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Family joins thousands of people marching for unity, equality in MLK March in San Antonio
Read full article: Family joins thousands of people marching for unity, equality in MLK March in San AntonioThousands of people are gathering in San Antonio on Monday for the first in-person MLK March in three years.
Local woman gears up to keep Martin Luther King, Jr. Day marchers well hydrated
Read full article: Local woman gears up to keep Martin Luther King, Jr. Day marchers well hydratedAs thousands of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day marchers set out for their roughly three-mile course for the first time in two years, Janice Brock will be on the sidelines, doing more than cheering them on.
Black contemporary artists share culture, life experiences at new art exhibit in downtown San Antonio
Read full article: Black contemporary artists share culture, life experiences at new art exhibit in downtown San AntonioThe exhibit curated by Barbara Felix and presented by the City of San Antonio’s Department of Arts & Culture is free and open to the public starting January 19 through November 17, 2023.
Learn to research Black history and genealogy using Bexar County records during in-person/virtual resource event
Read full article: Learn to research Black history and genealogy using Bexar County records during in-person/virtual resource eventThe Bexar County Black History Resource series event 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 access public records.
‘He wasn’t a just a survivor. He lived’: SA man carries on legacy of great-grandfather who survived Tulsa massacre
Read full article: ‘He wasn’t a just a survivor. He lived’: SA man carries on legacy of great-grandfather who survived Tulsa massacreSan Antonio resident Trestan Patton said his great grandfather, Joe Robert Burns, was not a man of many words, but his story is one that speaks volumes.
WATCH: Here's why we celebrate Juneteenth, and how it has evolved
Read full article: WATCH: Here's why we celebrate Juneteenth, and how it has evolvedThis year marks the 156th anniversary of Juneteenth, the day enslaved Texans were officially proclaimed free, two-and-a-half years after the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863.
WATCH: Juneteenth Celebration community panel Friday at 6 p.m. on KSAT.com
Read full article: WATCH: Juneteenth Celebration community panel Friday at 6 p.m. on KSAT.comThe 90-minute event will feature community leaders discussing the Juneteenth holiday and what it means to them personally, as well as the relevance to the organizations they run.
San Antonio baseball fundraiser, Night with The Missions, celebrates Juneteenth and raises health awareness
Read full article: San Antonio baseball fundraiser, Night with The Missions, celebrates Juneteenth and raises health awarenessThe connection between baseball and Juneteenth might seem thin at first, but the two are closely connected.
WATCH ON DEMAND: Juneteenth Town Hall
Read full article: WATCH ON DEMAND: Juneteenth Town HallTrinity University History Professor Carey Latimore joined KSAT 12 anchors Isis Romero and Steve Spriester for the town hall. The trio discussed the origins of Juneteenth and how the day’s meaning and recognition have evolved and grown in recent years.
Jalen McKee-Rodriguez becomes first openly gay man elected to San Antonio City Council
Read full article: Jalen McKee-Rodriguez becomes first openly gay man elected to San Antonio City CouncilJalen McKee-Rodriguez defeated incumbent Jada Andrews-Sullivan in the race for District 2 runoff on Saturday night, becoming the first openly gay man to be elected to the San Antonio City Council.
Celebrate Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month with the San Antonio Public Library
Read full article: Celebrate Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month with the San Antonio Public LibraryIn addition to reading guides for children and adults, the Library system will be hosting events that are free and open to the public.
KSAT Q&A: Paige Davis, mother of transgender child, shares issues LGBTQ+ community faces
Read full article: KSAT Q&A: Paige Davis, mother of transgender child, shares issues LGBTQ+ community facesDavis joins the KSAT Q&A to talk about why she testified in front of the state legislature and what she has learned on her own journey.
Map: Where the most people died from COVID-19 in San Antonio and who was disproportionately impacted
Read full article: Map: Where the most people died from COVID-19 in San Antonio and who was disproportionately impactedOf the 11 Bexar County ZIP codes with the highest COVID-19 death rates, seven have a family poverty rate of 15% or more.
KSAT Q&A: Professor Carey Latimore on the significance of the Derek Chauvin verdict
Read full article: KSAT Q&A: Professor Carey Latimore on the significance of the Derek Chauvin verdictCarey Latimore, an associate professor of history at Trinity University, joins the KSAT Q&A to discuss the significance of the Derek Chauvin verdict.
La Villita museum tells history of trailblazing African Americans that shaped San Antonio
Read full article: La Villita museum tells history of trailblazing African Americans that shaped San AntonioFor 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.
WATCH: Civil rights activist Angela Davis speaks to UTSA students about the struggle of freedom
Read full article: WATCH: Civil rights activist Angela Davis speaks to UTSA students about the struggle of freedomDavis is an outspoken political leader, activist, feminist and author who is currently a professor at the University of California-Santa Cruz.
Stories of former San Antonio slaves live on in Library of Congress collection
Read full article: Stories of former San Antonio slaves live on in Library of Congress collectionThe 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.
Meet San Antonio’s Poet Laureate Andrea ‘Vocab’ Sanderson
Read full article: Meet San Antonio’s Poet Laureate Andrea ‘Vocab’ SandersonAndrea "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.
Black community leaders in San Antonio behind evolution of Carver Community Center
Read full article: Black community leaders in San Antonio behind evolution of Carver Community CenterLearn 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.
WATCH: Black history professor discusses relationship between Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X
Read full article: WATCH: Black history professor discusses relationship between Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm XThe San Antonio Museum of Art hosted University of Texas at Austin professor, Dr. Peniel Joseph, for a Black History Month discussion in February.
The history behind Black colleges and universities known as HBCU’s
Read full article: The history behind Black colleges and universities known as HBCU’sPublic 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.
16 books about Black history you can read for free from the San Antonio Public Library
Read full article: 16 books about Black history you can read for free from the San Antonio Public LibraryIn honor of Black History Month, the San Antonio library has compiled a lineup of more than a dozen titles about Black history in the United States.
Black History Month: President of St. Philip’s College follows legacy of female founder
Read full article: Black History Month: President of St. Philip’s College follows legacy of female founderThe current president of St. Phillip's College tells the story of the school's founder and shares her own story of triumph.