Conscious Conversations – Story Time, Grades Kindergarten to 5th Grade

Virtual Discussion TX

Join in the activities, questions and stories as we learn together about understanding and embracing different cultures. Are you new here? Do you know someone new? In I'm New Here and Someone New, young readers explore the immigrant experience through both "windows" and "mirrors." In I'm New Here, readers meet three recent immigrants trying to adjust to a new country and school. In Someone New, the same story is told from the perspective of the students who welcome the newcomers. An honest and heartwarming look at diversity, inclusion, and friendship. This is a free virtual event but registration is required.

The Power of Your Story: 150 Years of Legacy at the Wilcox Ranch

Virtual Discussion TX

Meet Lola and Mar'lon Moore as they share their family legacy as heirs to the Wilcox Ranch. The Wilcox Ranch is the last operating African American owned ranch in Jakes Colony, a Freedmen's Colony in Seguin, Texas. You will also learn techniques of how to capture your family's story from the Texas Oral History Association. Registration is free and required.

Conscious Conversations: Diasporic Education, Grades 6 -8

Virtual Discussion TX

This month's racial education virtual discussion is about diasporic education. Diaspora: the movement, migration or scattering of a people away from an established or ancestral homeland. (Merriam-Webster) Explore with us the meaning of diaspora and how embracing cultures can impact social justice and harmony. This month's discussion leaders are Doctors Charles Gentry and Sunita Punjabi.  Register today!

Conscious Conversations: Diasporic Education, Grades 9-12

Virtual Discussion TX

This month's racial education virtual discussion is about diasporic education. Diaspora: the movement, migration or scattering of a people away from an established or ancestral homeland. (Merriam-Webster) Explore with us the meaning of diaspora and how embracing cultures can impact social justice and harmony. This month's discussion leaders are Doctors Charles Gentry and Sunita Punjabi.  Register today!

Virtual Kwanzaa Community Celebration

Virtual Discussion TX

Join our nightly Kwanzaa Celebration simulcast on the SAAACAM, B-RAW Podcast, TAAN-TV and San Antonio Kwanzaa Coalition Facebook and YouTube pages.

Conscious Conversations – Storytime (Kindergarten through 5th Grade)

Virtual Zoom Discussion

SOMETHING HAPPENED IN OUR TOWN Written by Marianne Celano , Marietta Collins , Ann Hazzard , Jennifer Zivoin Something Happened in Our Town follows two families — one White, one Black — as they discuss a police shooting of a Black man in their community. The story aims to answer children's questions about such traumatic events, and to help children identify and counter racial injustice in their own lives. Free, downloadable educator materials (including discussion questions) are available at www.apa.org. From the Note to Parents and Caregivers: There are many benefits of beginning to discuss racial bias and injustice with young children...

Burial Ground: Exploring African American Resting Places – Eastview Cemetery

Eastview Cemetery 3550 Roland Avenue, San Antonio

We explore the history of African American trailblazers in San Antonio with a safe, socially distanced, outdoor walking tour of Eastview Cemetery. A few of the historic figures uncovered include Samuel Sutton, Oliver Sutton, Myra Hemmings, Hattie Briscoe, Claude Black Sr., Charles Bellinger to name a few. Discussions will also include the history of the previously enslaved people buried at the cemetery. We will also learn about the cemetery’s historic evolution. This epic tour celebrates the lives of local African American historic icons and the difference they made in our community. Join us!  

Black Is…. Virtual Discussion

Join SAAACAM and guest panelists as we discuss what it is to be "Black" in these United States of America.

Conscious Conversations – Middle School

Virtual Zoom Discussion

This month we discuss "White Privilege".  Often thought of as a divisive term, Dr. Lulu, the "Momatrician" is a board-certified pediatrician; Dr. Katherine Kuehler-Walters, a historian with the Texas State Historical Association; and Dr. Sunita Punjabi, founder of the Braincoach LLC discuss the history and the psychological effect of "white privilege". WHITE PRIVILEGE: Inherent advantages possessed by a white person on the basis of their race in a society characterized by racial inequality and injustice (Oxford)

Conscious Conversations – High School

This month we discuss "White Privilege".  Often thought of as a divisive term, Dr. Lulu, the "Momatrician" is a board-certified pediatrician; Dr. Katherine Kuehler-Walters, a historian with the Texas State Historical Association; and Dr. Sunita Punjabi, founder of the Braincoach LLC discuss the history and the psychological effect of "white privilege". WHITE PRIVILEGE: Inherent advantages possessed by a white person on the basis of their race in a society characterized by racial inequality and injustice (Oxford)