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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.
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.
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.