Photograph of a woman pointing her finger while talking into a microphone during a speech at the 18th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of two men looking at each other during a performance on a darkened stage at the 18th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. One man is wearing a white shirt and stands in the middle of a seated ensemble. The other is wearing a black suit and stands on a conductor's platform with his back to the camera.

Photograph of two young children holding mics and performing on a bright stage at the 18th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. They are wearing red shirts as they stand before a similarly dressed ensemble.

Photograph of a group of choral directors from Dallas ISD speaking to the audience on a darkened stage in front of a choir at the 18th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. A children's choir wearing white and red shirts stands in the background.

Photograph of a group of Dallas ISD choral directors speaking into a mic on stage during a round of applause at the 18th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. A children's choir wearing white and red shirts stands in the background.

Photograph of Gabby Hill (left), a student from Dallas ISD, singing into a microphone beside her fellow ensemble members on stage at the 18th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. The students are all wearing white shirts and khakis as they look towards the conductor who is seen in the foreground.

Photograph of two children standing next to each other on stage while performing at the 18th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. They are both wearing red shirts while holding microphones. In the background is an ensemble of similarly dressed students.

Photograph of a student performer gesturing with his hands while singing on a bright stage at the 18th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. He is wearing a white shirt and stands by a microphone in front of an ensemble of similarly dressed ensemble members.

Photograph of Gabby Hill, a student performer from Dallas ISD, holding a microphone on a darkened stage in front of choir during a performance at the 18th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. All of the student performers are wearing white shirts and khakis while looking towards the conductor who is visible in the foreground.

Photograph Paul Doucet, a choral director and opera tenor (left), and another woman standing on a darkened stage while looking into the crowd during a speech at the 18th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. A seated ensemble of children dressed in white and red shirts is visible in the background.

Photograph of Gabby Hill (left), a student performer from Dallas ISD, singing into a microphone during a performance with a student choir on stage at the 18th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. All of the performers are wearing white shirts and khakis while looking towards the conductor who is visible in the foreground.

Photograph of Gabby Hill (left), a student performer from Dallas ISD, singing into a microphone during a performance with a student choir on stage at the 18th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. All of the performers are wearing white shirts and khakis while looking towards the conductor who is visible in the foreground.

Photograph of a woman looking down into the audience while smiling during a speech at the 18th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. A children's choir is seated behind her while wearing red and white shirts.

Photograph of a choral director playing the piano while accompanying an ensemble through a performance at the 18th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. The ensemble is visible in the background while wearing white shirts and khaki pants.

Photograph of a woman singing on a darkened stage at the end of a line of performers while wearing a white shirt at the 18th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of Gabby Hill (left), a student performer from Dallas ISD, singing into a microphone during a performance with a student choir on stage at the 18th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. All of the performers are wearing white shirts and khakis while looking towards the conductor who is visible in the foreground.

Photograph of a young choir singing on stage at the 18th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. They are wearing red and white shirts while looking towards the conductor who stands off-camera on the darkened stage.

Photograph of a young girl closing her eyes while singing during a performance on a darkened stage at the 18th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. She is wearing a red shirt with a red bow in her hair. Fellow ensemble members wearing red and white shirts are visible in the background. The photo is taken from beside the performer.

Photograph of a young girl closing her eyes while singing during a performance on stage at the 18th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. She is wearing a red shirt with a red bow in her hair. Fellow ensemble members wearing red and white shirts are visible in the background.

Photograph of a young girl closing her eyes while singing during a performance on stage at the 18th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. She is wearing a red shirt with a red bow in her hair. Fellow ensemble members wearing red and white shirts are visible in the background.

Photograph of a young choir standing in a line while singing on stage at the 18th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. They are wearing white shirts and are looking towards the conductor who stands off-camera. Fellow ensemble members wearing red shirts are visible in the background.

Photograph of young choir members looking at the audience during a performance on stage at the 18th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. They are wearing red shirts with bright red bows in their hair.

Photograph of young choir members singing on stage during a performance at the 18th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. They are looking towards the conductor, who stands off-camera, while wearing red shirts with red bows in their hair.

Photograph of young choir members singing on stage during a performance at the 18th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Naomi Burton Theatre in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. The ensemble members are wearing red and white shirts while looking towards the conductor who is visible in the foreground.