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[Indiana University Afro-American Choral Ensemble promo tape and performance]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the inauguration of Indiana University president Myles Brand in 1994. The tape features footage of a performance of the Afro-American Choral Ensemble followed by recorded footage of the choir during other performances.
Date: 1994
Duration: 14 minutes 22 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Opening night reception for "Young Man, Older Woman"]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the opening night reception for the theatrical production of "Young Man, Older Woman" on March 3rd, 1994. The footage shows attendees enjoying a buffet of food and mingling with each other around tables in a side room of the academy.
Date: March 3, 1994
Duration: 6 minutes 53 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Five Talk Street Blues Bar"]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "Five Talk Street Blues Bar" event in 1994. This video features a talk show broadcast interview promoting the Blues Bar production to the public, including founder and president Curtis King and the actors of the production.
Date: 1994-09-23/1994-09-25
Duration: 7 minutes 30 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Women Making A Difference" sorority conference '94]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Alpha Kappa Alpha and Delta sorority "Women Making a Difference" conference held at the Academy in November of 1994. The VHS footage features women speakers followed by an exhibition of black and white portrait photographs of notable black women. The photos are paired with written descriptions the camera pauses on between each photo.
Date: November 1994
Duration: 36 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: EVS Video Productions
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Some of My Best Friends Are The Blues" starring Della Reese]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during JBAALs concert "Some of My Best Friends Are The Blues" starring Della Reese held on May 24th, 1994 at the Naomi Bruton Theatre. the VHS footage shows gospel and blues singer performing with a small jazz band concluding with shots of the audience in the lobby post performance.
Date: May 24, 1994
Duration: 1 hour 41 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Reese, Della
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Delta Sigma Theta Awards Gala at the 42nd national convention on VHS]

Description: Video footage provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters shown during the Delta Sigma Theta Awards Gala. The VHS footage shows an animated slideshow with photo slides of famous members of the sorority along with their names and city. A narrator speaks over the slideshow giving a brief description of the women's accomplishments. The women commonly serve their community in positions of education, politics, civil rights, and public service.
Date: October 6, 1994
Duration: 28 minutes 41 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Black Living Legends exhibition slideshow '94]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded in relation to the 1994 Black Living Legends portrait photograph exhibition held January 16th through March 19th 1994. The VHS footage is a slideshow with identical layouts each with a name and black and white portrait photo of the honored individual.
Date: Spring 1994
Duration: 3 minutes 51 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Blues Bar" concert '94]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the "Blues Bar" concert event held over the weekend of September 23rd 1994 at the Naomi Bruton Theatre. The footage shows the second half of the concert featuring gospel and blues singer Phyllis Hyman.
Date: September 1994
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Hyman, Phyllis; Preston, Billy; Mosley, Roger E. & Harden, Ernest Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Good Morning Texas" featuring Phyllis Hyman, 2]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a "Good Morning Texas" televised broadcast featuring multiple interviews on September 9th, 1994. The VHS tape is relevant to the collection due to the Phyllis Hyman performance and interview.
Date: September 19, 1994
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 32 seconds
Creator: WFAA-TV Productions
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["I Remember..." art exhibition CNN news broadcast]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the "I Remember..." civil rights arts exhibition held in Washington D.C to celebrate the anniversary of the March on Washington and the American civil rights movement of the 1960s. The VHS footage shows a CNN news spot on the exhibition including an interview with Curtis King and piece highlights. The footage from the gallery is edited together alongside black and white footage from civil rights protests.
Date: December 12, 1994
Duration: 3 minutes
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Good Morning Texas" featuring Phyllis Hyman]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a "Good Morning Texas" televised broadcast featuring multiple interviews on September 9th, 1994. The VHS tape is relevant to the collection due to the Phyllis Hyman performance and interview.
Date: September 9, 1994
Duration: 54 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Wfaa-TV
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Channel 4 and Channel 8 newscasts and reports on funding the black academy]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during two news channel spots both featuring Curtis King discussing the current season of the black academy along with performers for "Blues Bar" and "Crazy for You" in 1994. The VHS footage shows clips from the live performances as well as the building for the black academy.
Date: 1994
Duration: 4 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: King, Curtis
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Affirmations" gallery walkthrough and office tour]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their exhibition "Affirmations" with new work by Schroeder Cherry sponsored by Neman Marcus. The exhibition ran from June 12th-August 31st, 1994 in the James E. Kemp Gallery. The VHS footage shows a gallery walkthrough ending at the 3:11 time mark where the image fades to black and switches to an office tour.
Date: June 12, 1994
Duration: 10 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Cherry, Schroeder
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["I Got The Spirit" gallery walkthrough featuring artist Kennard Haggerty]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "I Got The Spirit" religious art exhibition featuring 40 works from Kennard Haggerty held from October 8th through December 31st, 1994 in the James E. Kemp Gallery. The VHS footage shows a gallery walkthrough set to a background track of instrumental jazz.
Date: October 8, 1994
Duration: 3 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Haggerty, Kennard
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[KXAS 16th Annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Concert PSA]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a televised broadcast on KXAS channel 5 news of a PSA for the 16th annual Black Music & the Civil Rights Movement Concert. The VHS footage was aired in 1995 and includes date, location and ticket information for the concert which was held on January 17th.
Date: 1994/1995
Duration: 20 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News story on TBAAL conflict with Dallas city council man Paul Fielding]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a broadcast by Channel 8 News on August 16th, 1994 covering a conflict with the Dallas city council over organization funding. The footage shows multiple reporters covering the issue between councilman Paul Fielding as well as providing context and statistics on the contribution of the academy.
Date: August 16, 1994
Duration: 6 minutes
Creator: Wfaa-TV
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Soul to Soul: Martha Burks sings Sarah Vaughan]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their concert event Soul to Soul: Martha Burks sings Sarah Vaughn at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre in June of 1994. The footage shows Burks singing accompanied by a small jazz band in tribute to hits by American jazz singer Sara Vaughan (1924-1990).
Date: 1994-06-18/1994-06-19
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Burks, Martha
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Channel 5 "Five Talk Street" on Martin Luther King Celebrations 1994]

Description: Video footage provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded through KXAS of a news story covering the influence of Martin Luther King and includes information on Kings' birthday becoming a national holiday and JBAALs 11th annual Black Music and Civil Rights concert. The footage includes an interview with a chorus member, an individual to be honored at the concert, and JBAALs director of programs Eric Key.
Date: 1994-01-15~
Duration: 29 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Cain, Angela & Adams, Kim
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[11th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Concert" live performance]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters was recorded during their 11th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert on January 16th, 1994 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The concert theme of the year is entitled "The Black Family: A Bridge Over Troubled Waters" featuring a 400-voice combined youth and adult choir.
Date: January 16, 1994
Duration: 2 hours 01 second
Creator: King, Curtis
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Soul to Soul" concert with Benita Arteberry]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the "Soul to Soul" concert celebrating the work of Dinah Washington over the weekend of March 18th and 19th, 1994. The concert featured vocalist Benita Arteberry at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre.
Date: March 18, 1994
Duration: 44 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Arteberry, Benita
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Toussaint: Angel Warrior of Haiti" theatrical performance]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the performance of "Toussaint: Angel of Warrior of Haiti" held over the weekend of February 18th-20th, 1994. The footage show two black male actors in costume performing on a stage with a backdrop flat of a stone building.
Date: February 1994
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 40 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[11th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Concert" audio tape, 3]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 11th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert on January 16th, 1994 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The concert theme of the year is entitled "The Black Family: A Bridge Over Troubled Waters" featuring a 400-voice combined youth and adult choir along with gospel singer Lola Falana.
Date: January 16, 1994
Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 34 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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