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[Black Academy officials presenting at conference]

Description: Photograph of two unidentified men standing on stage behind a wood podium, the man on the left is speaking directly into the microphone and addressing the audience. Photograph was taken at the Conference on Black Women in the Arts held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1979
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Black Forum news spot on JBAAL]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters of a broadcast recording of WFFAs Black forum with lead journalist Ken Smith doing a story on the black academy. The footage shows Smith and a partner journalist speaking about the accomplishments of the black academy paired with clips of celebrities associated with the organization being interviewed such as Dr. Eva Jessye.
Date: 1979/1980
Duration: 24 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Johnson, Tom & Smith, Ken
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.775679 -96.805784
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Blurred photograph of unidentified figures]

Description: An underexposed photograph detailing a few unidentified figures in the foreground and background. A few light fixtures illuminate the background a bit. Photograph was taken at the Conference on Black Women in the Arts held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1979
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Blurry photograph of two women leaning forward while sitting on a couch]

Description: Blurry photograph of two women leaning forward while sitting on a couch, photograph taken at a benefit for the Junior Black Academy of Arts & Letters, Inc., in Dallas Cowboy's Tony Dorsett’s house on June 29th. The woman on the left is wearing a strapless dress. The woman on the right has both of her hands placed on her right knee.
Date: June 29, 1979
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Book party and music performance]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a book party and associated performance. Track one records the performers and the second the book talk with people talking indistinctly.
Date: October 13, 1979
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 49 seconds
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Book party and music performance, tape 2]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a book party and associated performance. The tape has one track that includes semi-clear dialogue that concludes with a choir singing.
Date: October 13, 1979
Duration: 16 minutes 06 seconds
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Dark photograph of an unidentified man and Mollie Williams]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified man and Mollie Williams smiling for the camera, taken at a benefit for the Junior Black Academy of Arts & Letters, Inc., in Dallas Cowboy's Tony Dorsett’s house on June 29th. The woman is adorned in jewelry and wearing an off-the-shoulder dress. The man is dressed in a tuxedo and wearing a striped tie.
Date: June 29, 1979
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Flyer for God's Trombone]

Description: Flyer for the instrumental performance of God's Trombone, which was written by James Weldon Johnson and adapted and directed by Curtis L. King. The flyer details the main performers and a few production details.
Date: 1979/1980
Creator: Third World Players
Item Type: Refine your search to only Poster
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[JBAAL 1st "Medal of Merit" awards banquet]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 1st "Medal of Merit" Annual Awards Banquet for the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters held on June 30th, 1979. The tape includes two tracks of audio that are generally noisy and intelligible. Track 1 covers the awards banquet speakers and track 2 a performance by Helen Monday of "My Living Shall Not Be in Vein".
Date: June 30, 1979
Duration: 59 minutes 05 seconds
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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