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[Comedy Night at the Muse Featuring Drew Fraser Tape 2 of 2]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during comedian Drew Fraser's live comedy performance at the Clarence Muse Café Theater on April 16th, 2011. Fraser's special centers on the topic of race, inflation, becoming a new dad, travel, and politics.
Date: April 16, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Fraser, Drew
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Roundtable Writer's Breakfast: "From Back Doors to the Silver Screen"]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the roundtable writers breakfast featuring arts writer Donald Bogles "From Back Doors to the Silver Screen" held on May 16th, 2009. The footage shows Bogles seated at the head of a large table with Curtis King leading a discussion on the status of African Americans in film, television and theatre using example of stereotypes and acclaimed performances as talking points.
Date: May 16, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: King, Curtis & Bogles, Donald
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Sixteen :10 second celebrity spot PSAs '89]

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 1989
Duration: 8 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: WFAA-TV Productions
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[JBAAL "Black Horizons: Fredrick Douglas" PSA]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a broadcast PSA for JBAAL and William Marshall starring in "Black Horizons: Fredrick Douglas Now" to be held end of October 1983. The footage begins at the :34 second mark.
Date: October 7, 1983
Duration: 1 minute 45 seconds
Location: 32.786218 -96.764996
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Symphony in Black" PSAs and "The Tonight Experience" show segment]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters including various PSA clips and a segment of the "The Tonight Experience" all focusing on the Symphony in Black to be held July 20th, 1984 at the Majestic Theatre in Dallas. The PSA footage transitions to the "The Tonight Experience" at the 7:00 minute mark.
Date: July 1984
Duration: 21 minutes 30 seconds
Location: 32.782765 -96.794986
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[JBAAL "Zanzibar" PSA tape]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a PSA produced by JBAAL to advertise for the musical comedy "Zanzibar" to be held in March of 1990. The footage shows a man with audio headphones sitting on a stool and talking to the camera about the upcoming production.
Date: March 1990
Duration: 2 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Magnetic Productions & Nutson, "Blade" J.
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[JBAAL "Zanzibar" promo video on DVD]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a PSA produced by JBAAL to advertise for the musical comedy "Zanzibar" to be held in March of 1990. The DVD footage shows a man with audio headphones sitting on a stool and talking to the camera about the upcoming production. The promo videos ends at the 1:45 minute mark. Zanzibar was the premier production in the Clarence Muse Café Theatre.
Date: Spring 1990
Duration: 15 minutes 01 second
Creator: Magnetic Productions
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: OJ Simpson coverage, Khalid Muhammad visit to Dallas, 1994]

Description: Video footage from WFAA-TV Spirit of Texas Channel 8 in Dallas, Texas, including stories on the preliminary hearing for the OJ Simpson case, and the controversy surrounding Khalid Muhammad's planned visit to the Black Academy of Arts and Letters in 1994. Advertisements for "Entertainment Tonight" and "Rolonda" appear at the beginning of the video.
Date: 1994
Duration: 4 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: WFAA-TV (Television station : Dallas, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["I Remember..." project ABC news video]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a Fox ABC news commercial and story advertising JBAAL musical "I Remember..." in celebration of 30 years since the march on Washington. The tape begins with unrelated coverage of a fire and starts with the JBAAL story at the 1:00 minute mark. The footage highlights Curtis King and the support for the recognition of the role of the arts in the civil rights movement. The video continues with footage shot during rehearsals of… more
Date: August 23, 1993
Duration: 6 minutes 18 seconds
Location: 38.895848 -77.055683
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Madea's Class Reunion" live performance video]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a theatrical performance held over the weekend of March 25th, 1993. The video footage shows Tyler Perry's live comedy performance of "Madea's Class Reunion: The Class That Had No Class".
Date: March 1993
Duration: 20 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Perry, Tyler
Location: 32.773926 -96.801732
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Comedy Night at the Muse Featuring Drew Fraser Tape 1 of 2]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during comedian Drew Fraser's live comedy performance at the Clarence Muse Café Theater on April 16th, 2011. Fraser's special centers on the topic of inflation and how becoming a new dad is about realizing all the things that are different from when he was a kid.
Date: April 16, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 35 seconds
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Roundtable Writer's Breakfast"- African American women in media discussion video]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a roundtable writer's breakfast on the topic of the portrayal of African American women in media by African American men. The footage shows a long conference table seated with both men and women and when individuals speak the camera zooms in on that person. Curtis King presides and moderates the discussion.
Date: April 2, 2011
Duration: 39 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: King, Curtis
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Comedy night at the Muse]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded on May 13th, 2011 during comedy night at Muse featuring comedian Pierre. The footage shows Pierre's stand-up routine on the topics of race, politics, sex, dating, travel, and the male perspective.
Date: May 13, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 23 seconds
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Promo video for gospel production of "A Piece of My Soul"]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a promotional video for Rodney Lewis' "A Piece of My Soul: The Anthology of Gospel" aired in the fall of 1998. The tape shows aired footage from daytime news followed by interviews of involved cast and clips of behind the scenes showing showing gospel singers.
Date: 1998/1999
Duration: 15 minutes 28 seconds
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Dr. Dorthey Height initiative for the National Council of Negro Women news story]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the culmination of the Dr. Dorthey Height initiative from the National Council of Negro Women. The footage is recorded broadcast taken from Washington D.C including president and first lady Hilary Clinton speaking to leaders and crowds about the newly purchased headquarters for the Council.
Date: [1993..2001]
Duration: 15 minutes
Creator: National Council of Negro Women
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Comedy Night at the Muse with Cassandra "CoCo" Morgan]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during Comedy Night at the Muse of the weekend of June 16th 2006. The performance features female comedian Cassandra "CoCo" Morgan on topics of church, food, and family.
Date: June 17, 2006
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 46 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Race, Voting Rights, Census and the 15th Amendment" tape #2 main cam]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded the Race, Voting Rights, Census, and the 15th Amendment dialogue led by Curtis King on March 19th, 2011. The footage shows tables set up in a theatre with food being served to members of the community from education, pastoral and public service backgrounds. The conversation in the tape focuses on black youth and the role sports and television have played in the narrative of their value to white society and their education.
Date: March 19, 2011
Duration: 41 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: King, Curtis
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Race, Voting Rights, Census and the 15th Amendment" tape #2 camera B]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded the Race, Voting Rights, Census, and the 15th Amendment dialogue led by Curtis King on March 19th, 2011. The footage shows tables set up in a theatre with food being served to members of the community from across DFW in education, pastoral and public service backgrounds. The conversation in the tape focuses on black youth and the role sports and television have played in the narrative of their value to white society and their edu… more
Date: March 19, 2011
Duration: 36 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: King, Curtis
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Race, Politics, and the Consequences of the 13th Amendment" tape B]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded the Race, Politics, and the Consequences of the 13th Amendment dialogue led by Curtis King on October 9th, 2010. The footage shows tables set up with food being served to members of the community from across DFW in education, pastoral, public service, and civic backgrounds. This tape focuses on the nuances of the portrayal of the black community in the media, advertising, and television.
Date: October 9, 2010
Duration: 37 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: King, Curtis
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Over 40" comedy musical promotional reel]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in promotion of the live performance of the comedy musical "Over 40". The footage shows clips from the stage play showing the story of four black women and their struggles with growing old including work, family, health, beauty and desire.
Date: [1980..2010]
Duration: 30 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Davis, Cassi; Robinson, Sloan; Reed-Hall, Alaina & Sambrano, Shani
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Tribute video on behalf of Symphony with the Divas]

Description: Video footage provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters shown at a Symphony with the Divas concert in honor of Black women who have served as part of the United States Congress. The footage serves as a tribute video and names important women and the states they have served along with their terms.
Date: 1997
Duration: 3 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Jones, Demettia & Aiken, Mike
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert" held in Washington, D. C. spot commercial]

Description: Video footage provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters of a short spot clip recorded for the annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Concert" to be held at Howard University on March 4th, 1995. The footage shows clips of the featured singers including Billy Preston, Jennifer Holiday, and Lola Falana with a voice narration explaining the venue and how to purchase tickets.
Date: February 13, 1995
Duration: 3 minutes 26 seconds
Location: 38.924540 -77.020819
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Tell Pharaoh" promotional clip, 3]

Description: Video recording provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters of a promotional clip repeated three time for the 1991 theatrical drama "Tell Pharaoh". The footage shows clips from rehearsals featuring the actors and directors. The footage was aired for various shows held in Oklahoma.
Date: May 1991
Duration: 2 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: GrimCo
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[City of Dallas TBAAL info voice-over for documentary]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded as the voice-over for a TBAAL documentary to be aired on a news station. The footage shows rainbow bars while the audio focuses on the story of the Black Academy and the history of Dallas.
Date: [1987..2000]
Duration: 22 minutes 25 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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