Provided by the Newton Kansan Newspaper / Courtesy of Ben Chappell
The sport of fastpitch softball has brought Mexican American communities from across the U.S. together since the 1930s. Author Ben Chappell and Ruben Rios Jr., a local member of the San Antonio Glowworm Athletic Club, speak about the game's impact and legacy.
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A recent event hosted by the San Antonio African America Community Archive & Museum brought together former players of the semi-professional South Texas Negro League to share their stories and expierences playing for the league. -
San Antonio's Mexican American Civil Rights Institute (MACRI) works to advance forgotten chapters of Mexican American civil rights in Texas and beyond. It will host a free symposium May 17 & 18 at the Central Library downtown. -
San Antonio city and housing officials break ground on affordable apartment complex on Far West SideVista at Reed will offer 56 two and three-bedroom units from $398 to $1,380. -
Todos Agua is a three-day celebration at San Antonio's Esperanza Peace & Justice Center that honors the community's spiritual and cultural connections to water. Three of its featured artists include poet Carmen Tafolla, musician Azul Barrientos, and activist María Berriozábal. -
The giveaway Saturday morning at Monterrey Park includes free lemon, lime, fig, peach, pomegranate, and key lime trees. -
Please join friends and family as we celebrate the life and legacy of Joyce Slocum. -
The San Antonio Park Foundation will postpone the annual event to a later date amid forecast heavy rainfall forecasted in the area this weekend. -
The Jan. 24 panel discussion used the reissue of the book "West of the Creek: Murder, Mayhem and Vice in Old San Antonio" as a launching point for a broader conversation about the importance — and misconceptions — of San Antonio's historic West Side. -
Texas Public Radio and Trinity University Press hosted a book club discussion on the reissue of "West of the Creek: Murder, Mayhem and Vice in Old San Antonio." Local activists, historians, and writers used the book as a launching point to a broader conversation about the significance of San Antonio's West Side. -
Why are the very wealthy able to avoid paying the IRS? Black Americans are roughly three-to-five times more likely to face an IRS audit than other taxpayers. A study shows this problem stems from a faulty software algorithm. Why is doing your taxes so difficult and expensive?
