Join our virtual discussion with guest panelists: Brandon Johnson, Regional Organization Manager, MOVE Texas Dr. Katherine Kuehler-Walters, Texas State Historical Association Demonte Alexander, Co-Founder and Political Director Black Equity PAC Moderator, Cory Mobley
The City of San Antonio Arts & Culture Department is in the beginning stages of creating a new public art sculpture for MLK Park, located in District 2. Help decide the theme by joining us for a Virtual Conversation. Co-hosted by the San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum (SAAACAM), this WebEx meeting will take place Monday, October 5 at 5:30 pm. This is a free event but registration is required, Register here. In addition to this online meeting, we currently have a SASpeak Up Survey available to provide input now: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MLKParkEnglish
Join us as we read Sulwe. From Academy Award-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o comes a powerful, moving picture book about colorism, self-esteem, and learning that true beauty comes from within. Sulwe has skin the color of midnight. She is darker than everyone in her family. She is darker than anyone in her school. Sulwe just wants to be beautiful and bright, like her mother and sister. Then a magical journey in the night sky opens her eyes and changes everything.
Join us as we read Sulwe. From Academy Award-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o comes a powerful, moving picture book about colorism, self-esteem, and learning that true beauty comes from within. Sulwe has skin the color of midnight. She is darker than everyone in her family. She is darker than anyone in her school. Sulwe just wants to be beautiful and bright, like her mother and sister. Then a magical journey in the night sky opens her eyes and changes everything.
Join us for a discussion about how African American cemeteries help us uncover buried histories. Landscape Architect and SAAACAM Co-Founder Everett Fly, the City of San Antonio Archaeologist, Shawn Marceaux, and Bexar County Spanish Archives Archivist David C. Carlson, Ph.D., will discuss the significance of digging up the past. Burial Grounds: Exploring African American Resting Places will be moderated by the UTSA Center for Archaeological Research Project Archaeologist, Clinton McKenzie.
Let's talk about stereotypes. How can we learn to look at things with a clear and unbiased view? Does it really matter? Join our Race Ed student hosts, Dr. Charles Gentry, UTSA lecturer and Dr. Sunita Punjabi, the Braincoach as we discuss with you the pitfalls and avoidance of stereotypes.
Let's talk about stereotypes. How can we learn to look at things with a clear and unbiased view? Does it really matter? Join our Race Ed student hosts, Dr. Charles Gentry, UTSA lecturer and Dr. Sunita Punjabi, the Braincoach as we discuss with you the pitfalls and avoidance of stereotypes.
SAAACAM co-founder Everett L. Fly has been invited to deliver this year’s annual Frederick Law Olmsted Lecture by the Harvard University Department of Landscape Architecture in the Graduate School of Design (GSD). The lecture is one of the signature events at the GSD, named in honor of Mr. Olmsted, the pioneering landscape architect credited with the design of New York City’s Central Park in 1857-1873. Fly’s talk will include reflections on his Harvard introduction to leading scholars and future leaders in the profession, including John Brinckerhoff Jackson. Under Jackson’s tutelage, he began original research and study the origins and evolution...
Join us for history and intrigue as we explore City Cemetery #3. Tour groups of 9 with masks will embark on a one-mile trek through the cemetery to uncover the buried history of San Antonio African Americans. Tickets are $25 person. Tours are for ages 21 and older. Please wear comfortable clothing and shoes as the cemetery grounds are rocky and uneven.
Join us for our first members-only reception at The East Bar, an indoor-outdoor sports bar on New Braunfels. Meet the SAAACAM team, hear what is on the horizon from your museum, and enjoy complimentary food plus a drink on us! This is a free event however your RSVP is required.
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