Black History River Tour

SAAACAM at La Villita 218 South Presa, San Antonio

Join us on the beautiful San Antonio River for a 100 minute cruise exploring San Antonio 's Black History and the holiday lights that adorn the Riverwalk.  Our trip starts at 218 S. Presa in La Villita, then we traverse north through the Museum Reach to the Pearl then back downtown to the Alamo, Convention Center and then 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 boat tour without prior approval.

Nina Simone: Four Women by Christina Ham

The Public Theater of San Antonio 800 W. Ashby, San Antonio

It’s September 16, 1963. The day after the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. This play with music uses the framework of one of the Civil Rights Era’s leading songstresses’ most blistering songs to give voice to a group of women suffering self-hatred due to the different hues of their skin. A journey that leads these four women through healing and transformation.

Fences brought to you by The Classic Theatre

Carver Community Cultural Center 226 N. Hackberry, San Antonio

This sensational drama starred James Earl Jones on Broadway as Troy Maxson, a former star of the Negro baseball leagues who now works as a garbage man in 1957 Pittsburgh. Excluded as a black man from the major leagues during his prime, Troy’s bitterness takes its toll on his relationships with his wife and his son, who now wants his own chance to play ball. Revived in 2010 starring Denzel Washington in the lead role and made into a major motion picture in 2016. Tickets are available by calling the Carver Box Office at (210) 207-7211.