October Story Time in the Park “Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment”

Hemisfair 434 S. Alamo Street, San Antonio

Join us every first Tuesday for story time at Hemisfair.  Each month young explorers learn and play around the theme of being different while being included.  A short story is shared followed by a hands-on learning activity. This month's book is "Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment". The book tells the story of a young girl and her family, whose trip to a museum becomes an extraordinary moment. We look forward to seeing you in the park!

Black History Film Series October – The Green Book: Guide To Freedom

Carver Community Cultural Center 226 N. Hackberry, San Antonio

Join SAAACAM, SABIFF 2024, UTSA, Green Book Global, and Culture Travels Magazine as we screen and then discuss "The Green Book: Guide To Freedom". (TV-PG)(2019)(60 mins). Doors open at 6pm for light refreshments, and the film begins at 226 N. Hackberry in the Jo Long Theater at 6:30pm. This TV movie, written and directed by Yoruba Richen, takes a deeper look into the real story of Victor H. Green's "The Negro Motorist Green Book" during the Jim Crow era and beyond. In the 1930s, a black postal carrier from Harlem named Victor H. Green published a book that was part...

Black History River Tour, departs at 1:45pm

SAAACAM at La Villita 218 South Presa, San Antonio

Join us for a tour on the beautiful San Antonio River for a 100 minute cruise exploring San Antonio 's Black History along the Riverwalk.  Our trip starts by meeting at 218 S. Presa in La Villita. Please arrive at 218 S. Presa 30-45 minutes ahead of the boat departure time. We then travel through history on a north route through the Museum Reach to the Pearl then back downtown to the Alamo, Convention Center and back to La Villita.  You will be surprised at the continued African American influence in San Antonio. No professional video or photography allowed on the...

Mt. Zion First Baptist Church History Harvest

Mt. Zion First Baptist Church 333 Martin Luther King Dr, San Antonio

  The San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum invites you to share your stories and bring items related to your church. Record your oral history or scan photos that you may have collected throughout the years. (Please note that you have the option of keeping your originals or donating to the museum collection.)       All are welcome! Please invite any friends, family, or former members!   Click here for more information on how to prepare for this event.

“The Bias Inside Us” Panel Discussion at TPR

Texas Public Radio 321 W. Commerce Street, San Antonio

Help us unravel "The Bias Inside Us", which is the much anticipated Smithsonian Institute traveling exhibit which will be hosted right here in San Antonio! Join SAAACAM at Texas Public Radio (321 W. Commerce) on Monday, October 14th as we hold a lively panel discussion that will raise awareness about the science and history of bias, and what we as our community can do about it. "The Bias Inside Us" traveling exhibit is a community engagement project and exhibition and its goal is to help people understand and counter their implicit biases and build capacity in communities through resources to...

Members Only Reception for Smithsonian Institute Traveling Exhibit : The Bias Inside Us

St. Philip's College - Campus Center Heritage Room

  SAAACAM Members are invited to this exclusive preview of the Smithsonian Institute's traveling exhibit "The Bias Inside Us" on Friday October 18, 2024 at 6pm at St. Philip's College - Campus Center Heritage Room. Attendance is FREE, but SAAACAM membership is required to attend this event. Lite bites will be available to our members, who will be captivated by this interactive exhibit. "The Bias Inside Us" invites visitors to challenge their inherent bias and create conversations around overcoming systemic problems of inequality. The exhibit will have its official public opening in San Antonio on October 19th through November 17th...

Black History Film Series November – Something The Lord Made

The Little Carver 226 N. Hackberry, San Antonio

The doors to The Little Carver open at 5:30pm, and the film begins at 6pm.   Lab technician Vivien Thomas (1910-1985) an African-American without a college degree, is a gifted mechanic and tool-maker with hands splendidly adept at surgery. In 1941, cardiologist Alfred Blalock (1899-1964) and Thomas take on the challenge of blue babies and invent bypass surgery. In defiance of custom and Jim Crow, Blalock brings Thomas into the surgery to advise him, but when Life Magazine and kudos come, Thomas is excluded. Will he receive his due? Immediately following the film, join us for the lively panel discussion....

November Story Time in the Park “My Food, Your Food, Our Food”

Hemisfair 434 S. Alamo Street, San Antonio

Join us every first Tuesday for story time at Hemisfair.  Each month young explorers learn and play around the theme of being different while being included.  A short story is shared followed by a hands-on learning activity. This month's book is "My Food, Your Food, Our Food" by Emma Carlson Berne. We all like different food, but everybody needs to eat! How are we alike and different? Find out in "My food, Your food, Our food." We look forward to seeing you in the park!

Carver Matinee Series Showing of “Afro Algorithms” + Audience Discussion

Carver Community Cultural Center 226 N. Hackberry, San Antonio

Middle and High Schoolers are invited to join SAAACAM on Friday November 8th at 11:00am at the Carver Community Cultural Center's Jo Long Auditorium, 226 N. Hackberry for a FREE film screening of the animated short "Afro Algorithms" (NR) by writer, director, and producer Anatola Araba.   We encourage you to watch this short film in advance by director Anatola Araba, which describes her creative vision and inspiration for the film: Afro Algorithms: Official Meaning and Breakdown with Director Anatola Araba | Mozilla (youtube.com)   "Afro Algorithms" (NR) is commonly referred to as the lovechild between Black Panther and I,...

Black History River Tour, departs at 1:45pm

SAAACAM at La Villita 218 South Presa, San Antonio

Join us for a tour on the beautiful San Antonio River for a 100 minute cruise exploring San Antonio 's Black History along the Riverwalk.  Our trip starts by meeting at 218 S. Presa in La Villita. Please arrive at 218 S. Presa 30-45 minutes ahead of the boat departure time. We then travel through history on a north route through the Museum Reach to the Pearl then back downtown to the Alamo, Convention Center and back to La Villita.  You will be surprised at the continued African American influence in San Antonio. No professional video or photography allowed on...