This series includes computer and paper files created and collected by the Institute of African American Affairs (IAAA) which relate to the general administration of the organization, including press releases and promotional material; individual files for Artists and Scholars-in-Residence; project files for Sports Matters and Basketball Project events; planning for film screenings and book signings; and Black Genius work files which relate to the publishing of the book and lecture series. Typically planning files contain contact and mailing lists; correspondence; event photographs; portraits of speakers and celebrities; and schedules. Some computer files also contain audio and video recordings from panel discussions, art openings, and conferences, a short movie, and music recordings.
Work files for the IAAA publication Black Renaissance Noire are in this series, dating from 1992 to 2004. Files include copies of essays, papers, poems, and reviews that were included in various issues.