JUDICIAL MEET & GREET: Mingle with The Judges of Bexar County and San Antonio

The Witte Museum 3801 Broadway, San Antonio

Come join us from 12 noon to 2pm to meet the Bexar County and San Antonio judges on Saturday February 1st at The Witte Museum, 3801 Broadway. This in-person event is your chance to ask questions, gain insight, and connect with members of the judiciary!   The event is free to friends and family, but registration is required in advance.    

2025 Legacy Awards Ball

The Witte Museum 3801 Broadway, San Antonio

The Legacy Ball is a vital component of our ongoing sustainment efforts to collect, preserve and share the African American cultural heritage of the San Antonio region. This event not only provides a unique platform for individuals and businesses to come together in support of a noble cause but also offers a wonderful opportunity to make a positive impact in our community. The evening's festivities will celebrate “Black Excellence”. You will enjoy food stations provided by San Antonio’s premier Black chefs, Black-owned beverage options, a live auction and dancing with the Finding Friday band. This is an occasion to wear...

Conference On Texas – Ode to Juneteenth: Slavery in Texas

The Witte Museum 3801 Broadway, San Antonio

The 2024 Conference on Texas at the Witte Museum will reveal the foundational role of chattel slavery in the formation and growth of Texas. The conference will center on the lives of the enslaved people, especially as mothers, fathers, sisters, and brothers. Every facet of the expanding Texas economy was impacted by slavery and enslaved labor. Enslaved people not only labored on cotton and sugar plantations, they also worked as artisans such as blacksmiths, seamstresses, and as enslaved cowboys. In 1834, there were approximately 5,000 enslaved people in Mexican Texas. During the Republic of Texas, slavery increased so that by...

Kwanzaa Celebration Kujichagulia: SONGS OF DETERMINATION

The Witte Museum 3801 Broadway, San Antonio

Join SAAACAM (San Antonio African American Community Archive & Museum) at the Witte Museum for a Kwanzaa Celebration on Wed. Dec. 27th 4-6pm with special guests, The Haus of Glitter Dance Company! To celebrate Kujichagulia - to define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves - we will inviting families to bring objects that represent your family's past, present, or future to share a story about you + your family. The Haus of Glitter will also be holding space for a song workshop to share musical heritage from the African Diaspora and their creative practice.  Space is...

Black Cowboys: A Conversation on Restored Legacies

The Witte Museum 3801 Broadway, San Antonio

Join Deborah Omowale Jarmon, CEO/Director of San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum (SAAACAM), in conversation with Lola Kelly Wilcox Moore of the Wilcox Ranch in Seguin and Rosalind Alexander-Kasparik of The Alexander Farm in Pilot Knob, to discuss the restoration of Black ranches and farms in Texas. Come early to view the exhibit and stay for the program starting at 6:30 PM.

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.