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[Dallas black living legends 1992/1993 awards ceremony and presentation]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 1992 "Dallas' Black Living Legends" award ceremony. Living Legends is an exhibition project started in 1987 by JBAAL to photograph and honor black historical figures of Dallas. Awarded across twenty-one categories ranging from the arts, sciences law, politics, religion, and technology. The video begins with the performance by a choir followed by a reverend speaker who concludes at the 24:00 minute mark. The next speake… more
Date: February 21, 1992
Duration: 48 minutes 52 seconds
Location: 32.773893 -96.801720
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Black "Living Legends" 1992 raw footage]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 1991/1992 "Dallas' Black Living Legends" award ceremony. Living Legends is an exhibition project started in 1987 by JBAAL to photograph and honor black historical figures of Dallas. Awarded across twenty-one categories ranging from the arts, sciences law, politics, religion, and technology. The footage shows a choral performance followed by each awarded person standing to be recognized with their name and a brief descr… more
Date: February 21, 1992
Duration: 50 minutes 27 seconds
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["'Round Midnight" with the Fabulous Monk Family]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 'Round Midnight jazz and bepop concert held on September 21st, 1996 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage shows the Fabulous Monk Family performing group comprised of Thelonious Monks surviving descendants playing in a small band.
Date: September 21, 1996
Duration: 1 hour 38 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Fabulous Monk Family
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[24-Hour Film Feast with Warrington Hudlin tape 2]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a taping session of a "Filmfeast" held on November 21st, 2009 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre featuring director Warrington Hudlin. The footage features a live Q&A discussion with the director where he takes questions from the audience while going into detail about his early life and career. The tape also features content before and beginning at the 19:28 minute mark of the AIDS Life Walk.
Date: November 21, 2009
Duration: 41 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: King, Curtis & Hudlin, Warrington
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Playwright's Spotlight: Freedom Rider, part 4]

Description: Video recording of a reading of J.E. Franklin's "Freedom Rider" and after-show Q&A, held at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters as part of their 39th season.
Date: February 21, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 11 seconds
Location: 32.773907 -96.797820
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Not a Day Goes By"]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "Not a Day Goes By" event in 2004. This video features a theatrical performance of the play, "Not a Day Goes By," by author E. Lynn Harris live on the Naomi Bruton Main Stage.
Date: February 21, 2004
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 18 seconds
Location: 32.773743 -96.797841
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Black "Living Legends" 1992 performers at the tribute ceremony]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 1991/1992 "Dallas' Black Living Legends" award ceremony. The footage shows a small choral ground performing during the opening of the formal tribute ceremony held at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre.
Date: February 21, 1992
Duration: 42 minutes 28 seconds
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Black Folks Don't Need NO Shrinks", tape 1 of 2]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a performance of "Black Folks Don't Need NO Shrinks" at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre on March 30th, 2001. The Betacam footage shows the performance which takes place on three alternating stages of a play touching on the many facets of black culture that drive African Americans to seek therapy along with the many cultural hang ups of asking for help as a minority group.
Date: July 21, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 58 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Griot Productions
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Black Women's Artist Conference]

Description: Video from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Black Women's Artist Conference, parts 1 - 6. The video features a panel of women talking about their experiences with dancing and performing during segregation. The panel explores how dance is connected to culture. The featured speakers are: Dr. Zelma George, Dr. Iba Jessie, Elizabeth Caplet, Dr. Pearl Primus, Dr. Glory Mann Scott, Dr. Jacqueline Bontemps, and Sonia Sanchez.
Date: June 21, 2022
Duration: 2 hours 2 minutes 14 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[JBAAL - Documentary #1]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters presenting the film "Documentary #1." The video alternates between two anchors explaining the history of the JBBAL and various people reciting spoken word poetry on a blue background while singing and dancing.
Date: June 21, 2022
Duration: 24 minutes 34 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Promising Young Artists Series, "Dream" Concert ft. Kirondira Woods & Rachel Webb]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Promising Young Artists Series, "Dream" Concert ft. Kirondira Woods & Rachel Webb event in 2011. This video features various youth performances live on stage at Clarence Muse Café Theatre.
Date: 2011-10-21/2011-10-22
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Evans, Tracy
Location: 32.773907 -96.797820
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[7th Annual First Ladies' Luncheon, Part 2 of 2]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 7th Annual First Ladies Luncheon event in 2007. This video features a lunch held to recognize the wives of Dallas/Fort Worth area religious leaders for their work in supporting the Academy with guest speaker Dr. Ouida Lee. The video shows some dance performances during the lunch. This video is Part 2 of 2 of the event. The video cuts at 37:50.
Date: April 21, 2007
Duration: 44 minutes 42 seconds
Location: 32.773743 -96.797841
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[24-Hour Film Feast with Warrington Hudlin]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a taping session of a "Filmfeast" weekend featuring director Warrington Hudlin. The footage features a live Q&A discussion with the director where he takes questions from the audience while going into detail about his early life and career.
Date: November 21, 2009
Duration: 41 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Hudlin, Warrington & King, Curtis
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Heart of Jazz, 2 of 2]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Heart of Jazz event in 2009. This video features jazz performances by recording artist Lalah Hathaway live on the Naomi Bruton Main Stage. This video is Part 2 of 2 of Hathaway's performance. The video cuts at 44:39.
Date: February 21, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 36 seconds
Location: 32.773907 -96.797820
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Playwright's Spotlight: Freedom Rider, part 2]

Description: Video recording of a reading of J.E. Franklin's "Freedom Rider," performed at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters as part of their 39th season.
Date: February 21, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 46 seconds
Location: 32.773907 -96.797820
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Playwright's Spotlight: Freedom Rider, part 1]

Description: Video recording of a reading of J.E. Franklin's "Freedom Rider," performed at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters as part of their 39th season.
Date: February 21, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 26 seconds
Location: 32.773907 -96.797820
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Symphony With The Divas" tape #1]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 1998 "Symphony With The Divas" concert and benefit gala saluting noted African Americans in the medical profession. The footage shows the Washington Symphony along two choirs and soloists performing at the Warner Theatre in Washington D.C. The program includes classical, opera, jazz, and gospel music.
Date: October 21, 1998
Duration: 1 hour 55 minutes 56 seconds
Location: 38.896478 -77.029160
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[7th Annual First Ladies' Luncheon, Part 1 of 2]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 7th Annual First Ladies Luncheon event in 2007. This video features a lunch held to recognize the wives of Dallas/Fort Worth area religious leaders for their work in supporting the Academy with guest speaker Dr. Ouida Lee. The video shows some dance performances during the lunch. This video is Part 1 of 2 of the event.
Date: April 21, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 09 seconds
Location: 32.773743 -96.797841
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Day 9 highlights]

Description: Video of practice footage and set and costume design preparation for the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) Summer Youth Arts Institute on June 16, 2016.
Date: June 21, 2016
Duration: 41 seconds
Creator: Latte Media Group
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Day 11 highlights, version 2]

Description: Video of practice footage from the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) Summer Youth Arts Institute on June 20, 2016.
Date: June 21, 2016
Duration: 34 seconds
Creator: Latte Media Group
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Day 11 highlights, version 1]

Description: Video of practice footage from the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) Summer Youth Arts Institute on June 20, 2016.
Date: June 21, 2016
Duration: 1 minute 01 second
Creator: Latte Media Group
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[16th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement" concert commercial for KXAS]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters of a short 15-second commercial aired on the KXAS news channel for the 16th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert held on January 17th, 1999 at the Meyerson symphony center. The footage begins at the 00:14 second mark and shows a brief clip of a choir singing under a narrator's voice giving the date and location of the concert.
Date: December 21, 1998
Duration: 38 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Location: 32.789971 -96.798679
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Word Warriors" writers showcase event video]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a writers showcase performance entitled "Word Warriors" featuring poetry, music, and dance in celebration of the spoken word of African American writers. The footage shows featured Dallas poet Peggy Jones, The Zawadi Writers, and the music group Faithfulness.
Date: November 21, 1997
Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Evans, Tracey & Jones, Peggy
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[JBAAL celebrity PSA compilation]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters including a series of :10 sec PSAs for the Junior Black Academy to be aired May 21st 1989. Each PSA is preceded by a slide of the creation information. The footage features celebrities' active in the organization and from a variety of arts reciting the same script.
Date: May 21, 1989
Duration: 8 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: GrimCo
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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