Photograph of a TBAAL student singing during a performance of "Superstition" at the 2014 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The boy is facing to the right of the camera, holding a microphone on a stand with his right hand. He is wearing sunglasses.

Photograph of Carolyn Donnell at the 2014 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Donnell is facing to the right of the camera, looking straight ahead.

Photograph of Cassi Davis (left) speaking to TBAAL student Terrance Dean (center front) on stage at the 2014 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Davis is facing to the right of the camera, holding a microphone up to her mouth with her right hand. Dean is standing across from Davis in the center of the photograph. His eyes are closed and he appears to be laughing. Malcolm-Jamal Warner (3rd from right) and Loretta Devine (2nd from right) can be seen on stage with Harper Jones (2nd left), Kir'Ondria Woods (right), and other TBAAL students. Jones and another student are holding awards.

Photograph of Cassi Davis speaking at the 2014 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Davis can be seen on stage, facing to the right of the camera. She is holding a microphone up to her mouth with her right hand. TBAAL student Terrance Dean can be seen standing across from Davis on the right side of the photograph. They are holding hands. Malcolm-Jamal Warner (back right) can be seen with a group of TBAAL students in the background. Two of the students are holding awards.

Photograph of Cassi Davis speaking at the 2014 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Davis can be seen on stage, facing to the right of the camera. She is holding a microphone up to her mouth with her right hand. TBAAL student Terrance Dean can be seen standing across from Davis on the right side of the photograph. They are holding hands. Malcolm-Jamal Warner (back right) can be seen with Harper Jones (2nd left) and other TBAAL students in the background. Two of the students are holding awards.

Photograph of Cassi Davis speaking at the 2014 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Davis can be seen on stage, looking to the left of the camera and holding a microphone up to her mouth with her right hand. TBAAL student Terrance Dean (5th from right) can be seen standing next to Davis and smiling. They are holding hands. Loretta Devine (3rd from right) and Malcolm-Jamal Warner (4th from right) can be seen with Harper Jones (2nd left), Kir'Ondria Woods (2nd right), Destiney Woods (right), and other TBAAL students in the background of the photograph.

Photograph of Cassi Davis on stage with TBAAL student Terrance Dean at the 2014 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. They are standing side by side, holding a microphone between them. Loretta Devine (3rd from right) and Malcolm-Jamal Warner (4th from right) can be seen with Harper Jones (2nd left), Kir'Ondria Woods (2nd right), Destiney Woods (right), and other TBAAL students in the background of the photograph.

Photograph of Cassi Davis (2nd left) on stage at the 2014 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Davis is facing to the right of the camera, holding a microphone up to her mouth with her right hand. She appears to be speaking. Loretta Devine (3rd from right) and Malcolm-Jamal Warner (4th from right) can be seen standing with Harper Jones (3rd from right), Terrance Dean (5th from right), and other TBAAL students in the background. Jones and two other students are holding awards.

Photograph of Cassi Davis (2nd left) on stage at the 2014 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Davis is facing the camera, holding a microphone up to her mouth with her right hand and gesturing with her left hand. She appears to be speaking. Loretta Devine (2nd from right) and Malcolm-Jamal Warner (3rd from right) can be seen standing with Harper Jones (3rd from left), Terrance Dean (4th from right), and other TBAAL students in the background. Jones and three other students are holding awards.

Photograph of Cassi Davis speaking at the 2014 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Davis can be seen in the center of the photograph, looking out past the camera. She is holding a microphone up to her mouth with her right hand and gesturing with her left hand. Harper Jones (right) and two other TBAAL students can be seen standing on stage in the background. Jones and another student are holding awards.

Photograph of Cassi Davis speaking at the 2014 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Davis can be seen in the center of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera. She is holding a microphone up to her mouth with her left hand and gesturing to the side with her right arm. Harper Jones (right) and another TBAAL student can be seen standing on stage in the background, holding awards.

Photograph of Cassi Davis speaking at the 2014 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Davis can be seen in the center of the photograph, looking to the left of the camera. She is holding a microphone up to her mouth with her right hand and gesturing with her left hand. Harper Jones (2nd left) and two other TBAAL students can be seen standing on stage in the background, holding awards.

Photograph of Curtis King (right) and Barbara Steele (left) at the 2014 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. They can be seen standing across from each other in the center of the photograph, and are each holding a sheet of paper in their left hand.

Photograph of Curtis King (left) and Kym Whitley (right) at the 2014 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. They are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling.

Photograph of Curtis King (left) and Kym Whitley (right) at the 2014 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. They are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling.

Photograph of Curtis King (2nd left) and Kym Whitley (right) at the 2014 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. They are facing each other and smiling. They are each resting a hand on the other person's arm. Barbara Steele (left) can be seen standing across from King and Whitley with her back turned to the camera.

Photograph of Curtis King (left) with another man (right) and two women at the 2014 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. They are standing side by side with their arms around each other, looking at the camera and smiling.

Photograph of Curtis King speaking at the 2014 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. King can be seen standing behind a podium in the center background of the photograph, looking to the left of the camera. Kym Whitley (left) and Barbara Steele (2nd left) are standing behind King with several other individuals. Members of the audience can be seen sitting around dining tables in the foreground of the photograph, facing away from the camera.

Photograph of Curtis King speaking at the 2014 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. King can be seen standing behind a podium in the center of the photograph, looking to the left of the camera. Kym Whitley (left) and Barbara Steele (2nd left) are standing behind King with several other individuals. Members of the audience can be seen sitting in the foreground at the bottom of the photograph, facing away from the camera.

Photograph of Curtis King speaking at the 2014 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. King is standing behind a podium, facing to the left of the camera. He is holding a rolled stack of papers in his left hand.

Photograph of TBAAL student Destiney Woods singing during a performance of "Earth Song" at the 2014 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Woods can be seen standing on stage in the center of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera. She is holding a microphone stand with her left hand and gesturing with her right hand. Her eyes are closed. Terrance Dean (left) and Harper Jones (right) can be seen on stage in the background of the photograph.

Photograph of TBAAL student Destiney Woods singing during a performance of "Earth Song" at the 2014 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Woods can be seen standing on stage, facing to the right of the camera. She is holding a microphone in her left hand and reaching forward with her right hand. Terrance Dean (left) and Harper Jones (right) can be seen in the background, reaching out with their left arms. They both appear to be singing.

Photograph of TBAAL student Destiney Woods singing during a performance of "Earth Song" at the 2014 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Woods can be seen standing on stage in the center of the photograph, facing the camera. She is gesturing with both hands. Two men can be seen in the background behind Woods, playing (left) drums and (right) bass guitar.

Video of a performance at the 2014 Ties and Tux Gala, hosted by the Black Academy of Arts and Letters. A group of six TBAAL students perform "Down Home Blues" as an homage to gala honoree Loretta Devine.