A 150-year-old building on West Campus is the last remnant of a freedom colony, a community of formerly enslaved people. The building has been closed as an apartment complex was built up around it. Some say the historic structure has never really gotten its due.
A 150-year-old building on West Campus is the last remnant of a freedom colony, a community of formerly enslaved people. The building has been closed as an apartment complex was built up around it. Some say the historic structure has never really gotten its due.
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez would have turned 50 this April 16. Although she is gone, her legacy lives on.
April 16 is Selena Day. According to National Today, then-Governor of Texas George W. Bush declared Selena Quintanilla-Pérez s birthday as Selena Day two weeks after her untimely death. And 2021 s Selena Day is especially significant as the singer, songwriter and queen of Tejano music would’ve turned 50 years old.
But instead of seeing Selena mark her golden birthday, this year marks 26 years since she was killed on March 31, 1995. The Selena movie, featuring Jennifer Lopez, also turns 24. The film was released in theaters on March 21, 1997.