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[Flyer for Shelly Garrett's Barbershop]

Description: Flyer advertising the Barbershop comedy play, written by Shelly Garrett. The comedy play was held at the Dallas Convention Center Theatre from March 22nd to March 27th, year unknown. The flyer has a portrait of an the play's author Shelly Garrett, as well as an illustration of a barbershop scene. The play was sponsored by Sears, Sound Warehouse, Foley's Fiest, and Blockbuster Music Plus.
Date: 1977/2013
Creator: The Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Location: 32.774389 -96.800285
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Printmaker Elizabeth Catlett retrospective exhibit full video, 2]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during printmaker Elizabeth Catletts' retrospective exhibit titled "Fifty Years of Printmaking". The footage shows an interrupted close-up of the gallery wall followed by individual close-ups of prints. The footage pertaining to the exhibit cuts to bars at the 7:04 mark and switches to still pertaining to the 1990 Mesquite Rodeo Championship.
Date: [1990-06..1990-08]
Duration: 10 minutes 15 seconds
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Jazz and poetry with Bubba Thomas recorded tape]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the a poetry night with Bubba Thomas. The footage shows Thomas speaking followed by the tape cutting to a group of jazz musicians performing for an audience of children all gathered on stage.
Date: 1981
Duration: 14 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Thomas, Bubba
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[FBCHP church congregation and individual shots, intro of auxiliary, part 2]

Description: Video footage provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during interviews with leaders and congregations members of The First Baptist Church of Hamilton Park. The footage was shot in the main church and interviewed male members of the church where they state their name, role in the church, history with the congregation, and answered one to two questions asked by the interviewer. The video includes three founding members that at the time were children but now serve the community… more
Date: 1989
Duration: 22 minutes 21 seconds
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.945478 -96.730954
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Author Gwendolyn Brooks speaking at TCJC South Campus]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Records. The audio was recorded during an author's workshop with Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks, an American poet, author, and teacher. The audio quality is very low and it is hard to hear what Gwendolyn Brooks is saying in some parts of her presentation.
Date: December 1, 1977
Duration: 51 minutes 46 seconds
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Flutist Bobbi Humphrey performance video #3]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the celebratory weekend held in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. of Jazz singer and flutist Bobbi Humphrey on Friday, January 12th. The footage shows Humphrey, accompanied by guitars and drums, mid-performance in a matching blue leather jacket and skirt set singing and playing the flute to various tempos and styles of jazz music.
Date: January 12, 1990
Duration: 22 minutes 36 seconds
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.774280 -96.797549
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[30th anniversary of the march on Washington, tape 1 of 9]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 30th anniversary of the march on Washington celebratory performance held at the Kennedy performing arts center in Washington D. C.. Entitled 'I Remember.." the show includes speakers, dancers, and musicians. The footage shows the opening 30 minutes of the show which includes various speakers, a saxophonist, dancers, organist and two spoken poem readings.
Date: Autumn 1993
Duration: 31 minutes 23 seconds
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 38.895848 -77.055683
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[30th anniversary of the march on Washington, tape 2 of 9]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 30th anniversary of the march on Washington celebratory performance held at the Kennedy performing arts center in Washington D. C.. Entitled 'I Remember.." the show includes speakers, dancers, and musicians. The footage shows the opening performance of a large choir marching onto the stage alongside men dressed in chains to a male gospel singer. Following the choir, two women read poems from a side podium.
Date: Autumn 1993
Duration: 31 minutes 40 seconds
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 38.895848 -77.055683
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["My One Good Nerve" Ruby Dee stage reading video]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Valentines' day weekend performance by Ruby Dee of "My One Good Nerve". The footage shows a stage with palm trees and Ruby Dee standing to the right behind a podium. The reading encompasses Dee's reflections on marriage, raising children, and the state of being black in America in the 20th century through the lens of black womanhood.
Date: February 14, 1999
Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Dee, Ruby
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Whosoever Will Prayer Band" theatre performance video]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the New Arts six performance of "Whoever Will Prayer" at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre on April 11th, 1999. The footage shows the New Arts Six, which is a performance group of six African American women native to Dallas Texas who began in 1981, performing a two act musical about a Wednesday prayer and music group taking place in the South in 1938.
Date: April 11, 1999
Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: New Arts Six
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Video of the Kankouran Dance Company performance]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters performance by the Kankouran West African Dance Company on April 17, 1999. The event was hosted by the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. The video records the 50-minute performance of drummers and dancers playing four traditional West African pieces titled "Baak", "Bantaba", "Mansonko" and "Sabar".
Date: April 17, 1999
Duration: 52 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Konte, Assane & Gueye, Medoune
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement 1991 concert, tape #6]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the eighth annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert in 1991. The concert featured Cissy Houston and choir and was held at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas Texas. The videotape shows the last 10 minutes of the concert and opens with a speaker addressing the audience followed by a rousing speech that ends in applause. The video then records a close-up of the front row of the choir as members disband and… more
Date: January 13, 1991
Duration: 10 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: King, Curtis
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Black Music and the Civil Rights Concert" 1992 full length video]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 9th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights" concert held Sunday, January 19th 1992 at the Meyerson symphony center. The footage records the entire two hour concert featuring a 200-voice choir and Vickie Winans (appears in a pink suit). Speakers at the opening of the concert explain the focus of the music to be prayer, progress, and triumph. The performers wear all black clothing with a white noose hanging around the… more
Date: January 19, 1992
Duration: 1 hour 52 minutes 46 seconds
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.789971 -96.798679
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Dallas black living legends 1992/1993 awards ceremony and presentation]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 1992 "Dallas' Black Living Legends" award ceremony. Living Legends is an exhibition project started in 1987 by JBAAL to photograph and honor black historical figures of Dallas. Awarded across twenty-one categories ranging from the arts, sciences law, politics, religion, and technology. The video begins with the performance by a choir followed by a reverend speaker who concludes at the 24:00 minute mark. The next speake… more
Date: February 21, 1992
Duration: 48 minutes 52 seconds
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.773893 -96.801720
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Diane Ragsdale political march and JBAAL awards luncheon]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a political march in honor of Diane Ragsdale running for Mayor of Dallas followed by a black-tie awards luncheon. The footage shows protestors and marchers walking holding signs on the topics of racism, LGBTQIA+ rights, and police brutality. The footage covering the luncheon shows a large space set with banquet tables and various well-dressed individuals giving speeches at a center podium.
Date: July 16, 1988
Duration: 1 hour 53 minutes 15 seconds
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.784392 -96.780185
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Authors spring luncheon for "The Avenue"]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during Dr. C Eric Lincoln's authors' luncheon held on March 26th, 1988 on his book "The Avenue". The footage shows Dr. Lincoln speaking at a podium about his career as an author and his early works.
Date: March 26, 1988
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Lincoln, C. Eric
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Children's tour including "Kiss Grandmama Goodbye" performance]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a children's educational enhancement tour of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters' James E. Kemp Gallery and a performance of "Kiss Grandmama Goodbye". The footage shows a group of young children listing intently to a guard talking about the exhibit followed by watching the performance. At the conclusion of the performance, the actress comes off stage to speak to the audience to discuss the meaning.
Date: [1991..1995]
Duration: 11 minutes 33 seconds
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Rod Rogers dance company compellation video featuring "Rhythm Ritual" and "Echoes of Ellington"]

Description: Video footage provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters of a sampler of the Rod Rodgers Dance Company performances including "Rhythm Rituals" and "Echoes of Ellington. The tape is undated. The footage shows clips of physically fit African American dancers performing contemporary styles of dance on different occasions.
Date: [1980..2000]
Duration: 49 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Rod Rogers Dance Co. Inc.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Portrait of Negro Life in Song" concert video]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during Dr. Jester Hairstons' concert "Portrait of Negro Life in Song" performed by a choral group on April 14th, 1991 at the Dallas convention center theatre. The footage shows Dr. Hairston conducting the mixed-gender choir while also speaking between songs. The music is gospel in nature and inspired by Black spiritual folk music as outlined in the program.
Date: April 14, 1991
Duration: 59 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Hairston, Jester Dr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Black "Living Legends" 1992 raw footage]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 1991/1992 "Dallas' Black Living Legends" award ceremony. Living Legends is an exhibition project started in 1987 by JBAAL to photograph and honor black historical figures of Dallas. Awarded across twenty-one categories ranging from the arts, sciences law, politics, religion, and technology. The footage shows a choral performance followed by each awarded person standing to be recognized with their name and a brief descr… more
Date: February 21, 1992
Duration: 50 minutes 27 seconds
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[30th anniversary of the march on Washington, tape 9 of 9 behind the scenes]

Description: Video footage provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded in Washington DC at the Kennedy Performing Arts Center. The video shows behind the scenes with backstage and lobby footage. At the 3:09 mark the video flips to unrelated content of baseball player interviews for a team with navy, red and white team colors.
Date: Autumn 1993
Duration: 18 minutes 07 seconds
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 38.895848 -77.055683
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Spirit of the Cloth" textile exhibition gallery walk through video]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a gallery walkthrough during the summer exhibition of the James E. Kemp Gallery "Spirit of the Cloth: African American Fiber Artisans". The footage shows an unnarrated walkthrough of the gallery with pauses on piece descriptions. The work features 60 works of traditional and contemporary textile pieces ranging from quilts to dolls to wearables all bright and vibrant in color and design.
Date: August 1993
Duration: 7 minutes 05 seconds
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[30th anniversary of the march on Washington, tape 7 of 9]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 30th anniversary of the march on Washington celebratory performance held at the Kennedy performing arts center in Washington D. C.. Entitled 'I Remember.." the show includes speakers, dancers, and musicians. The footage shows the continued performance of a large choir accompanying various female soloists and speakers.
Date: October 1993
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 58 seconds
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 38.895848 -77.055683
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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