men and a woman can be seen in the center of the photograph, facing to the left of the camera and smiling. Another woman is standing across from them on the left side of the photograph, holding a cellphone out in front of her. Other guests can be seen conversing in the left and right portions of the photograph.

Photograph of Jada Thomas performing with a group of TBAAL students at the 2016 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. Thomas can be seen in the center of the photograph, looking directly at the camera and singing into a microphone. She is holding the microphone in her left hand and resting her right hand on her hip. Two other members of the group can be seen on stage behind her, singing into microphones. Two men can be seen playing drums in the background.

Photograph of a man playing guitar with the Gala Band at the 2016 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The man can be seen on the left side of the photograph, looking to the left of the camera and smiling. Xavier Jackson (center) is playing keyboard behind him. A third man can be seen playing drums in the background on the left side of the photograph.

Photograph of Martha Burks performing at the 2016 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Burks can be seen standing on the left side of the photograph, looking to the left of the camera and singing into a microphone. She is holding the microphone in her left hand and gesturing with her right hand. A man can be seen playing bass guitar in the background on the left side of the photograph.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Poets N' Jazz #2 ft. GF Soldier event in 2012. This video features a poetry performance by GF Soldier live on stage at Clarence Muse Café Theatre with music accompaniment. The video begins at an unrelated ceremony. The video cuts at 10:39 to the poetry performance. Audio is distorted.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Poets N' Jazz #2 ft. GF Soldier event in 2012. This video features a poetry performance by GF Soldier live on stage at Clarence Muse Café Theatre with music accompaniment.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Poets N' Jazz #2 ft. GF Soldier event in 2012. This video features a poetry performance by GF Soldier live on stage at Clarence Muse Café Theatre with music accompaniment. The video includes an opening act. The video cuts at 37:23 to a ceremony.

Photograph of a "Poets 'n Jazz" event, featuring GF Soldiers, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of a "Poets 'n Jazz" event, featuring GF Soldiers, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of a "Poets 'n Jazz" event, featuring GF Soldiers, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of a "Poets 'n Jazz" event, featuring GF Soldiers, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of a "Poets 'n Jazz" event, featuring GF Soldiers, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of a "Poets 'n Jazz" event, featuring GF Soldiers, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of a "Poets 'n Jazz" event, featuring GF Soldiers, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of a "Poets 'n Jazz" event, featuring GF Soldiers, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of a "Poets 'n Jazz" event, featuring GF Soldiers, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of a "Poets 'n Jazz" event, featuring GF Soldiers, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of a "Poets 'n Jazz" event, featuring GF Soldiers, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of a "Poets 'n Jazz" event, featuring GF Soldiers, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.