Black History Film Series 2.0 – Hidden Figures

Ella Austin Community Center 1023 North Pine Street, San Antonio

Before a computer became an inanimate object and before Sputnik changed the course of history, before the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education established that separate was in fact not equal, and before the poetry of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech rang out over the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, a group of black women working at the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory in Hampton, Virginia were helping America dominate aeronautics, space research, and computer technology, carving out a place for themselves as female mathematicians who were also black, black mathematicians who were also female....

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...

“42” – Black History Film Series

Ella Austin Community Center 1023 North Pine Street, San Antonio

Bring the family, visit the food truck court and watch a movie. Hero is a word we often hear in the world of sports, but heroism is not always about achievements on the field of play. 42 tells the story of two men -- the great Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) and the legendary Brooklyn Dodgers manager Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford) -- whose brave stand against prejudice forever changed the world by changing the game of baseball. In 1946, Rickey signed Robinson to the team, breaking Major League Baseball's infamous color line. Facing racism from every side, Robinson demonstrated tremendous courage...

STEAMM Summer Sessions

Ella Austin Community Center 1023 North Pine Street, San Antonio

Calling all day campers! Join SAAACAM and 20 other organizations for a fun-filled, info-packed summer art the STEAMM Summer Sessions for ages 6 to 18 years old. Sessions are Monday through Friday and include breakfast, lunch and a snack. Registration is free and classes are filling fast. Be sure to review the camp offerings and register today!