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[TBAAL - Ricky Smiley prank call: sports store _29]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a prank call made from the Ricky Smiley radio show to a sports apparel store. The caller is asking about rare athletic outfits that he wants to order. Towards the end of the call, the two speakers talk about local churches while singing a gospel song. The manager on the call figures out that it is a prank call at the end and disconnects the call with a chuckle.
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 2 minutes 25 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Ricky Smiley prank calls: apartment _28]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a prank call made from the Ricky Smiley radio show to a woman who is having plumbing problems with her dish washer, washing machine and toilet inside of her apartment. The caller pretends to be someone from the leasing office who is refusing her request. The woman is heard getting increasingly more upset about the situation and disconnects the call multiple times. On the last call back, the caller reveals his identity and asks if… more
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 3 minutes 19 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Ricky Smiley radio show: exterminator _27]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a prank call made from the Ricky Smiley radio show to an exterminator concerning flying roaches. In the middle of the call, the caller can be heard screaming as the supposed roaches swarm him. At the end of the recording, the recipient disconnects the call.
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 2 minutes 02 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - ROASA introduction video]

Description: Audio and video from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The video introduces the "vision of ROASA" featuring facts and pictures of famous African-Americans throughout history with up-beat instrumental music playing in the background. ROASA stands for "Remembering Our Ancestors Synergistic Association, Inc."
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 2 minutes 43 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Theater Opening Announcement]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of the opening to a concert in which the announcer gives the audience members instructions on entering the auditorium.
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 3 minutes 26 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL -This is 4 U! - album recording]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is a recording of the album "This is 4 U!" by various R&B artists including Donny Hathaway, B-Rezell, and Janet Jackson, among others. The album includes eighteen clips that feature songs about love, romance and sex.
Date: June 23, 2022
Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 40 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Two Sisters in Gospel concert 1 of 2]

Description: Audio recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is the first of two recordings of the Two Sisters in Gospel concert, hosted at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre in Dallas, TX. The two featured artists were Myrna Summer and Sara Jordan Powell, among other performers.
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 32 minutes 44 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TBAAL - Two Sisters in Gospel Concert: 2 of 2]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Two Sisters in Gospel Concert held at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre in Dallas, TX on May 7, 2007. The concert features gospel performances from featured artists Myrna Summer and Sara Jordan Powell, and a choir. The audio is the second tape in the series.
Date: July 2, 2022
Duration: 18 minutes 42 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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