Photograph of a group of children, two men, and a woman performing on a stage. The photograph was taken at the Hip-Hop Cabaret event held in the Muse Theatre by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The children are crowded among one another. The man on the left on the stage is in the background, playing the drums. The man standing closer to the middle and towards the front of the stage, is holding a microphone. The woman is standing on the right side of the stage and is turned towards the children on the stage.

Photograph of a man and woman dancing before the Ras Tumba band at the Reggae in the Caribbean event sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of a woman, with her eyes closed, placing her fists on top of one another. The photograph was taken at the Hip-Hop Cabaret event held in the Muse Theatre by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. A man is standing on the left and the back of a man's head is captured in the bottom right section of the photo.

Photograph of Lorraine Pope aka Mzuri Moyo Aimbaye during her one-woman show depicting the life and times of Fannie Lou Hamer the civil rights activist. An event sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. Mzuri is leaning towards the right with one hand holding onto a chair, her left hand is left open and she is looking towards the right off the stage.

Photograph of unidentified individuals standing on stage, with two men rapping into microphones as they stare at one another. The photograph was taken at the Hip-Hop Cabaret event held in the Muse Theatre by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. A smiling woman stands behind the rapper positioned at the right of the group. Two other men next to this rapper are also smiling.

Photograph of an unknown reggae guitarist dressed in all-white clothing leaning back while playing next to his bandmate on the keys. Photograph taken at the Reggae in the Caribbean event sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of Lorraine Pope aka Mzuri Moyo Aimbaye during her one-woman show depicting the life and times of Fannie Lou Hamer the civil rights activist. An event sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. Mzuri is facing towards the camera and clenching her teeth during her performance on stage.

Photograph of a drummer singing into his microphone with his eyes closed while drumming with an unknown reggae band. Photograph taken at the Reggae in the Caribbean event sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of Ras Tumba's profile while he sings into a microphone onstage at the Reggae in the Caribbean event sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of a drummer in an unknown reggae band drumming and singing at the same time with his eyes shut. Photograph taken at the Reggae in the Caribbean event sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of Ras Tumba leaning forward while singing into his microphone with a guitarist featured in the background. Photograph taken at the Reggae in the Caribbean event sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of a man singing into a microphone while staring at the camera and holding a child. The photograph was taken at the Hip-Hop Cabaret event held in the Muse Theatre by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The microphone is held by a microphone stand placed in front of the man. The child is staring towards the left.

Photograph of a drummer singing into his microphone while sitting before an electronic drum set. Photograph taken at the Reggae in the Caribbean event sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of a female dancer performing during "En Danza," the Friday evening dance recital, at the World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003. The woman is standing facing the audience in a white romper.

Photograph of attendees of the 2003 World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas dancing at the closing ceremony dinner. The dinner venue was the Museum of the Royal Houses (Museo de las Casas Reales) in the Dominican Republic.

Photograph of Mica Willingham giving a talk entitled "Magic Realism as a Basis for Choreographic Work and Choreographic Studies" at the World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003.

Photograph of a ballet performance during Friday evening performance "En Danza" at the World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The dancers are young girls who are dancing en pointe in a circle.

Photograph of "Nuestra Danza" performance at the closing ceremony of the World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003.

Photograph of "Nuestra Danza" performance at the closing ceremony of the World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003.

Photograph of a dance performance during "En Danza," the Friday evening dance recital, at the World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003. A young girl dressed in black stands tall while other dancers stand to her left, hunched over.

Photograph of "Nuestra Danza" performance at the closing ceremony of the World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003.

Photograph of "Nuestra Danza" performance at the closing ceremony of the World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003.

Photograph of a group of girls in school uniforms performing during "En Danza," the Friday evening dance recital, at the World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003. The girls, huddled in a group, are miming laughter and are moving energetically.

Photograph of solo male dancer performing during "En Danza," the Friday evening dance recital, at the World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003. The man wears glasses and holds a bouquet of flowers.