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[JBAAL Black Women's Artist Conference, Camera 1, Tape 4]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during JBAALs Black Women's Artist Conference held in May of 1981. The footage shows a performance involving dancers and drummers in colorful traditional clothing and headwear. The camera focuses primarily on a main women who appears tall and in colorful makeup. The performance was held on a small stage.
Date: May 1981
Duration: 22 minutes 05 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[JBAAL Black Women's Conference featuring Bon Temps]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during JBAALs Black Women's Conference held in May of 1981. The tape begins on rainbow bars with the footage starting at the 5:08 minute mark. The footage shows two women speaking at podium with the featured speaker wearing a green top and large glasses.
Date: May 1981
Duration: 22 minutes
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[JBAAL Black Women's Conference featuring Bon Temps, 2]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during JBAALs Black Women's Conference held in May of 1981. The tape begins immediately with the second half a of speech by a women in a green top and large glasses. Following her at the 6:04 minute mark is a women who speaks for the rest of the tape.
Date: May 1981
Duration: 22 minutes 03 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[JBAAL Black Women's Conference lunch break]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded JBAALs Black Women's Artist Conference held in May of 1981. The footage captures the luncheon of the conference and shows participants chatting with others at large tables along with a drummer performing as entertainment for the guests.
Date: May 1981
Duration: 18 minutes 41 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[JBAAL Black Women's Conference one on one interview]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during JBAALs Black Women's Conference held in May of 1981. The footage features an interview with a black woman artist who speaks about a project she was involved with that centered on African countries gaining independence and sharing their dance culture to the rest of the world.
Date: May 1981
Duration: 16 minutes 46 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[JBAAL Black Women's Conference opening narration and speaker]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the JBAAL Black Women's Conference on the topic of black women artists in the 20th century. The tape was recorded on May 16th, 1981 and features the opening narration over a slideshow of images showing works of art. The narration ends at the 13:32 minute mark and cuts to a female speaker at a podium opening the conference.
Date: May 16, 1981
Duration: 22 minutes 04 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[JBAAL CNN news interview featuring Curtis King]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a CNN televised news broadcast featuring an interview with Curtis King on July 18th, 1981. The Betacam footage shows various journalists, political commentators, and meteorologists from LA and Chicago.
Date: July 18, 1981
Duration: 29 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: King, Curtis
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[JBAAL gala awards banquet speaker: Olivia Cole, tape 1 of 2]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their '81 gala production awards banquet held at the Sheraton Hotel in Dallas Texas on July 18th, 1981. The DVD footage shows the Medal of Merit ceremony featuring speaker Olivia Cole. Tape 1 of 2.
Date: July 18, 1981
Duration: 2 hours 2 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Cole, Olivia
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[JBAAL gala awards banquet speaker: Olivia Cole, tape 2 of 2]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their '81 gala production awards banquet held at the Sheraton Hotel in Dallas Texas on July 18th, 1981. The DVD footage shows the Medal of Merit ceremony featuring speaker Olivia Cole. Tape 2 of 2.
Date: July 18, 1981
Duration: 32 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Cole, Olivia
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[JBAAL interview on the topic of "Thankfulness" on DVD]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during interviews with individuals on the topic of "Thankfulness" from 1981. The DVD footage book ends ends the interview responses with footage of nature and a sunset/sunrise. The end of the tape includes a segment of the JBAAL Visions documentary.
Date: 1981
Duration: 22 minutes 36 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[JBAAL interviews and meeting at Davis house]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a meeting and interview at the Davis house during the summer of 1981. The U-matic footage shows a young Curtis King surrounded by a small group of women in a living room of a house discussing the role of the arts in bonding families across generations.
Date: July 1981
Duration: 28 minutes 53 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[JBAAL interviews on the topic of "Thankfulness"]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during interviews with individuals on the topic of "Thankfulness" from 1981. The U-matic footage book ends ends the interview responses with footage of nature and a sunset/sunrise. The end of the tape includes a segment of the JBAAL Visions documentary. Written on label is the name Ken Smith.
Date: 1981
Duration: 20 minutes 57 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[JBAAL slideshow featuring black dance history]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters of a slideshow featuring famous black dancers and performers taken in 1981. The DVD footage includes various black and white photos, flyers, and posters transitioned with animations.
Date: 1981
Duration: 31 minutes 40 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[JBAAL slideshow featuring black dance history, 2]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters of a slideshow featuring famous black dancers and performers taken in 1981. The DVD footage includes various black and white photos, flyers, and posters transitioned with animations.
Date: 1981
Duration: 31 minutes 50 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[KERA-TV Juneteenth spot titled "Black Women Artist"]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded a KERA-TV broadcast recording featuring a spot on JBAALs Black Women Artists Conference that was held in May of 1981. The footage was record on June 11th, 1981 and shows clips from speakers, exhibitions and performances.
Date: June 11, 1981
Duration: 59 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Kera-Tv
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[National Women's Conference, clip of sign]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Black Women's Conference held in November of 1981. The footage is staticky but shows the sign outside the Dallas Convention Center Theatre. The footage drops out at the 1:07 minute mark.
Date: November 1981
Duration: 1 minute 13 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[National Women's Conference Sign]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Black Women's Conference held in November of 1981. The footage is staticky but shows the sign outside the Dallas Convention Center Theatre. The footage drops out at the 1:15 minute mark.
Date: November 1981
Duration: 1 minute 43 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[New York, New York jazz band promotional video]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a jazz band performance in 1981. The footage shows young male African American musicians performing various jazz songs. The band includes multiple saxophones, a bass, drums, a trumpet, and a clarinet.
Date: 1981
Duration: 17 minutes 34 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["New York, New York Show" jazz concert]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the jazz performance of the New York, New York Show in 1981. The footage shows a small jazz band playing under a spotlight with trumpet and saxophone solos. The tape cuts to rainbow bars at the 15:23 minute mark.
Date: 1981
Duration: 21 minutes 07 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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