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SAAACAM partners with tech company instituting low-vision accessibility tool at museum
Read full article: SAAACAM partners with tech company instituting low-vision accessibility tool at museumThe San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum (SAAACAM) has launched a partnership to improve user accessibility at its museum for those who are visually impaired.
River tour, children book exhibit highlight 2024 Black History Month events
Read full article: River tour, children book exhibit highlight 2024 Black History Month eventsA river tour, a lecture, a powerful moving play and the 9th annual children book exhibit are some of the 2024 Black History Month events that will be hosted by the San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum this February.
Historic five-and-dime with ties to civil rights to become cultural center
Read full article: Historic five-and-dime with ties to civil rights to become cultural centerThe San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum is getting ready to start on the first phase of its $100 million project after purchasing the Kress-Grant Building in the heart of downtown on East Houston Street.
San Antonio African American museum planning $40 million downtown move
Read full article: San Antonio African American museum planning $40 million downtown moveIn 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.
Juneteenth’s legacy remembered year-round at SAAACAM
Read full article: Juneteenth’s legacy remembered year-round at SAAACAMThe driving force behind the San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum has been its mission “to collect, preserve and share the cultural heritage of African-Americans in the San Antonio region,” according to its website.
‘Black Resistance at the Lunch Counter’ photo exhibit opens Monday
Read full article: ‘Black Resistance at the Lunch Counter’ photo exhibit opens MondayIn 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.
2023 Black History events hosted by the San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum
Read full article: 2023 Black History events hosted by the San Antonio African American Community Archive and MuseumThe San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum will host three Black History events this month.
KSAT Explains: The Story of Charles Clifton Andrews, Jr.
Read full article: KSAT Explains: The Story of Charles Clifton Andrews, Jr.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
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.
WATCH: Award-winning filmmakers, local historian discuss Buffalo Soldiers, Black history at SAAACAM panel
Read full article: WATCH: Award-winning filmmakers, local historian discuss Buffalo Soldiers, Black history at SAAACAM panelThe San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum (SAAACAM) hosted Kevin Willmott, director of "The 24th" and Academy-Award winning writer of "BlacKkKlansman;" Billy Gordon, Bexar Co. Buffalo Soldiers Association; and Cedric Thomas Smith, a San Antonio-based award-winning Writer and Director.
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.
Kwanzaa observance goes virtual through Jan. 1
Read full article: Kwanzaa observance goes virtual through Jan. 1SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum (SAAACAM) has been offering virtual programs each night that teach Kwanzaa’s seven guiding principles: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith. Due to the pandemic, SAAACAM went virtual this year with its celebration of African American history, family, community and culture. “To me, Kwanzaa signifies the struggle of the African American community, the perseverance of the African American community, and the successes and victories of the African American community,” said Heather Williams, SAACAM’s program director. Deborah Omowale Jarmon, CEO and director of SAAACAM, said that what Kwanzaa signifies is even more important now in times like these. “We’ve had to use those principles to keep our families together, to keep our communities together,” Jarmon said.
As seen on SA Live - Juneteenth - Freedom Friday, June 19, 2020
Read full article: As seen on SA Live - Juneteenth - Freedom Friday, June 19, 2020SAN ANTONIO Happy Freedom Friday! Today on SA Live, the history behind Juneteenth and what it means in our community with information from the San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum. We revisit Jens interview with the Freedom Riders, who share their experience during the civil rights movement. Also, the San Antonio Public Library shares great reads for kids who want to learn about social injustice, acceptance and civil rights. Stream the show anytime from the KSAT TV app on Roku, Fire Stick, your smart TV or your smartphone.