The San Antonio International Airport opened the art exhibit “Reach for the Stars: African American Pioneers in Aviation” on Feb. 9. The exhibit, situated on a back wall in Terminal A near the Southwest...
Audrey Villar, Arts & Life Editor
• February 17, 2026
February has been the U.S.’ official Black History Month since 1976, growing in recognition and celebrations with each passing year. The idea originated from Carter G. Woodson’s Negro History Week,...
February has been incredibly eventful with Valentine’s Day and Black History Month. A lot of exciting movies come out this month — some more original than others. It is also the first full month into...
The bitter cold of an East Side San Antonio winter afternoon came to a sudden halt the second someone entered the In The Eye Of The Beholder Art Gallery. The gallery’s atmosphere — warm with a spicy-sweet...
As February unfolds, the San Antonio and UTSA communities are ablaze with cultural richness and artistic expression as Black History Month is celebrated throughout the city. The communities have banded...
Haley Aguayo, Assistant News Editor
• February 20, 2024
San Antonio is a city widely perceived as a Latin city. While its name has Latin roots, many different cultures, such as Black and African cultures, flourish in San Antonio. Between visits to art exhibits,...
When people think of athletes who have made significant contributions to sports and repeatedly defied expectations, more often than not, the person who comes to mind is Black. Michael Jordan, Jackie Robinson,...
The Black Student Union (BSU) hosted a panel discussion titled “Black Girls Rock: A Panel Discussion on Black Womanhood” on Feb. 24. The panel discussion was a part of UTSA’s Black History Month...
As part of UTSA’s Black History Month festivities, the Dreamers Resource Center hosted a panel discussion titled “A Conversation on Amplifying the Black Immigrant Voices.” The panel discussion focused...
The year is 1969. July 24, 1969, to be exact. Neil Armstrong has landed on the moon, the Manson family is soon to enact their bloody rampage and it is the summer of Woodstock. Though, on this day, a seminal...
“For I owe more to the dead, with whom I will spend a much longer time, than I ever will to the living,” (Sophocles, 90-92) Antigone wails to her sister, Ismene. Sophocles’ “Antigone” is a living,...
UTSA has a full lineup of events commemorating Black History Month. Check out the video to learn more about how you too can learn more about black history through educational workshops, book clubs, wellness...
