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[Program for Black Woman Artist]

Description: Program for Black Woman Artist, an event featuring African American female artists, produced by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The event was held from May 14-16, 1981 in Dallas, Texas.
Date: May 14, 1981
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Program: Gala Production '81]

Description: Program for the Third Annual Medal of Merit Awards Banquet which was held on July 17, 1981 at the Sheraton Hotel in Dallas, Texas. The program includes a list of all the performers in order of appearance and a list of everything scheduled to happen.
Date: July 18, 1981
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Program: Profiles of Me]

Description: Program for Profiles of Me, which was held on September 19, 1981. The program describes the actors and performers involved, the instrumentalist, and lists the performances in order.
Date: September 19, 1981
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Program: Purlie Victorious]

Description: Program for Purlie Victorious which was directed by Curtis King and held November 12-15, 19-22, and 27-29, 1981. The program lists the actors, the production members, and gives a chronological view of the play's performances.
Date: November 1981
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Purlie Victorious" featuring Ossie Davis]

Description: Audio tape from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the a performance of Ossie Davis' Broadway comedy "Purlie Victorious" directed by Curtis King in November of 1981. The tape includes one track of recorded music with various singers from the theatrical production.
Date: November 1981
Duration: 44 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: King, Curtis & Davis, Ossie
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Video of jazz band playing at gala awards banquet, 2]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a gala banquet including a jazz band and speaker Dr. Eva Jessye and William Marshall. The video opens with a small jazz group featuring a trumpet soloist and then static cuts to a man seated at a banquet table rising to speak at a microphone podium who then introduces the guests to his side. The man at the podium precedes to hand out multiple awards followed by those individuals giving short speeches.
Date: 1981
Duration: 8 minutes 37 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Western Exposure"]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "Western Exposure" film. This video is a documentary film highlighting the life and work of actor Clarence Muse, the namesake for TBAAL's Café Theatre, shown by KERA-TV.
Date: December 14, 1981
Duration: 29 minutes 17 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Western Exposure" film documentary on Clarence Muse]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters of the film documentary "Western Exposure" featuring the career of African American actor Clarence Muse. The film includes interviews, clips from various films spanning 1937 to 1972 and film historian commentary.
Date: December 14, 1981
Duration: 29 minutes 54 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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