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[Program: No Place to Lay My Head]

Description: Program for No Place to Lay My Head, a play written, directed, and produced by Michael Matthews and Gary Smith. The play includes performers Reverend Rance Allen, T. K. Carter, Cheryl Pepsii Riley, Kene Holliday, Kitra Williams, and Shawn McLemore. The program lists the order of events of the performance, and it also provides short biographies for each of the cast members. The front of the program contains an illustration of a man slumped forward as he sits on a bench.
Date: 1977/2013
Creator: Matthews, Michael & Smith, Gary Lamont
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Program: Wicked Ways]

Description: Program for the plays Wicked Ways, written and produced by Michael Matthews. The cast included Alyson Williams, Sheila Hutchinson, Curb Gardner, Loren Harper, Thomas Dorsey, Michael Brown, Keith Staten, Marvie Wright, Vicki Holland, Camilla Singleton, Jeannie Lyles, Gena Johnson, Kenlyn Hooks, and Denise Foxx.
Date: 1977/2013
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Program: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters salutes the Late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.]

Description: Program for the annual Black Music and Civil Rights Movement Concert hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on January 12, 1990. The concert is meant to honor the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the program details the various artists featured in the event.
Date: January 12, 1990
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[1990 Founders Celebration]

Description: Program for the 'She-roes & He-roes' Founders Celebration of 1990 by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters which was held on September 22, 1990 at the Academy's Bruton Theatre. The program provides an outline of the event, including a litany and advertisements for local business and services.
Date: September 22, 1990
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame Awards", televised broadcast]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the televised broadcast of the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame Awards on May 15th, 1991. The VHS footage shows a televised award show in front of a live audience honoring black individuals in the film industry such as actors, directors, and writers alongside vocal and dance performers. Commercial breaks interrupt the the awards show every 10-12 minutes.
Date: May 15, 1991
Duration: 2 hours 09 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Program: Only the Strong]

Description: Program for the performance of 'Only the Strong,' produced by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters September 11-20, 1991. The program describes some of the notable performers and provides a schedule for the event.
Date: September 1991
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Presentation: The March on Washington Thirty Year Performing and Visual Arts Anniversary Salute: 1963-1993]

Description: Presentation from the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters discussing the 30th anniversary project which was commemorative of the March on Washington in 1963. The presentation outlines the goals of the project, the schedule for the event, and lists of organizations and individuals involved.
Date: August 15, 1992
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Invitation: I Remember]

Description: Invitation to the I Remember Exhibition with a list of names of artists who were featured in this exhibition, and lists of individuals involved in the civil rights efforts.
Date: 1993
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Program: Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert Series]

Description: Program for the Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert Series which was hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on January 17, 1993 at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. The program outlines featured performers and the schedule for the event.
Date: January 17, 1993
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Program: Visual Arts Anniversary Salute]

Description: Program for the Visual Arts Anniversary Salute event, which included the I Remember Exhibition displayed by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on August 27 - October 10, 1993 at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. This event also contained a concert on August 28, 1993 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Date: August 1993
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Umoja M.A.S.S. awards ceremony and gala event]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the UMOJA and Mothers for the advancement of social systems award ceremony and gala event held October 11th, 1996. The footage shows featured speaker attorney Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. paying tribute to individuals in the justice system that have stood up against racism and discrimination.
Date: October 11, 1996
Duration: 2 hours 1 minute 29 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Flyer: In the Spirit of Unity]

Description: Program for the 19th Annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on January 20, 2001, at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center.
Date: January 2002
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[24-Hour Film Feat featuring four African American female film stars, tape 1 of 4]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during 24-Hour Film Feast featuring four African American female film stars over the weekend of October 18-19th, 2002. The footage features movie reviews and dialogues with the actresses on films "The Color Purple", "Lean On Me", "Boomerang", and "Which Way Is Up?".
Date: October 18, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 13 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[3rd annual "First Ladies Luncheon" tape 1 of 2]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 3rd annual "First Ladies Luncheon" held on April 12th, 2003. The lunch was held to recognize the wives of Dallas/Fort Worth area religious leaders for their work in supporting the Academy. The footage shows various speakers addressing a room of well-dressed women.
Date: April 12, 2003
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 05 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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