Photograph of a practice scene from the musical, "Tina - Against All Odds," during the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. A group of young women are lined up on stage and appear to be dancing. The girl in the center of the group is holding a microphone in her right hand. A young man is standing to the right of the girls, playing a guitar. Four more men can be seen on a staircase structure behind them, also holding guitars. In the background at the top of the set structure, another group of girls are dancing in a row.

Photograph of a man directing a stage light at the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The man can be seen in the center of the photograph standing behind the light, which is shining directly at the camera. A young boy is sitting down in the bottom left corner of the photograph, looking up at the man.

Photograph of a group of students on stage at the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute, taken from the left side of the stage. Students can be seen sitting and standing on a stair structure on the left side of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera. Two students are holding brooms. On the right side of the photograph, students are playing jump rope. Curtis King can be seen among others on the right side of the photograph, facing to the left and pointing with both hands.

Photograph of Terrance Dean on stage during the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. Dean is standing in the center of the photograph, looking off to the right of the camera. He appears to be speaking. Students can be seen standing on a tall stage set in the background of the photograph.

Photograph of a student standing next to a sign on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The student can be seen in the center of the photograph, leaning on a counter and pointing at the camera with his left hand. The sign on the right side of the photograph reads, "Film." The TBAAL logo can be seen at the top of the sign, and logos for (l-r) the Dallas Independent School District, the Office of Cultural Affairs, and Big Thought can be seen at the bottom.

Photograph of three students with a camera on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. One girl can be seen in the center of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera. She is standing behind a video camera and holding onto its handle with her right hand. Two other students are standing next to her, facing away from the camera.

Photograph of a group of students with a camera on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. One girl can be seen on the right side of the photograph, facing to the left of the camera. She is standing behind a video camera, holding onto its handle with both hands. Two students are standing next to her (one on either side), facing the same direction. A boy can be seen on the left side of the photograph, raising both arms in the air and looking at the camera. Several other students can be seen in the background.

Photograph of two students with a camera on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The students can be seen on the right side of the photograph, facing forward. They are standing behind a video camera. A boy can be seen standing across from the two students in the foreground on the left side of the photograph, facing them.

Photograph of a student on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. She is looking at the camera and smiling. Two boys can be seen in the background on the right side of the photograph. One of them is smiling.

Photograph of a drawing done by a student on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The drawing shows a girl walking down a red carpet, smiling and wearing a crown. Two girls can be seen on each side of her, holding cameras. A rope can be seen at the bottom of the drawing above a star that reads, "5 Fatou."

Photograph of a student animator on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The student can be seen standing in the center of the photograph, looking at the camera and holding up a piece sign with her left hand. A desktop monitor can be seen on a table on the right side of the photograph, displaying an animation still.

Photograph of two students editing video footage on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. They are sitting side by side on the left side of the photograph, facing to the right and looking away from the camera. A laptop and a desktop monitor can be seen on a table in front of them, displaying video clips in an editing software. Another monitor can be seen in the background of the photograph, displaying an animation still.

Photograph of a student animator on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The student is sitting, looking down at a laptop in front of her. The back of the laptop can be seen in the bottom left corner of the photograph, out of focus and partially out of frame.

Photograph of a student animator on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The student is sitting in front of a laptop, facing away from the camera and resting her left hand on the keyboard. An animation sketch can be seen on the laptop screen.

Photograph of a student animator on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letter (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The student is sitting down, facing to the left of the camera. A second student can be seen sitting in the background, facing the same direction.

Photograph of the display screen of a camera on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The image on the screen shows a student standing, facing the camera and smiling. Other students are sitting down on either side of him. Grey stripes appear over white parts of the image on the screen, and red lines outline objects and people.

Photograph of two girls in the makeup room on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. They are sitting side by side in front of a mirror, facing away from the camera. They are both applying lipstick to their lips.

Photograph of two girls in the makeup room on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. One girl (right) can be seen holding a pair of false eyelashes to the other girl's left eye. The girl on the left is sitting down, facing to the right of the camera. Her right eye already appears to have false eyelashes on it.

Photograph of three girls in the makeup room on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. Two of the girls (center, right) are standing facing to the left of the camera, holding false eyelashes in their hands and looking down. The girl on the right is applying glue to her eyelash set. A third girl (left) can be seen sitting across from the girl in the center. A small portion of a fourth girl's head can be seen in the bottom left corner of the photograph, sitting across from the girl on the right.

Photograph of a girl styling a mannequin's hair on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The girl can be seen standing on the right side of the photograph, facing to the left of the camera and looking down at the mannequin in front of her. She is resting her left hand on top of the mannequin's head and holding a heating tool up to its hair with her right hand. Two other girls can be seen in the reflection of a mirror on the left side of the photograph.

Photograph of a girl getting her makeup done on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The girl is sitting down with her back turned to a mirror, facing to the left of the camera. Her eyes are closed. A second girl is standing next to her, looking down. She is holding the girl's forehead with her left hand, and appears to be applying eye makeup with her right hand.

Photograph of a girl getting her makeup done on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The girl is sitting in front of a mirror, facing to the right of the camera and smiling. A second girl is sitting next to her with her back turned to the camera, and is dragging a cotton swab over the other girl's right eyelid.

Photograph of a group of students in a hallway on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. Students can be seen sitting in a row of chairs on the left side of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera. One girl is standing against the right wall, facing another girl who is sitting down. They are extending their arms out toward each other and holding hands. Another group of students can be seen sitting and standing in the background of the photograph.

Photograph of a group of students on stage on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. One girl can be seen in the center of the photograph, closest to the camera. She is facing to the left of the camera, looking back over her left shoulder. Behind her, two students appear to be rolling a partition on stage. Several other students are standing around the partition on the right side of the photograph. On the left, another girl is standing with her head turned away from the camera. A separate group of students can be seen in the far background of the photograph, sitting in rows of chairs.