RT @Jeffmayjr: Charleston changed us. 🖤.At #AAAM2025, the @SaaacamTx team stood in solidarity with Black museums nationwide—learning, growi….

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Charleston changed us. 🖤.At #AAAM2025, the SAAACAM team stood in solidarity with Black museums nationwide. From Savannah to Lincolnville to Penn Center, we deepened our purpose & strengthened our vision. The future with the Kress Project is bright. #SAAACAM #BlackMuseumsMatter

#OTD in 1945: Former linebacker, Willie Edward Lanier, was born in Clover, VA. He played for the Kansas City Chiefs for 10 years and won the NFL Man of the Year in 1972, 2 years after he and his team won Superbowl IV. Photo: NFL 100

#OTD in 1619: British colonizers brought "20 and odd" enslaved Africans to Jamestown, Virginia. This was a massive turning point in the centuries long abomination that was slavery in the United States. Photo: NPS

#OTD in 1946: Black astronaut Charles Bolden was born in Columbia, South Carolina. Photo: NASA

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#OTD in 2015: Artemisia Bowden, civil rights activist and founder of St. Philip's College in San Antonio, TX, was made a saint in the Episcopal Church. August 18 was her birthday and is now her official feast day. Photo: TSHA

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#OTD in 1984: Puerto Rican baseball player, Roberto Clemente, became the 2nd baseball player to be featured on a U.S. stamp. He played 18 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates and was known for his charity work which ultimately took his life in 1972. Photo: National Postal Museum

#OTD in 1958: Two time Golden Globe winning actress, Angela Evelyn Bassett, was born in New York City, NY. Tell us your favorite Angela Bassett role in the comments. Photo: Golden Globes

#OTD in 1938: Trailblazing U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Happy birthday, Congresswoman Waters. Thank you for showing us how to reclaim our time. Photo: ELLE Magazine

📚🏫Back to school! SAAACAM kicked off Social Studies PD Day with engaging experiences in Black history, especially when it's under debate nationally. Thanks SAISD and @murillomojo.Want us in your school? Learn more: #SAAACAM #Education #SanAntonioHistory

#OTD in 1959: L.A. Lakers alum, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, was born in Lansing, MI. Considered by some to be the best point guard of all time, Johnson is also an advocate for HIV/AIDS prevention and safe sex. His work has helped destigmatize the disease. Photo: NBA

#OTD in 1865: Federal Troops arrived in San Antonio to enforce federal laws after the end of the Civil War.

#OTD in 1890: American soprano, composer and civil rights activist, Lillian Evanti, was born in Washington, D.C. She was present at the March on Washington and was a member of the Zeta Phi Beta sorority. Photo: DC History Center

#OTD in 1873: The composer of the tune for "Lift Every Voice and Sing," John Rosamond Johnson, was born in Jacksonville, FL. What is your favorite version of this iconic anthem? . Photo: Florida Department of State

#OTD in 2008: Singer, song writer and pioneer of Southern soul, Isaac Lee Hayes Jr., died in Memphis, TN. He was one of the creative forces behind Stax Records in the 60s and wrote the musical score for the movie Shaft. Photo: The New Yorker