Videos

Journalist Victor Luckerson chronicled the rise and fall of Tulsa’s Greenwood District also known as “Black Wall Street” through the lens of the Goodwin family from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massa…

Authors Jonathan Eig ("King: A Life"), Antonia Hylton ("Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum") and Edwin Raymond ("An Inconvenient Cop") discussed issues of systemic racism as wel…

Authors Patricia Spears Jones ("The Beloved Community), Marita Golden (The Strong Black Woman), and Kevin Powell (The Kevin Powell Reader) discussed how writing can foster empathy and solace…

Writer Adam Lazarus detailed the fifty-year friendship of John Glenn and Ted Williams focusing on their service together in the Korean War.

Journalist Liza Mundy discussed the little-known history of the roles and impact of the women working in the CIA.

San Antonio Express-News columnist Cary Clack reflected on topics and people discussed in a collection of his columns. This event was part of the 2024 San Antonio Book Festival.

Texas Southern University’s Jesús Jesse Esparza detailed how the San Felipe Independent School District established & maintained the first autonomous Mexican American school district in a We…

:Investigative journalist Megan Kimple examined the origins of U.S. highways, the impact on communities & whether removal of urban highways should be considered. This event was part of the 2…

Stanford University history professor Ana Raquel Minian talked about the history of immigrant detention in the U.S. This event was part of the 2024 San Antonio Book Festival.

Ethnobotanist Gary Paul Nabhan looked at the history, science, and the production of tequila and other spirits from agave plants. This event was part of the 2024 San Antonio Book Festival.

Journalist Joe Holley discussed the creation and development of the electric co-op movement to bring power to rural Texas and the current issues surrounding the state’s electrical grid. This…

Historian Matthew Bowman spoke about an interracial couple’s claim of alien abduction in the 1960s and its connection to a shifting in American society regarding science, religion, and race.…

Authors Victoria Christopher Murray (The First Ladies) , Pamela Newkirk (Diversity, Inc.) , Thabiti Lewis (Black People Are My Business) and Khalil Gibran Muhammad (The Condemnation of Black…

Authors Emily Raboteau ("Lessons for Survival"), Christina Greer ("Black Ethnics") and Bettina Love ("Punished for Dreaming") discussed how technology and social media have impacted the figh…

Former Vice President Mike Pence spoke about his life and faith and reflected on his time in the Trump administration.

Authors Tim Alberta ("The Kingdom, The Power, And The Glory"), Tina Nguyen ("The MAGA Diaries") and Stephen Vladeck ("The Shadow Docket") discussed American political and social divides and …

Authors Tim Alberta ("The Kingdom, The Power, & The Glory"), McKay Coppins ("Romney: A Reckoning") and Robert Jones ("The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy") discussed how religion has impacte…

Authors Franklin Foer ("The Last Politician"), Tina Nguyen ("The MAGA Diaries") and Patrick Ruffini ("Party of the People") discussed the state of American politics and Election 2024. This e…

Authors McKay Coppins ("Romney: A Reckoning"), Fredrik deBoer ("How Elites Ate the Social Justice Movement") and Robert Jones ("The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy") discussed the social and…

Authors Jeff Goodell ("The Heat Will Kill You First"), David Lipsky ("The Parrot and the Igloo") and John Vaillant ("Fire Weather") discussed climate change and how the issue has impacted Am…