Jaime Martinez was a Civil rights activist and farm worker advocate from San Antonio. Martinez served as the Chairman of the Cesar E. Chavez Legacy and Educational Foundation board and was a lifetime advocate for civil rights. Martinez grew up on the West side San Antonio and attended Lanier High School. In his interview, he talked about his life as a labor organizer, having a street named after him, and what it takes to be an organizer. He died in July of 2017.

In the first part of his interview, Mr. Bernal talks about his experiences growing up in the west side of San Antonio. He talks about living conditions and the different jobs he had as a young man to help his household. He also discussed the conditions in the area schools, and the way Mexican American youth were steered toward trades instead of going to college. He also talks about his experience in the military; he was sent to the Philippines and Japan. Upon returning to the U.S., Mr. Bernal attended Trinity U., and later became a school teacher. Two part interview.

Discussed his early life in a segregated Port Arthur, his education, and his work with youths in the criminal justice system, and later, in education.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Promising Young Artist Series: "Believe" Concert. Performances by three young men, Diimond Freeman, Jahaziel Tillman, and Sherod Cox, Jr. live at Clarence Music Café.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Promising Young Artist Series: "Believe" Concert. Performances by three young men, Diimond Freeman, Sherod Cox, Jr., and Jahaziel Tillman at the Clarence Music Café.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Roundtable Writer's Breakfast, A Sailor's Perspective Series 2 of 2, "My Golden Nuggets: Life Changing Devotions and Meditations" event in 2012. This video features discussion between prominent TBAAL members and Navy captain, chaplain, and author Ronnie C. King. He talks about his book and time in the U.S. Military. The video scratches at 36:12.

Ms. Brown was born and raised in Lufkin, Texas. She attended segregated schools in South Lufkin prior to moving to North Lufkin, where she attended and graduated from Dunbar High. She became a teacher at a private school and implemented African-American history into her curriculum. In her interview, Ms. Brown describes segregation in Lufkin, the violence and fear of white reprisals, the African-American community, and her career as a teacher.

Wide ranging interview with TC Calvert. He talks about growing up in San Antonio; his membership in SNCC;

Interview Betty Jean Braswell, discussing what she remembers about growing up in Kerrville and having polio as a child, as well as information about her family and career as a teacher and business owner.

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.

Interview with Alcadio Zamudio, from Weslaco, Texas. In his interview, Mr. Zamudio discusses his background, attending the University of Wisconsin, organizing in Wisconsin among migrant workers, La Raza Unida in Wisconsin, the Pharr, Texas riot, and other topics related to Chicano rights and political activity.

Daniel Bustamante was born in Corpus Christi in 1948 and was raised in both Mathis and Corpus Christi. He grew up in a farm worker family and attended the "Mexican" School in Mathis. His activist consciousness began in 1965, when he left to California to work in the fields--the discrimination he faced changed him. In addition, he became a conscious objector during the Vietnam War. He attended Del Mar College from 1967-1969, where he became involved in the Anti-War Movement, the Young Democrats, and supported the UFW Grape Boycott. He moved to Houston in 1969 to attend the University of Houston. At UH, he became involved in MAYO efforts. In 1975, he hosted a party that ended in an incident of police brutality. Bustamante, along with 2 other activists (Eddie Canales and Elliot ?) sued HPD in Federal Court and won in 1979. In 1977-1978, in the aftermath of the Joe Campos Torres death and the Moody Park Rebellion, Bustamante led several marches and pickets to demonstrate against police brutality in Houston. In the late 1970s, he worked at Casa de Amigos in the Northside, an institution geared to address health care isses and drug abuse in the community. In …

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Comedy Night at the Muse event in 2010. This video features a performance by comedian Lady MoZan live on stage at Clarence Muse Café Theatre with opening acts by comedians TomCat, Denzel Snipes, Anastasia, and Q. The video cuts at 1:27:23 to a news segment.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "You're the One" Concert event in 2011. This video features various performances by singer Dondria Nicole Fields live on stage at Clarence Muse Café Theatre. This video cuts at 1:11:38 to a news segment.

Vernice Moore discussed her early life in a segregated Port Arthur, her parents' struggles (social and economic), and her fight against segregation. Hosea Gabriel discussed his lifetime of work to end segregation, to bring about social and economic change to his hometown, and to maintain his family's dignity amid severe obstacles.

Rose Wilson was born outside of Waco and moved to Lubbock as a young married adult. She raised her children in the city. Wilson became the first African American women to become president of Lubbock’s NAACP—when she was working as a maid. Because of her work sector, she faced pushback by some community economic elites. Sheila Patterson-Harris was born and raised in Lubbock, Texas. Her father is T.J. Patterson-Harris, the first African American City Representative of Lubbock, Texas. She attended school at the University of North Texas Denton, Texas. After graduating from university, Patterson-Harris moved back to Lubbock and worked in the radio industry but transferred over to working as a probation officer for twenty-nine years. She won the city representative seat her father once had in 2016.

Opera scenes performed at the UNT College of MusicVoertman Hall.

Ms. Miranda was born in Grand Prairie but spent the majority of her childhood in the Rio Grande Valley, where she experienced segregation and poor schooling. Determined to be a teacher, she eventually obtained her degree in education and began working as a special education teacher in Lufkin, the first Mexican-American teacher at LISD. Her husband was born and raised in Diboll, where he worked for Temple Industries. In their interview, Ms. Miranda describes the discrimination she faced in the Valley, her path to becoming a teacher, and her education career. Mr. Miranda describes life in Diboll and working for Temple.

B-roll video footage from the NBC 5 television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Video footage from the NBC 5 television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Video footage from the NBC 5 television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Video footage from the NBC 5 television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

B-roll video footage from the NBC 5 television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

B-roll video footage from the NBC 5 television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.