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UTSA Assistant Archivist Melissa Gohlke discussed the legacy of local LGBTQ+ pioneer and developer Hap Veltman and his vision for the city of San Antonio in the KSAT Q&A. ....
Historical records of 1990 mass layoff donated to UTSA special collections Fuerza Unida lives on, aiding displaced workers, families, group members say Tags: Historical records of 1990 mass layoff donated to UTSA special collections SAN ANTONIO – The history of the 1990 mass layoffs, where more than 1,100 San Antonio women employed by Levi Strauss & Co. were fired, will be shared next year through photos, documents, and memorabilia donated to the University of Texas at San Antonio library’s special collections. “I was thrilled,” said Dean Hendrix, the dean of libraries at UTSA, who studied Mexican-American Studies at UT Austin. Hendrix said he was aware of the layoffs, protests and hunger strikes that followed. ....
UTSA graduate is puppeteer for new Black muppet on ‘Sesame Workshop’ New character Wesley, father Elijah help to discuss topic of race on PBS show Tags: SAN ANTONIO – Five-year-old Wesley is a black muppet on “Sesame Workshop”, the nonprofit behind “Sesame Street” and was created along with his father Elijah to talk about race and racism along with the other favorite Sesame Street characters. In a video made by the nonprofit explaining race, Elmo meets up with Wes and his dad at a park on a Fall day, where different color leaves are falling. Elmo walks up to Wes and asks why Wesley’s skin is brown. Wes explains it’s because of the amount of Melanin he has in his skin. They have a heartfelt conversation explaining that even though Elmo is red and Wes is brown similar to the falling leaves side by side they look beautiful and are strong together. ....