UTSA Multicultural Student Center for Equity and Justice

'Stolen from us': The Latinos who lost their language and the fight to recover it | Together We Rise

“For most of the 19th century. Spanish was meant to be on an equitable plain with English. At least on the books, but that’s not how it played out in every day.” - Director of UTSA Mexico Center and Associate Professor of History, Jerry B. Gonzalez, Ph.D.

#UTSA #SanAntonio #Spanish #History #Language

https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/together-we-rise/latino-lost-their-language/273-8a76446e-36ba-4233-8aab-c3fe06aa77aa

'Stolen from us': The Latinos who lost their language and the fight to recover it | Together We Rise KENS 5's 'Together We Rise' dives into the deeper history behind why some Hispanics may not speak Spanish.

Expanded health, wellness and well-being services launch at UTSA

"Comprehensive services now provided include acute care, health screenings, immunizations, diagnostic bloodwork, nutrition/fitness education and counseling, annual physicals, well-women’s exams and other routine health assessments, LGBTQ+ health care services, and testing and treatment of s*xually transmitted infections."

#UTSA #Wellbeing #Wellness #LGBTQIA #HealthCare

https://www.utsa.edu/today/2021/08/story/expanded-health-wellness-wellbeing-services.html

Expanded health, wellness and well-being services launch at UTSA AUGUST 24, 2021 — As the fall 2021 semester begins, UTSA students have access to expanded health care services, provided by UT Health San Antonio at a new clinic on campus. In addition, all students now have access to My Student Support Program (MySSP), a service that offers free, confidential onl...

MSCEJ Home

"Excited to announce that our new website is now live!" -Brandi Scott, Director of #UTSA #MSCEJ

https://www.utsa.edu/students/multicultural/

MSCEJ Home The Multicultural Student Center for Equity and Justice's (MSCEJ) mission is to promote an equitable and socially just campus for students through community building, campus advocacy, education and programming.

'Empire' actor boosts San Antonio Councilman to a national audience

"Oscar nominated actor Taraji P. Henson took to Instagram to show her support for San Antonio Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez's public call for public safety reform and police accountability." Jalen McKee-Rodriguez is an UTSA alum.

#UTSA #UTSAAlumini #SanAntonio #PublicSafety #PoliceAccountability #TarajiHenson

https://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/celebrities/article/Taraji-P-Henson-Empire-San-Antonio-councilman-16396366.php

'Empire' actor boosts San Antonio Councilman to a national audience The 'Empire' and 'No Good Deed' star praised the local councilman on Instagram. Here's...

Multicultural Student Welcome

Join us on zoom to meet some of the cultural and identity based student organizations at UTSA. The student organizations will have videos and information about who they are, how you can connect with them, join as a member, and check out their meetings and events. All students, faculty, and staff are welcome at the event!

#UTSA #UTSARRDays #UTSA24 #UTSA25 #MSCEJ

https://rowdylink.utsa.edu/event/7150658

Multicultural Student Welcome Discover unique opportunities at! Find and attend events, browse and join organizations, and showcase your involvement.

The Hate U Give: An evening with Angie Thomas, New York Times #1 Bestselling author

The entire UTSA community is invited to join an evening with #1 New York Times Bestselling author Angie Thomas. This special virtual event will speak to the heart of race, activism, and social change in America today. Angie Thomas’ captivating novel, The Hate U Give, was selected as the 2021 UTSA Summer Read. The UTSA Racial Justice Book Club hosted discussion groups throughout the summer, and the keynote author event during Roadrunner Days is a culmination of the UTSA Summer Read.

Hosted by: UTSA Multicultural Student Center for Equity and Justice, UTSA Student Affairs, UTSA Student Union, UTSA Libraries, UTSA Student Activities

#UTSA #UTSARRDays #UTSA24 #UTSA25 #MSCEJ #TheHateUGive #AngieThomas

https://rowdylink.utsa.edu/event/7148446

The Hate U Give: An evening with Angie Thomas, New York Times #1 Bestselling author Discover unique opportunities at! Find and attend events, browse and join organizations, and showcase your involvement.

UTSA temporarily modifies course delivery and operations for fall semester

Announcement 📢

UTSA temporarily modifies course delivery and operations for fall semester AUGUST 11, 2021 — Editor’s note: The following message was sent today via email from President Taylor Eighmy, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Kimberly Andrews Espy and Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President for Business Affairs Veronica Salazar Mendez to ...

Business Journal to recognize Veronica Salazar Mendez with a 2021 Women’s Leadership Award

"The accolade honors women who have inspired excellence among their peers in the industry and in the San Antonio community."

#UTSA #SanAntonio #WomenLeaders

https://www.utsa.edu/today/2021/08/story/mendez-business-journal-womens-leadership-award.html

Business Journal to recognize Veronica Salazar Mendez with a 2021 Women’s Leadership Award AUGUST 2, 2021 — UTSA Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President for Business Affairs Veronica Salazar Mendez has been recognized with a Women’s Leadership Award from the San Antonio Business Journal. The accolade honors women who have inspired excellence among their peers in the industry...

10 James Baldwin Books to Read in Your Lifetime

August 2, 1924 James Baldwin was born. He was an American novelist, playwright, essayist, poet, and activist. Celebrate his birthday by reading about him or his works!

#JamesBaldwin #Activist #CivilRightsMovement #OnThisDay

https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/books/a26012817/best-james-baldwin-books/

10 James Baldwin Books to Read in Your Lifetime More from the literary legend behind If Beale Street Could Talk.

Tommy Calvert brings "Forget the Alamo" authors to San Antonio for talk

"Salas, who teaches African American studies, American politics and Texas politics at the University of Texas at San Antonio, said Forget the Alamo is not the first book to address the role of slavery in the founding of the Texas Republic."

UTSA African American Studies

#UTSA #SanAntonio #TheAlamo

https://sanantonioreport.org/forget-the-alamo-authors-forum/

Tommy Calvert brings "Forget the Alamo" authors to San Antonio for talk Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Calvert has organized a discussion with the authors of the new book "Forget the Alamo."

Alumnus gift opens McNay’s doors to students, faculty and staff

How Cool!
McNay Art Museum

#UTSA #museum #McNay #SanAntonio

https://www.utsa.edu/today/2021/05/story/downing-gift-mcnay-benefits-utsa-community.html

Alumnus gift opens McNay’s doors to students, faculty and staff MAY 27, 2021 — UTSA alumnus Walter Downing ’86 and his wife, Sharon Downing, recently made a significant gift to the McNay Art Museum that directly benefits the UTSA community. Through the gift, UTSA students, faculty and staff can now enjoy unlimited free general admission to the museum, plus 5...

Texas Senate Bill Drops Teaching Requirement That Ku Klux Klan Is 'Morally Wrong'

"The cut is among some two dozen curriculum requirements dropped from the new measure, along with studying Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, the works of United Farm Workers leader Cesar Chavez, Susan B. Anthony’s writings about the women’s suffragist movement, and Native American history."

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/texas-senate-education-bill-white-supremacy_n_60f50cf6e4b01f11895b2dc3

#texas #news #education #history

Texas Senate Bill Drops Teaching Requirement That Ku Klux Klan Is 'Morally Wrong' Eliminated requirements also include the writings of Martin Luther King Jr., United Farm Workers leader Cesar Chavez and suffragist Susan B. Anthony.

Friendly reminder that you can get your COVID-19 vaccination on campus!

#utsa #fall2021 #vaxxed💉 #covidvacccine #utsaroadrunners

Friendly reminder that you can get your COVID-19 vaccination on campus!

#utsa #fall2021 #vaxxed💉 #covidvacccine #utsaroadrunners

UTSA and SAMA present first public exhibition of discovered Maya artworks

"Nature, Power, and Maya Royals, an exhibition of 34 artworks and objects discovered by UTSA researchers in two royal Maya burials at the ancient city of Buenavista del Cayo, Belize, is now on view at the San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA)."

#UTSA #SanAntonio #SanAntonioMuseumOfArt

https://www.utsa.edu/today/2021/07/story/nature-power-maya-royals-exhibition.html

UTSA and SAMA present first public exhibition of discovered Maya artworks UTSA archaeologists recovered Maya artworks from a royal tomb in Belize that was narrowly missed by looters. The artifacts are being publicly displayed for the first time at the San Antonio Museum of Art.

'The Hate U Give' Star Says The Novel Was Like 'Reading My Own Diary'

As Amandla Stenberg prepared for her lead role in the film adaptation of The Hate U Give, she devoured Angie Thomas' 2017 young adult novel. "Reading the book became this strange, spiritual thing because it started to feel like I was reading my own diary," she says.

This is our July read for the Racial Justice Book Club! You can still join by emailing [email protected]. Students receive a free copy of the book!

#thehateugive #racialjusticebookclub

https://www.npr.org/2018/10/20/658251028/the-hate-u-give-star-says-the-novel-was-like-reading-my-own-diary

'The Hate U Give' Star Says The Novel Was Like 'Reading My Own Diary' Like protagonist Starr Carter, Amandla Stenberg grew up in a black neighborhood, but attended an overwhelmingly white school. She stars in the adaptation of the novel about a fatal police shooting.

San Antonio professor explores the true history of Fiesta

"Dr. Lilliana Patricia Saldaña has understood Fiesta’s deep history for quite some time, and it’s different than the one she was taught in elementary school, history she‘s learned through research and in stories told by her immigrant parents."

#UTSA #SanAntonio #Fiesta #History

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2021/06/25/san-antonio-professor-explores-the-true-history-of-fiesta-

San Antonio professor explores the true history of Fiesta Fiesta's meant to honor people of the Battle of San Jacinto.

Black businessman and Frost Bank founder teamed up in 1896 on downtown store

"P.F. Roberts Store was one of the first and only African American-owned businesses in San Antonio in the early 1900s. Roberts, whose parents where both enslaved, graduated as valedictorian from Mississippi's Tougaloo College before moving to the Alamo City in 1895 to become a teacher, according to a release. In addition to becoming a prominent business leader and teacher, Roberts went on to becoming a founding member of San Antonio's NAACP chapter."

#UTSA #sanantonio #localhistory #historiclandmark

https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/history-culture/article/Site-of-one-of-San-Antonio-s-first-Black-owned-16274293.php

Black businessman and Frost Bank founder teamed up in 1896 on downtown store Two sites belonging to a Black businessman tell a story of San Antonio's quest for civil...

Friendly reminder that you can get your COVID-19 vaccination on campus! Weekly prize drawing entry and a $10 Rowdy Dollars gift card are available for everyone who receives a vaccine at the on campus Clinics! Visit UTSA.edu/vaxxed2win for appointment registration and more info!

#utsa #fall2021 #vaxxed💉 #covidvacccine #utsaroadrunners

Friendly reminder that you can get your COVID-19 vaccination on campus! Weekly prize drawing entry and a $10 Rowdy Dollars gift card are available for everyone who receives a vaccine at the on campus Clinics! Visit UTSA.edu/vaxxed2win for appointment registration and more info!

#utsa #fall2021 #vaxxed💉 #covidvacccine #utsaroadrunners

A Nation's Story: “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”

"Frederick Douglass poignantly reflected on the paradox of the nation in his July 5, 1852, speech “What, to the Slave, is the Fourth of July.” Though we can proudly say that our nation is capable of change, we continue to struggle with legacies of slavery."

Link to full speech in article.

#4thofJuly #frederickdouglass #whattoaslaveisthefourthofjuly #IndependenceDay #JusticeForAll #wearenotfreeuntilweareallfree

https://nmaahc.si.edu/blog-post/nations-story-%E2%80%9Cwhat-slave-fourth-july%E2%80%9D

A Nation's Story: “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” In July of 1852, Frederick Douglass delivered a speech titled “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?,” a call for the promise of liberty be applied equally to all Americans. Douglass’s speech emphasized that American slavery and American freedom is a shared history and that the actions of o...

Summer Read 2021 - The Hate U Give

Interested in a new book to read this summer? Want to join a book club focused on racial justice? Check out this article in RowdyLink to learn more about our UTSA Racial Justice Book Club and the summer read "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas

#utsa #mscej #racialjustice #bookclub #rowdylinkevent

https://rowdylink.utsa.edu/news/227887

Summer Read 2021 - The Hate U Give UTSA is hosting a summer read for all students, faculty, and staff. The book selection is The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas.

Photos from UTSA Dreamers Resource Center's post

"It Wasn't No Damn Riot": Celebrating Stonewall Uprising Activist Stormé DeLarverie - The Riveter

“Why don’t you do something?” – Stormé DeLarverie during the Stonewall Uprising in 1969.

#lgbtqia+ #lgbtqrights #pridemonth #stonewall #stormedelarverie

https://theriveter.co/voice/it-wasnt-no-damn-riot-celebrating-stonewall-uprising-activist-storme-delarverie/

"It Wasn't No Damn Riot": Celebrating Stonewall Uprising Activist Stormé DeLarverie - The Riveter “Why don’t you do something?” – Stormé DeLarverie during the Stonewall Uprising in 1969 It’s tempting to think that change happens in the pristine halls of our government, or in air-conditioned […]

Supreme Court won’t hear dispute over bathrooms for transgender students

“They said there was no need for the Supreme Court to take up the appeal, because the lower courts that have considered the issue reached the same conclusion — that treating transgender students differently violates a federal law, known as Title IX, that bans s*x discrimination in school programs.

Monday's order denying review in the case means Grimm's victory in the appeals court remains intact.”

#LGBTQIA+ #lgbtqrights #pridemonth #TitleIX #SupremeCourt #GavinGrimm

Supreme Court won’t hear dispute over bathrooms for transgender students Monday's order denying review in the case means Gavin Grimm's victory in the lower courts remains intact.

2021 San Antonio Pride Celebration will be virtual:

📍Live on Facebook & YouTube
🗓 Saturday June 26th
🕓 5PM - 10PM

#LGBTQIA+ #Pride2021 #SanAntonio #rowdypride

2021 San Antonio Pride Celebration will be virtual:

📍Live on Facebook & YouTube
🗓 Saturday June 26th
🕓 5PM - 10PM

#LGBTQIA+ #Pride2021 #SanAntonio #rowdypride

Locals Sound Off on Juneteenth Becoming a Federal Holiday - San Antonio Magazine

"At UTSA Juneteenth event, San Antonians say making Juneteenth a holiday is progress but that more work remains"

#UTSA #MSCEJ #Juneteenth #nationalholiday #sanantonio

https://www.sanantoniomag.com/locals-sound-off-on-juneteenth-becoming-a-federal-holiday/

Locals Sound Off on Juneteenth Becoming a Federal Holiday - San Antonio Magazine At UTSA Juneteenth event, San Antonians say making Juneteenth a holiday is progress but that more work remains

San Antonio Businesses Owned by LGBTQ People of Color - San Antonio Magazine

"Celebrate Pride Month and support minority business owners with your dollars!"

#sanantonio #lgbtqowned #minorityowned #rowdypride #lgbtqia+#pridemonth

https://www.sanantoniomag.com/san-antonio-businesses-owned-by-lgbtq-people-of-color/

San Antonio Businesses Owned by LGBTQ People of Color - San Antonio Magazine Your guide to life in San Antonio—things to do, where to eat, cultural spotlights, and the conversations that are moving the city forward

Learn more about Hap Veltman and San Antonio’s gay civil rights movement at UTSA’s Featured Pride Month Event.

Register on givepul.se/HC7WH6

Free and open to the #UTSA and entire #sanantonio community

#rowdypride #lgbtqia #pride🌈

Milestones in San Antonio LGBTQ+ History - San Antonio Magazine

"From the 1930s to present day, these moments have shaped the city's LGBTQ+ community"

#rowdypride #lgbtqia #pridemonth #sanantonio

https://www.sanantoniomag.com/milestones-in-san-antonio-lgbtq-history/

Milestones in San Antonio LGBTQ+ History - San Antonio Magazine From the 1930s to present day, these moments have shaped the city's LGBTQ+ community