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Opal Lee, the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” is among the inductees for the Texas Women’s Hall of Fame, Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Tuesday.

A retired military couple, Keith and Robin Muschalek bought a dilapidated Wilson County home in 2015. They soon found out the property was a slave plantation, and are now trying to learn more about the enslaved people who lived and worked there. The other unanswered question revolves around their emancipation: Where did they go?

In 2026, the San Antonio African American Community Archive & Museum plans to move out of its current headquarters in La Villita, hoping to set up shop at the Kress-Grant Building at 311 East Houston St.

Although it's a federal holiday, there is still a lot more we need know about this historical event.

For decades, much of our city’s Black history has not been told. In this episode of KSAT Explains, we look at why those elements of our city’s past are so important and how it could influence the future.

This weekend has been filled with Juneteenth events to encourage people across the San Antonio community to celebrate freedom and unity.

Suzanne Smith remembers when East Commerce street was hustling and bustling with Black-owned businesses decades ago.

A thriving African American community took root on San Antonio’s West Side, especially after World War II, when many were drawn to the area by the prospect of civil service jobs.

Other than a fireworks display at 7:45 p.m., Wednesday’s event at 6 p.m. celebrating the 125th anniversary of St. Philip’s College is sold out.

With the first weekend of the Winter Olympics coinciding with the first weekend of Black History Month, it’s a good time to look back at how both Olympic and Black history was made 20 years ago this month at the Winter Games.

A mural downtown, called "Living In My Skin," tells the stories of 33 African American men and what their experiences have been in San Antonio.

The president of St. Philip’s College, Dr. Adena Williams Loston, has come a long way from Vicksburg, Miss.

This happens to be a story of incredible personal sacrifice.

The San Antonio Museum of Art hosted University of Texas at Austin professor, Dr. Peniel Joseph, for a Black History Month discussion in February.

In this episode of KSAT Explains, Charles Clifton Andrews, Jr. shares his recollections as part of the History Harvest with the San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum

Segregation led to African Americans forming communities east of the San Antonio River. In this KSAT Explains, we explore how the city's East Side came to be.

Not only was Johnson one of the greatest American athletes of all-time, but he also played a role in quelling a tragedy in U.S. history.

A St. Mary's University student is researching the story of a freed slave who would become the first Black Texan to earn the nation's highest military honor.

As part of Black History Month, a bus tour will travel back in time as the San Antonio African-American Community Archive and Museum visits several locations listed in the Green Book, an essential travel guide during the Jim Crow era, on Wednesday.

Vice President Kamala Harris has had quite the rise over the past decade or so: From San Francisco’s district attorney and California’s attorney general, to the Golden State’s senator and now our second in command, right behind President Joe Biden.

Julius Alberson was 29 when he was shot with his own pistol in downtown. This is what KSAT found from historical records.

Andrea "Vocab" Sanderson shares her story of music, spoken word and poetry in "Creating Black History in SA," an original segment spotlighting those making a difference in the local Black community.

The histories of these former San Antonio residents were among the thousands that were captured by the federal government in a collection of former slave narratives in the 1930s.

The Briscoe Western Art Museum is hosting events centered around the Black history of the West.

Public policy and certain provisions prohibited the education of Blacks in various parts of the nation, which is why historically Black colleges and universities were so important.

Last month’s sudden passing of Dr. Harmon Kelley, a beloved obstetrician and gynecologist, would have been harder for his patients to accept had it not been for his daughter, Dr. Margaret Kelley, also an OB-GYN.

For the San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum, the goal is simple: to “collect, preserve, and share” African American history that may often go untold.

A former Major League Baseball player from San Antonio says when he met the late Hank Aaron as a kid, he knew he too could break glass ceilings.

In keeping with this year’s theme for Black History Month, ‘Black Resistance at the Lunch Counter’ depicts the peaceful integration of the Woolworth store in March 1960.

During Black History Month, there are many ways to honor generations of African-Americans and their impact on the U.S. while also spending time outdoors.

A Black History Tour will take place on the San Antonio River Walk during Black History Month.

The San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum will host three Black History events this month.

Learn about how the Carver Community Center on the East Side has grown into a cultural hub in the Alamo city and how it birthed the Carver Branch Library.

A Texas woman who helped make Juneteenth a federal holiday has become the second Black Texan honored with a portrait on the walls of the state’s Senate chamber.

SAAACAM is hosting a tour in Eastview Cemetery on Saturday of local African American historical icons and the impact they made in the community.