Join SAAACAM and Mrs. Arndrea Waters King for a meet and greet and book signing at Tryst. Kitchen + Cocktails on Saturday January 18th for her newly released book titled "What Is My Legacy?" The book focuses on realizing a new dream of connection, love, and fulfillment. Limited copies are available! Tickets to this event include a signed copy of Mrs. Waters King's book, a photo op with the author, and light bites. Tickets are required for entry! Doors open at 4pm at Tryst. Kitchen + Cocktails, 1915 Broadway Suite # 111. PARKING IS FREE in Parking Garage next to...

Join SAAACAM and Arndrea Waters King at The Carver Library, 3350 E. Commerce on Sunday January 19th at 11am for A MEET AND GREET and a signed copy of the new book "What Is My Legacy".   Arndrea Waters King is an advocate, thought leader, and uniter in the movement for peace, justice, and equity. She gained significant experience working within the anti-hate movement at the Center for Democratic Renewal, an organization founded and headed by Dr. C.T. Vivian, a lieutenant of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. During her tenure, Arndrea organized the first National Conference on Hate Crimes and...

The doors to The Little Carver open at 5:30pm, and the film begins at 6pm.   “MILES OF SMILES” (NR)(58 minutes)(1989)Producers: Paul Wagner and Jack Santino.   As service workers in a luxurious sleeping-car train system, Pullman porters had both the highest status in the black community and the lowest rank on the train. They were trapped in the dual roles of charming host and obedient servant, and their constant smiles--even in the face of unreasonable demands by white passengers--were part of the job requirement.   Jack Santino's interviews with retired porters provide extensive firsthand accounts of their work, the...

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...

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 doors to The Little Carver open at 5:30pm, and the film begins at 6pm.   "Ida B. Wells: A Passion For Justice" (NR) (1989, 54 mins.) documents the dramatic life and turbulent times of the pioneering African American journalist, activist, suffragist and anti-lynching crusader of the post-Reconstruction period. At the time of the film’s initial release on The American Experience in late December 1989, Wells had been virtually forgotten, her autobiography long out of print. However, Wells was a household name in Black America during much of her lifetime (1863-1931) and was considered the equal of such well-known contemporary...