61 Matching Results

Results open in a new window/tab.

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Mr. Moreno - July 12, 1978] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Mr. Moreno - July 12, 1978]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media, to Mr. Moreno of the Booker T. Washington Foundation. He writes to thank him for a packet he sent, and for further help in organizing a model ordinance and perhaps even a representative to help with some negotiations.
Date: July 12, 1978
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[BCMM and KAPE Radio Dispute Documents] (open access)

[BCMM and KAPE Radio Dispute Documents]

Several correspondences involving KAPE radio, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM). The focus of the documents is a dispute between the BCMM and KAPE, in which the BCMM tried to revoke the broadcaster's license. Also included is KAPE's effort to dismiss the BCMM, a deadline extension by the FCC, and various affidavits made on behalf of the BCMM.
Date: 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Members of the TMCLC - January 28, 1975] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Members of the TMCLC - January 28, 1975]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media, to members of the Texas Ministers and Citizens Leadership Council. He sends them a packet of information regarding a dispute between his organization - the BCMM - and KAPE radio. In the rest of the letter he writes about the struggle to correct the instruments of oppression endured by the black community.
Date: January 28, 1975
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Reverend Claude Black - March 10, 1975] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Reverend Claude Black - March 10, 1975]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media, to Reverend Claude W. Black of Mount Zion First Baptist Church. He writes about the struggle to correct the instruments of oppression endured by the black community.
Date: March 10, 1975
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[BCMM Petition Against KAPE Radio] (open access)

[BCMM Petition Against KAPE Radio]

Petition put out by the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM) asking for signatures in their fight against KAPE radio. The San Antonio broadcasters have been criticized by the BCMM for adversely representing the needs of the black community.
Date: March 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to William B. Ray - November 13, 1974] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to William B. Ray - November 13, 1974]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM), to William B. Ray of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). He is writing to file a formal complaint against KAPE radio after they refused to provide any coverage on a press coverage that the BCMM held.
Date: November 13, 1974
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter of Complaint from Mario Marcel Salas to William B. Ray - November 13, 1974] (open access)

[Letter of Complaint from Mario Marcel Salas to William B. Ray - November 13, 1974]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM), to William B. Ray of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). He is writing to file a formal complaint against WOAI TV and KAPE radio for neglecting to provide equal and adequate coverage of a press conference held by the BCMM. The event is seen as one in a long line of attempts made to discredit the black community.
Date: November 13, 1974
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Emerson Marcee - March 12, 1975] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Emerson Marcee - March 12, 1975]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM), to Emerson Marcee, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). He requests the opportunity to make a presentation to the NAACP, so that the BCMM may receive support for their ongoing dispute with KAPE radio, which they have consistently criticized for discrediting the African-American community.
Date: March 12, 1975
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Unknown Publication - May 29, 1975] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Unknown Publication - May 29, 1975]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM), to an unidentified publication. It is written in response to a letter that was sent by "C.O." in which he proposed that mixed marriages be stopped. Mr. Salas hopes that such blatant racism will one day be eradicated.
Date: May 29, 1975
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to William B. Ray - June 18, 1974] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to William B. Ray - June 18, 1974]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM), to William B. Ray of the Complaints and Compliance Division at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). He writes to request a 60 day extension for a petition to deny renewal of the KAPE radio license. He also asks that no renewal be given by the FCC until they are able to complete their investigation. The requests are made on the grounds that KAPE refused to provide BCMM members a copy of their 1974 renewal application, which is against the law.
Date: June 18, 1974
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bilger & Blair to William B. Ray - July 3, 1974] (open access)

[Letter from Bilger & Blair to William B. Ray - July 3, 1974]

Letter from Bilger & Blair, attorneys at law, to William B. Ray, chief of the complaints and compliance division of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Although only one page of the letter has been provided, it would appear that the attorneys are explaining a miscommunication that occurred between members of the Black Coalition on Mass Media and the KAPE radio sales manager - Franklin Collins. He did not provide a copy of a renewal application because he did not know it was available.
Date: July 3, 1974
Creator: Bilger, Donald E. & Blair, Forbes W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Nolan A. Bowie to Mario Marcel Salas - November 20, 1974] (open access)

[Letter from Nolan A. Bowie to Mario Marcel Salas - November 20, 1974]

Letter from Nolan A. Bowie to Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM). He writes to share his opinion on the dispute that developed between BCMM and KAPE radio, and as to whether or not the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) would consider his petition to deny the radio station a license renewal. He doesn't think it will go far, but encourages Mr. Salas to not give up.
Date: November 20, 1974
Creator: Bowie, Nolan A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas - March 11, 1975] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas - March 11, 1975]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM), to the president of an unidentified organization. He is writing to invite the president to speak at an event taking place at Pittman-Sullivan Park during Easter Sunday, where, along with other members of the BCMM, he plans on rallying support for various local issues. Among them is a dispute with KAPE radio, which has been criticized for lacking programming that adequately represents the black community.
Date: March 11, 1975
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Roberto R. Anguiano to Media Outlets - October 28, 1974] (open access)

[Letter from Roberto R. Anguiano to Media Outlets - October 28, 1974]

Letter from Roberto R. Anguiano, project coordinator at the Bilingual Bicultural Coalition on Mass Media. As an ally and close partner with the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM), Anguiano has sent out a notice of an upcoming news conference held by the BCMM to discuss their reasons behind denying local San Antonio radio station - KAPE radio - a license renewal.
Date: October 28, 1974
Creator: Anguiano, Roberto R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Black Coalition on Mass Media Minutes - July 16, 1978] (open access)

[Black Coalition on Mass Media Minutes - July 16, 1978]

Typed minutes for a July 1978 meeting of the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM). It gives information on topics discusses, members in attendance, and other pertinent details.
Date: July 16, 1978
Creator: McCullen, Joyce
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to the American Civil Liberties Union] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to the American Civil Liberties Union]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas of the Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED) to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The letter formally requests the help of the ACLU in preventing the acquittal of two security guards who murdered Webb Eugene Boyd.
Date: 1979
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas of the Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED) to the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF). The letter formally requests the help of MALDEF in preventing the acquittal of two security guards who murdered Webb Eugene Boyd. Specifically, he asks for a MALDEF attorney.
Date: 1979
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Webb Boyd Newsletter by Organizations United for Eastside Development ] (open access)

[Webb Boyd Newsletter by Organizations United for Eastside Development ]

Newsletter by Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED), written by Mario Marcel Salas. It discusses the case of Webb Boyd, a black man murdered by two security guards, and recent news in the trial of his killers, NAACP involvement, and community support.
Date: 1979
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John H. Sanders and Mario Marcel Salas to Benjamin Hooks - 1979] (open access)

[Letter from John H. Sanders and Mario Marcel Salas to Benjamin Hooks - 1979]

Letter from John H. Sanders and Mario Marcel Salas of Organizations United for Eastside Development to Benjamin Hooks, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). They are writing to request that a member of the national board - S. L. Deckard - be expelled for his support of Fred Semaan. An attorney by trade, Mr. Semaan provided the defense for two security guards charged with the voluntary manslaughter of Webb Eugene Boyd, whose murder was seen by many members of the San Antonio community as racially motivated.
Date: 1979
Creator: Sanders, John H. & Salas, Mario Marcel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John H. Sanders to Henry B. Gonzalez - July 13, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from John H. Sanders to Henry B. Gonzalez - July 13, 1979]

Letter from John H. Sanders, president of Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED), to congressman Henry B. Gonzalez. The letter was written as a follow-up, and as a request for help, after Sanders met Gonzalez in Washington D. C. over problems brewing in the San Antonio community. It would seem that the City Manager and members of its staff made concerted efforts to undermine urban development, community centers, and other services that would have been beneficial to San Antonio's marginalized ethnic communities.
Date: July 13, 1979
Creator: Sanders, John H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Finnis E. Jolly to Thomas E. Huebner - August 22, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Finnis E. Jolly to Thomas E. Huebner - August 22, 1979]

Letter from Finnis E. Jolly, area manager of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, to Thomas E. Huebner, city manager of San Antonio. Jolly's letter is in response to some of Huebner's questions, as well as a reminder that funds given to the Barbara Jordan Community Center must be reimbursed because of its low priority; otherwise, Jolly will take the proper course of action.
Date: August 22, 1979
Creator: Jolly, Finnis E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Drew S. Days to OUED Members - August 29, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Drew S. Days to OUED Members - August 29, 1979]

Letter from Drew S. Days III, Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division, to John H. Sanders, Mario Marcel Salas, and Rick Green of Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED). The letter is in reply to their allegation of fraud in the trial of Webb Boyd, whose murder was believed to have been racially motivated. Mr. Days assures them that correct action will be taken if their allegations are found to be true.
Date: August 29, 1979
Creator: Days, Drew S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from OUED to Roy Barrera - May 30, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from OUED to Roy Barrera - May 30, 1979]

Letter from a member of Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED) to Assistant District Attorney Roy Barrera. As prosecutor in the trail of Webb Eugene Boyd, Mr. Barrera was responsible for charging two police officers with the voluntary manslaughter of Mr. Boyd. OUED is writing to congratulate the attorney's work, which they see as a stepping stone in relieving racist relations in San Antonio.
Date: May 30, 1979
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from S. Marcus Jahns to T. C. Calvert - June 15, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from S. Marcus Jahns to T. C. Calvert - June 15, 1979]

Letter from S. Marcus Jahns, director of Budget and Research Department, to T. C. Calvert of Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED). The letter was sent a status report on a proposed government project, the Barbara Jordan Community Center. News include the reallocation of five hundred thousand dollars to the Center and an upcoming meeting with the project architect.
Date: June 15, 1979
Creator: Jahns, S. Marcus
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History