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[Program: Gala Production '81]

Description: Program for the Third Annual Medal of Merit Awards Banquet which was held on July 17, 1981 at the Sheraton Hotel in Dallas, Texas. The program includes a list of all the performers in order of appearance and a list of everything scheduled to happen.
Date: July 18, 1981
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Program: Third Annual Medal of Merit Awards Banquet]

Description: Program for the Third Annual Medal of Merit Awards Banquet for the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The program includes details on the performers of the event, the honorees, and the schedule for the overall banquet.
Date: July 18, 1981
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Flyer: Alex Haley - Roots: The Saga of History]

Description: Flyer for the novel written by Alex Haley called 'Roots: The Saga of History.' This performance is sponsored by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters and the Dallas Museum of Art. The flyer details the career of Haley and the other novels he's written.
Date: 1990
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Program: An Amazing Grace]

Description: Program for an artist exhibition hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters July 16-30, 1984. The program contains a list of each showcased artist and their work.
Date: July 1984
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[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
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[Program: For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide]

Description: Program for the event For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide which was a choreopoem Ntozake Shange performed in 1980. The program contains a list of the cast, which majorly featured Irma P. Hall, Shirley McFatter, Darlene O'Hara, Regina Taylor, as well as a list of poems.
Date: 1980
Creator: Dallas Theatre Three
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Program: Symphony with the Divas]

Description: Program for a gala event with musical performances hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on September 9, 1997 at the Warner Theatre.
Date: September 1997
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Program: Symphony in Black]

Description: Program for the Symphony in Black awards production of the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The program lists the artists, performers, and performances, as well as provides details on the honorees of the awards ceremony.
Date: July 20, 1984
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[6th Annual Medal of Merit Awards]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 1984 Symphony in Black formal gala production including the sixth Medal of Merit ceremony. The U-matic footage includes speakers at the ceremony held at the Sheraton Hotel on July 21st, 1984.
Date: July 21, 1984
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 17 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[6th Annual Medal of Merit Awards, tape 2]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 1984 Symphony in Black formal gala production including the sixth Medal of Merit ceremony. The U-matic footage includes speakers at the ceremony held at the Sheraton Hotel on July 21st, 1984.
Date: July 21, 1984
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 44 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Comedy night at the Muse featuring Shaun Jones]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during comedian Shaun Jones's live comedy performance at the Clarence Muse Café Theater over the weekend of November 16-17th, 2012. The footage shows Curtis King giving the opening remarks followed by Jones's stand-up routine that ends at the 1:15:18 time mark. The routine focuses on the topics of city life, food, race, curvy women, and the black male experience.
Date: November 16, 2012
Duration: 2 hours 7 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: King, Curtis; Jones, Shaun & Evans, Tracy
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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