Trinity University 2022 MLK Jr. Lecture – Anneliese M. Bruner

Virtual Discussion TX

Trinity University presents its 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture speaker, Anneliese M. Bruner, in collaboration with Trinity University Press, the TU Student Diversity and Inclusion Office, the San Antonio Martin Luther King Jr. Commission, and the San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum. Due to COVID-19 concerns, her presentation will be live-streamed at 7 p.m., Thursday, January 20, on Trinity’s Tiger Network. The lecture is free and can be viewed here trinity.edu/live. Anneliese M. Bruner is the great granddaughter of Tulsa race massacre survivor and author Mary E. Jones Parrish, whose contemporaneous eyewitness account, The Nation Must...

Conscious Conversations for Middle School Students: White Privilege

Virtual Zoom Discussion

White privilege is an institutional (rather than personal) set of benefits granted to those of us who, by race, resemble the people who dominate the powerful positions in our institutions. One of the primary privileges is that of having greater access to power and resources than people of color do; in other words, purely on the basis of our skin color doors are open to us that are not open to other people. --- Francis E. Kendall, PhD Join us as we discuss this tough topic with middle schoolers.

Conscious Conversations for High School Students: White Privilege

Virtual Zoom Discussion

White privilege is an institutional (rather than personal) set of benefits granted to those of us who, by race, resemble the people who dominate the powerful positions in our institutions. One of the primary privileges is that of having greater access to power and resources than people of color do; in other words, purely on the basis of our skin color doors are open to us that are not open to other people. --- Francis E. Kendall, PhD Join us as we discuss this tough topic with middle schoolers.

Conscious Conversations – StoryTime

Hemisfair 434 S. Alamo Street, San Antonio

We are excited to announce our partnership with neighboring Yanaguana Garden at Hemisfair Park (next to The Magik Theater).  Join us as we read "The Skin You Live In" by David Lee Csicsko and Michael Tyler. After the story, our listeners will engage in activities!  Put your listening ears on and join us Tuesday morning.  Admission is free, registration is encouraged!

Saturday Afternoon at the Movies – Black History Month and Let’s Rodeo

Ella Austin Community Center 1023 North Pine Street, San Antonio

The Bronze Buckaroo – Cowboy Bob Blake (Herbert Jeffries) and four friends ride to Arizona to help Betty Jackson (Artie Young), the sister of Bob’s friend, Joe (Rollie Hardin), who has gone missing. Bob meets the Jacksons’ neighbor, Buck Thorn (Clarence Brooks), who says that he’d offered to buy the Jackson ranch but wasrejected. Unknown to Bob and his friends, Thorn holds Joe hostage to torture him into signing over his property, which hides a valuable mine. When Betty then disappears, Bob decides to take on Thorn.   Two Gun Man from Harlem – A cowboy is wrongfully accused of...

Black History River Tour

SAAACAM at La Villita 218 South Presa, San Antonio

Join us for 100 minutes of Black History on the beautiful San Antonio River.  Our engaging tour guides will take you on a thought-provoking mental journey through time. Learn about the impact of African Americans in the center core of San Antonio.  If a scheduled date does not work for you, we can schedule a private charter for you. Feel free to contact us for charter information at programdir@saaacam.org

Celebrating Rosa Parks Day

SAAACAM at La Villita 218 South Presa, San Antonio

VIA and SAAACAM have partnered to honor the life and legacy of Civil Rights pioneer Rosa Parks, who would have turned 109 this month. The community is invited to join the celebration from 2 - 3 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, at La Villita. Enjoy refreshments and a live performance from storyteller and actor Jean Donatto as “Sister Rosa Parks.” Stay for a tour of VIA’s fully restored, vintage Dreamliner bus and visit the VIA exhibit at SAAACAM, 218 S. Presa St., La Villita. This is a FREE event.

Archival & Genealogy Information Session

The Spanish Archives 126 E. Nueva Street, San Antonio

Find out how to use Bexar County records for research and genealogy can attend a virtual event in honor of Black History month. The Bexar County Black History Resource series will include experts from the San Antonio Public Library, the Bexar County Clerks Office, and the San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum explaining how to donate to archives and access public records.   Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Calvert Jr. will also speak at the event which starts at 10:30 a.m. on Monday. The event will be held at The Spanish Archives located at 126 E. Nueva St. and...

Conscious Conversations for Middle School: Systemic Racism

Virtual Zoom Discussion

Join SAAACAM and Race Ed as we discuss the definition, history and effects of systemic racism with Dr. Sunita Punjabi the Braincoach and special guest, . Learn how we all can change the course of history and stamp out racism.

Untold Stories of the American West

The Witte Museum 3801 Broadway, San Antonio

The Witte Museum's Black Cowboy Exhibit Steering Committee Chair, Aaronetta Pierce, moderates a conversation between esteemed scholar Dr. Daina Ramey Berry, Professor and Chair of the History Department at The University of Texas at Austin and co-curator Ronald W. Davis II, PhD Candidate in History at the University of Texas at Austin on Black cowboys and the American West. Admission is free but registration is required.