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[TBAAL - Army Visits Rehearsals: tape 2]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Army Visit rehearsals on June 27. The video features young performers dancing, singing, and reciting spoken word poetry during a performance rehearsal and features behind the scenes footage of the crew. Curtis King, TBAAL founder and president, is seen directing performers through their rehearsal. The video also features an interview with service members who were invited to attend the show. The performance was used… more
Date: June 27, 2022
Duration: 1 hour 27 seconds
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[TBAAL - "Believe" concert]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "Believe" Concert held on February 22-23, 2013 as part of the PYA Series. The concert featured numerous gospel performances accompanied by an organ, drums and choir.
Date: July 2, 2022
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 05 seconds
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[TBAAL - "Bethune": one woman show]

Description: Video from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded. The video is a recording of "Bethune," a one-woman show on the life of Mary McLeod Bethune ft. Esther Rolle, held from July 12 - 14, 2014 at the Burton Main Theater at 8:00 pm.
Date: July 2, 2022
Duration: 1 hour 05 seconds
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[TBAAL - Black Thinkers: From Table to Action: Cultural Discourse: 1 of 2]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "Black Thinkers: From Table to Action - Cultural Discourse" event. The event feature a roundtable discussion about the Bible while the participants eat dinner. Included amongst the speakers is featured artist John Paul Batiste. This is the first of two audios.
Date: July 2, 2022
Duration: 31 minutes 53 seconds
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[TBAAL - Black Thinkers: From Table to Action: Cultural Discourse: 2 of 2]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "Black Thinkers: From Table to Action - Cultural Discourse" event. The event feature a roundtable discussion about the Bible while the participants eat dinner. Included amongst the speakers is featured artist John Paul Batiste. This is the second of two audios.
Date: July 2, 2022
Duration: 20 minutes 01 second
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[TBAAL - Black Women's Artist Conference]

Description: Video from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Black Women's Artist Conference, parts 1 - 6. The video features a panel of women talking about their experiences with dancing and performing during segregation. The panel explores how dance is connected to culture. The featured speakers are: Dr. Zelma George, Dr. Iba Jessie, Elizabeth Caplet, Dr. Pearl Primus, Dr. Glory Mann Scott, Dr. Jacqueline Bontemps, and Sonia Sanchez.
Date: June 21, 2022
Duration: 2 hours 2 minutes 14 seconds
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[TBAAL - Convention Center to trolley to author's inspiration]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The first recording is a compilation of random clips of audio featuring: an interview on The Dallas Morning News with a health inspector over the food conditions within convention centers; a conversation between two radio hosts comparing the cost of public transportation around the world to those found in Dallas; Dallas City Council members arguing over the distribution of convention tickets to different local areas; a community member being int… more
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 39 minutes 15 seconds
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[TBAAL - Dallas City Council Meeting: large debate over ]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters of a city council meeting held on September 13. The audio begins with a prayer for patience. After, the Dallas mayor suggests moving to a different chamber to accommodate for the large number of citizen speakers in the audience and waiting outside to be seated. The discussion devolves into an argument due to a large majority of council members and audience members wanting to remain seated. Once moved, guest speakers walk up one by one to give the… more
Date: June 23, 2022
Duration: 4 hours 55 minutes 23 seconds
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[TBAAL: Deep Kho - Kho album audio recording]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is an album recording of Deep Kho Kho, a Frisco based artist and poet. "Deep" is an acronym for "Direct Explicit Erotic Passionate." The album contains sixteen clips of songs and spoken word poetry related to artist's experiences in self-love, self-expression and romance as an African-American woman. Her words speak to staying motivated to push forward in life, regardless of circumstances.
Date: June 23, 2022
Duration: 45 minutes 46 seconds
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[TBAAL - Hip Hop Broadway]

Description: Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a variety of pop and Broadway songs including: "Billie Jean and "Bad" by Michael Jackson; "On Broadway" by The Drifters; "There's No Business Like Show Business" from There's No Business Like Show Business; "I Hope I Get It" and "One" from A Chorus Line; and "Walk Him Up The Stairs" from Purlie; among others.
Date: June 24, 2022
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 43 seconds
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