Save the date! Join MACRI's Oral History Training Camp! Learn about oral histories, how to conduct them, and how to join our Oral History Corp. Saturday, January 24, 2026 | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM MACRI Visitor Center | 2123 Buena Vista Street, SATX 78207 Learn more & RSVP at buff.ly/AgsCyaa

Born #OTD in 1909 in Mexico, Arcadia Hernández López was a pioneering bilingual educator in the U.S. She created innovative bilingual education programs in the San Antonio Independent School District, while also serving as a teacher for more than 30 years.

Born #OTD in 1916, Emma Tenayuca was a trailblazing labor rights leader in Texas, participating in her first labor strike when she was only 16 years old in support of workers at the HW Finck Cigar Company.

TODAY! Join MACRI & the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center for a book talk with Guadalupe García McCall and David Bowles. 🗓️ Friday, December 19, 2025 | 6 PM - 8 PM 📍 Guadalupe Latino Bookstore | 1300 Guadalupe Street, San Antonio, TX 78207 🍪 Holiday refreshments provided! RSVP: buff.ly/8MPhhnT

Save the dates! We're getting ready for a busy 2026! Throughout the year, we'll feature a special series of programs exploring Mexican Americans and the 250th anniversary of the US. Learn more with MACRI! Visit somosmacri.org for more information.

SAVE THE DATE! Join us for a special America 250 MACRI Talk, "Derechos, Fueros, and Privilegios: Rights in Spanish Colonial Texas" featuring Dr. Frank de la Teja. Saturday, January 10, 2026 | 2 - 3:30 PM Central Library | 600 Soledad St., SATX RSVP & learn more at www.mysapl.org/Events-News/...

Join MACRI & the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center TOMORROW for a book talk with Guadalupe García McCall and David Bowles. 🗓️ Friday, December 19, 2025 | 6 PM - 8 PM 📍 Guadalupe Latino Bookstore | 1300 Guadalupe Street, San Antonio, TX 78207 🍪 Holiday refreshments provided! RSVP: buff.ly/8MPhhnT

The year 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the United States. Join us for a special series of MACRI Programs exploring the ways Mexican Americans have been essential threads in the national fabric. Visit somosmacri.org for more details and to RSVP!

Join MACRI & the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center this FRIDAY for a special holiday talk with Guadalupe García McCall and David Bowles. 🗓️ Friday, December 19, 2025 | 6 PM - 8 PM 📍 Guadalupe Latino Bookstore | 1300 Guadalupe Street, SATX 78207 🍇 Refreshments provided 🧀 RSVP at buff.ly/8MPhhnT!

On view now through March 20, 2026, at the MACRI Visitor Center: "William Merriweather Peña: The Father of Architectural Programming." The exhibit gallery will be open Monday through Friday, 10 AM—NOON and 1 - 4 PM, or by appointment. Learn more at buff.ly/uRwtwWN

Today is Bill of Rights Day #OTD in 1791, the new United States of America ratified the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, confirming the fundamental rights of its citizens, including many of our nation's most valued freedoms that guarantee civil rights & liberties.

#OTD in 1934, La Liga Pro-Defensa Escolar (The School Defense League) was founded in San Antonio, TX, emerging from the League of United Latin American Citizens’ Committee on Playgrounds and School Facilities.

Next Friday! Join MACRI & the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center for a special holiday book talk with Guadalupe García McCall and David Bowles. 🗓️ Friday, December 19, 2025 | 6 PM - 8 PM 📍 Guadalupe Latino Bookstore | 1300 Guadalupe Street, SATX 78207 🍇 Refreshments provided 🧀 RSVP: buff.ly/8MPhhnT

SAVE THE DATE! Join us for a special America 250 MACRI Talk, "Derechos, Fueros, and Privilegios: Rights in Spanish Colonial Texas" featuring Dr. Frank de la Teja. Saturday, January 10, 2026 | 2 - 3:30 PM Central Library | 600 Soledad St., SATX RSVP & learn more at www.mysapl.org/Events-News/...

On view now through March 20, 2026, at the MACRI Visitor Center: "William Merriweather Peña: The Father of Architectural Programming." The exhibit gallery is open Monday through Friday, 10 AM—NOON and 1 - 4 PM, or by appointment. Learn more at buff.ly/uRwtwWN

Join us TOMORROW for the opening of MACRI’s new traveling exhibit, William Merriweather Peña: The Father of Architectural Programming 🗓️ Saturday, December 6, 2025 | 1 PM - 4 PM 📍 MACRI Visitor Center, 2123 Buena Vista, SATX 78207 RSVP and learn more about Willie Peña at: buff.ly/UMlxZKq

Save the date! Join MACRI & the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center for a book talk with Guadalupe García McCall and David Bowles. 🗓️ Friday, December 19, 2025 | 6 PM - 8 PM 📍 Guadalupe Latino Bookstore | 1300 Guadalupe Street, San Antonio, TX 78207 🍇 Refreshments provided 🧀 RSVP at buff.ly/8MPhhnT!

This Saturday! Join us for the opening of MACRI’s new traveling exhibit, William Merriweather Peña: The Father of Architectural Programming Saturday, December 6, 2025 | 1 PM - 4 PM MACRI Visitor Center | 2123 Buena Vista Street, SATX 78207 RSVP and learn more about Willie Peña at: buff.ly/UMlxZKq

Did you know that less than 2% of philanthropic dollars in the United States go to Latino-led nonprofits? Don't let our history be erased! Please consider a donation to MACRi this Giving Tuesday. Donate today at somosmacri.org/donate/online/ Gracias!

It's December! Cozy up with MACRI programs! More details at somosmacri.org

¡OJO! The MACRI Visitor Center will be closed from Thursday, Nov. 27th, through Friday, Dec. 5th, for the holiday & the installation of a new exhibit! Please join us for the opening reception of our latest exhibit on Saturday, Dec. 6th, or during our regular gallery hours starting Monday, Dec. 8th.

Save the date! Join us for the opening of MACRI’s new traveling exhibit, William Merriweather Peña: The Father of Architectural Programming Saturday, December 6, 2025 | 1 PM - 4 PM MACRI Visitor Center | 2123 Buena Vista Street, SATX 78207 RSVP and learn more about Willie Peña at: buff.ly/UMlxZKq

Save the date! Join MACRI & the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center for a book talk with Guadalupe García McCall and David Bowles 🗓️ Friday, December 19, 2025 | 6 PM - 8 PM 📍 Guadalupe Latino Bookstore | 1300 Guadalupe Street, San Antonio, TX 78207 🍇 Refreshments provided 🧀 RSVP at buff.ly/8MPhhnT!

MACRI wishes you a happy Thanksgiving! Thank you to everyone who has been a part of the MACRI community and has helped us grow over the last 6 years. Today and every day we are grateful for the contributions of the civil rights trailblazers who have worked to expand our democracy for all. Gracias!

#OTD In 1991, Rosita la Monstrua de las Cuevas debuted on Sesame Street, becoming the first Mexican American Muppet character on the beloved children's program. She is also Sesame Street's first bilingual and first Latina Muppet character that is a regular member of the cast.

¡OJO! The MACRI Visitor Center will be closed from Thursday, Nov. 27th, through Friday, Dec. 5th, for the holiday & the installation of a new exhibit! Please join us for the opening reception of our latest exhibit on Saturday, Dec. 6th, or during our regular gallery hours starting Monday, Dec. 8th.

We were thrilled to welcome a group of BYU Cougars to the MACRI Visitor Center yesterday. They are traveling to different cities in Texas to learn about local history. Please wish them an insightful and safe trip!

On Saturday, Texas A&M San Antonio students presented their Methods of Historical Research projects directed by Dr. Philis Barragán Goetz. Congratulations to these Jaguars on their incredible research, and thank you to everyone who joined us ito support these emerging scholars!

On this day in 1960, CBS News aired Harvest of Shame, Edward R. Murrow’s groundbreaking documentary exposing the harsh realities faced by farmworkers in the United States. Murrow’s reporting brought national attention to conditions that too many Americans had never seen.

You may experience difficulty accessing our website over the next 48 hours as we launch our new website! We will keep you updated on our progress via social media. 🚧

¡OJO! The MACRI Visitor Center will be closed from Thursday, Nov. 27th, through Friday, Dec. 5th, for the holiday & the installation of a new exhibit! Please join us for the opening reception of our latest exhibit on Saturday, Dec. 6th, or during our regular gallery hours starting Monday, Dec. 8th.

Last chance! Don't miss the opportunity to see MACRI's traveling exhibit: "Cisneros V. Corpus Christi ISD: The Long Fight To End School Segregation.” On view now through Wednesday, Nov. 26th, at the MACRI Visitor Center from 10 AM - NOON and 1 - 4 PM. Learn more at www.somosmacri.org/event-detail...

Save the date! Join us for the opening of MACRI’s new traveling exhibit, William Merriweather Peña: The Father of Architectural Programming Saturday, December 6, 2025 | 1 PM - 4 PM MACRI Visitor Center | 2123 Buena Vista Street, SATX 78207 RSVP and learn more about Willie Peña at: buff.ly/UMlxZKq

Texas A&M San Antonio students will present their Methods of Historical Research projects directed by Dr. Philis Barragán Goetz. Join us TOMORROW to support these emerging scholars! Saturday, November 22 | 9 AM - 12:30 PM MACRI Visitor Center | 2123 Buena Vista Street, SATX RSVP: buff.ly/a8vyLgY

Save the date! Join MACRI & the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center for a book talk with Guadalupe García McCall and David Bowles 🗓️ Friday, December 19, 2025 | 6 PM - 8 PM 📍 Guadalupe Latino Bookstore | 1300 Guadalupe Street, San Antonio, TX 78207 🍇 Refreshments provided 🧀 RSVP at buff.ly/8MPhhnT!

Today is Día de la Revolución, commemorating the start of the Mexican Revolution—an event that transformed not only Mexico, but also the U.S., which received hundreds of thousands of refugees who contributed to the growth of the nation. Did your ancestors experience the Mexican Revolution?

Students from Texas A&M San Antonio will present their Methods of Historical Research projects directed by Dr. Philis Barragán Goetz. Join us to support these emerging scholars! Saturday, November 22 | 9 AM - 12:30 PM MACRI Visitor Center | 2123 Buena Vista Street, SATX 78207 RSVP: buff.ly/a8vyLgY

On view now through November 26, 2025, at the MACRI Visitor Center: ”Cisneros V. Corpus Christi ISD: The Long Fight To End School Segregation.” Learn more at: buff.ly/FuwW9Rw

#OTD in 1973, after building gradually, the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies (NACCS), was formally created. Originally named the National Association of Chicano Social Scientists, it was renamed in 1995 to acknowledge the contributions of Chicanas in the association.

Born #OTD in 1932, Gregory Luna is a civil rights trailblazer who served in the Texas House of Representatives & State Senate from 1985 to 1999, & championed improving education & public school finance. He helped found the Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund & served four terms as chair.

Join us online for a MACRI Talk this Saturday! The Untold Story of Coach David L. Carrasco This virtual event will be accessible *via Zoom* Please use the following link at 10 AM Central Time: us06web.zoom.us/j/82488035044 (⏰ 8 AM Pacific Time; 9 AM Mountain Time; 11 AM Eastern Time)

Join us for a special TAMUSA student symposium featuring histories of Mexican Americans & Educational Access. Saturday, November 22, 2025 9 AM - 12:30 PM MACRI Visitor Center, 2123 Buena Vista Street, San Antonio, Texas 78207 Light refreshments will be provided. RSVP at buff.ly/a8vyLgY

Did you miss our Veterans Day MACRI Talk? Watch the complete conversation on our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc87... .

On view now through November 26, 2025, at the MACRI Visitor Center: ”Cisneros V. Corpus Christi ISD: The Long Fight To End School Segregation.” Learn more at: buff.ly/FuwW9Rw

MACRI is going live TODAY at 6pm CT! Join us for a special Veterans’ Day MACRI Talk about Company E, 141st Infantry, the only all Mexican American army unit in World War II, featuring author Dave Gutierrez. Livestreaming on MACRI's Facebook at bit.ly/FB-MACRI and YouTube at bit.ly/YT-MACRI.

On #Fronteras: TPR intern Ivanna Bass Caldera visited @somosmacri.bsky.social to see their traveling exhibit on a key school desegregation case. Cisneros v. Corpus Christi ISD extended Brown v. Board protections to Mexican American students. @texaspublicradio.bsky.social shorturl.at/scZYg

The MACRI Visitor Center is closed today in observance of Veterans Day. Please join us online tonight at 6 PM CT for a MACRI Talk - Patriots from the Barrio, livestreaming on MACRI's Facebook page at bit.ly/FB-MACRI and YouTube channel at bit.ly/YT-MACRI.

Happy Veterans Day! Across our nation's history, the military service of Latino Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, & Coast Guard members has been integral to the defense of our country. Veterans have also been at the forefront of advocating for civil rights. We are grateful to all who have served.

Join us for the opening of MACRI’s new traveling exhibit, CISNEROS V. CORPUS CHRISTI ISD: THE LONG FIGHT TO END SCHOOL SEGREGATION. Saturday, September 27, 2025 1 PM - 4 PM MACRI Visitor Center, 2123 Buena Vista Street, SATX 78207 RSVP -> www.somosmacri.org/event-detail...

DEADLINE EXTENDED! 📣 CALL FOR DOLORES HUERTA INSPIRED ART 📣 🎨 Bexar County middle & high school students: to celebrate Dolores Huerta’s 95th bday, MACRI is holding an exhibit of student art inspired by Dolores Huerta. See submission guidelines at buff.ly/3WaVWjw