OUR MISSION

THE BLACK ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS, INCORPORATED, AKA TBAAL, is a multi-discipline arts institution whose mission is to create and enhance an awareness and understanding of artistic, cultural, and aesthetic differences utilizing the framework of African, African American and Caribbean Arts and Letters.

Additionally, its purpose is to promote, cultivate, foster, preserve and perpetuate the African, African American and Caribbean Arts and Letters in the Fine, Literary, Visual, Performing and Cinematic Arts.