https://www.kens5.com/ KENS Rss Feed https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/together-we-rise/transforming-the-deed-of-pain-into-the-power-of-ownership-together-we-rise/273-becf7c64-6f74-4512-ae01-685fcac6d87c The San Antonio African-American Community Archive and Museum now owns the buildings where Black people weren't allowed to eat or shop. together-we-rise news community becf7c64-6f74-4512-ae01-685fcac6d87c Thu, 28 Dec 2023 04:23:07 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/together-we-rise/former-hill-country-dj-speaks-gains-losses-of-becoming-transwoman-together-we-rise/273-52b6cf55-db02-4321-9798-ec843fe1d718 It's taken a lifetime for Mikaela Taylor to be born. The birth of a transwoman comes with the victory of identity. But it also came with the loss of family. together-we-rise news home 52b6cf55-db02-4321-9798-ec843fe1d718 Mon, 13 Nov 2023 11:44:34 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/little-mermaid-together-we-rise/273-d8ef81b5-5981-4729-b304-b13e779774e2 Fans excited for the new live-action 'Little Mermaid' and its diverse cast. news together-we-rise community entertainment movies features home d8ef81b5-5981-4729-b304-b13e779774e2 Wed, 31 May 2023 13:01:15 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/national/military-news/texas-fort-hood-cavazos-us-army-military-general/273-41467e70-7a9e-4de8-861a-8be77f91dcc2 One of the country's largest military instillations was redesignated Fort Cavazos, as part of a plan put into motion by Congress. military-news originals news together-we-rise history national texas home 41467e70-7a9e-4de8-861a-8be77f91dcc2 Fri, 26 May 2023 16:31:41 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/together-we-rise/kens-5-together-we-rise-news-special-television/273-57633e85-5b1f-4a45-ac91-5741396ed97a The hour-long program taking a look at how San Antonians are addressing issues of diversity and inclusion will be hosted by Audrey Castoreno and Marvin Hurst. together-we-rise about-us entertainment television home news community 57633e85-5b1f-4a45-ac91-5741396ed97a Mon, 07 Mar 2022 18:17:58 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/together-we-rise/woman-buffalo-san-antonio/273-6d92d88d-9de2-4d31-9853-eadadf925e59 The Texas Tribal Buffalo Project in Waelder sits on 77 acres with 15 head of bison. After nearly three centuries, the buffalo are roaming once again. together-we-rise community local news home 6d92d88d-9de2-4d31-9853-eadadf925e59 Fri, 31 Mar 2023 21:04:31 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/black-history/bexar-county-slave-trade-black-history-archivists-san-antonio/273-76e9d798-2852-40be-8ef5-b91cb21ac1f9 How much Black history should be taught in schools remains unresolved. In Bexar County Spanish Archives, the county's slave trading history is accessible to all. black-history together-we-rise community home news local 76e9d798-2852-40be-8ef5-b91cb21ac1f9 Wed, 01 Mar 2023 04:46:45 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/san-antonio-nurse-giving-women-peace-of-mind-as-they-give-birth/273-c9dee760-9764-4aa6-a5b7-7b8d1816789d A Black midwife opened up a birthing center that lets women bring life into the world as they wish --- a world where Black women may never see their baby turn one. local news health black-history life community together-we-rise home c9dee760-9764-4aa6-a5b7-7b8d1816789d Tue, 28 Feb 2023 14:30:08 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/storied-st-philips-college-to-celebrate-125-years-wednesday-historically-black-college-san-antonio-texas/273-ac10dad4-a53c-4cb2-9c5c-47f0f1cd6882 St. Philip's College's history continues to evolve. But how long will its longtime president grow with it? She has an answer. local education black-history producers-picks together-we-rise home news ac10dad4-a53c-4cb2-9c5c-47f0f1cd6882 Tue, 28 Feb 2023 13:20:07 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/san-antonio-fbi-head-oliver-rich-community-texas/273-261f3b0e-92af-453a-b293-ecdbbac31e97 Oliver Rich longed to be a pilot and never dreamt of the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a career. Now he's leading the FBI's San Antonio Division. community law-enforcement together-we-rise home news 261f3b0e-92af-453a-b293-ecdbbac31e97 Sat, 25 Feb 2023 04:48:41 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/together-we-rise/buddy-pass-san-antonio-travel-magazine-black-history-month/273-3f426ed2-cec3-4089-851b-1edf077dc708 The Buddy Pass is a new magazine that evolved from an existing podcast about the experiences of Black travelers. together-we-rise life community home news 3f426ed2-cec3-4089-851b-1edf077dc708 Fri, 24 Feb 2023 05:20:26 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/black-history/sutton-family-leaves-lasting-legacy-of-education-civil-rights/273-8fe2fe6e-61ae-4683-be16-85b66f4459dc The Sutton family, who settled on San Antonio’s east side, became doctors and lawyers while sharing a legacy with the country’s famous African American leaders. black-history people life features local community news together-we-rise home 8fe2fe6e-61ae-4683-be16-85b66f4459dc Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:56:15 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/black-history/mr-and-mrs-gs-home-cooking-san-antonio-black-history-restaurant-cuisine/273-872f983d-e49e-4930-90c4-62765148027a The San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum has collected decades-old memorabilia from the now-shuttered Mr. & Mrs. G's Home Cooking. black-history community life food together-we-rise home news local 872f983d-e49e-4930-90c4-62765148027a Sat, 18 Feb 2023 04:11:41 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/black-history/curley-mays-blues-guitarist-musician-black-history-music-texas/273-80acb819-a667-41ef-89b0-54f971bdc76d The Beaumont native now lives in east San Antonio, where he performed at the Eastwood Country Club years ago. black-history people music together-we-rise home news local 80acb819-a667-41ef-89b0-54f971bdc76d Fri, 03 Feb 2023 23:18:50 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/together-we-rise/from-the-classroom-to-the-red-carpet-a-filmmaker-program-bridges-opportunity-gaps-for-local-students/273-8beeb298-3b70-42d6-8bec-49cf414993fe The idea started in the office of District 2 councilman Jalen McKee Rodriguez who collaborated with Alamo City Studios to bring it to life. together-we-rise community education local news home 8beeb298-3b70-42d6-8bec-49cf414993fe Sat, 26 Nov 2022 05:54:17 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/blackwell-school-marfa-texas-spanish-latino-american-language/273-63c811e9-6218-4ad2-babe-67c313d5a8ed Blackwell School alumni work to put their story of segregation on a national platform. community together-we-rise education history news home 63c811e9-6218-4ad2-babe-67c313d5a8ed Wed, 21 Sep 2022 04:10:38 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/together-we-rise/why-more-women-of-color-are-needed-on-the-bench-together-we-rise/273-823788aa-61a4-4b4f-8c4b-c31ea650cbae There are women judges in Bexar County. But if you expect them to be Black, it's a slim figure. together-we-rise news community home 823788aa-61a4-4b4f-8c4b-c31ea650cbae Wed, 14 Sep 2022 18:06:56 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/together-we-rise/combat-medic-becomes-us-citizen-through-military-together-we-rise/273-6f7d4be5-9830-49b6-b5b7-aa428372af0a Staff Sergeant Ifeanyi Anyaegbuna, a combat medic at JBSA Fort Sam Houston, never considered a career in the military. But one day, fate intervened. together-we-rise local news community military-news home 6f7d4be5-9830-49b6-b5b7-aa428372af0a Wed, 20 Jul 2022 03:43:29 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/together-we-rise/the-history-behind-pride-that-is-too-important-to-forget/273-bd575c0d-7906-47f5-be61-4ab33474cc2a San Antonio's first Pride march was in 1976, but the riots for LGBTQ+ rights commemorated every year happened in 1969 in New York. together-we-rise community news home bd575c0d-7906-47f5-be61-4ab33474cc2a Fri, 24 Jun 2022 21:48:09 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/together-we-rise/the-search-for-san-antonios-juneteenth-history-together-we-rise/273-45a48df1-59a0-4e60-8158-fe4428e17954 Researchers believe slaves in San Antonio got emancipation news like the enslaved in Galveston. But where are the documents, artifacts, and stories to back that up? together-we-rise originals juneteenth history black-history community news home 45a48df1-59a0-4e60-8158-fe4428e17954 Wed, 22 Jun 2022 03:49:06 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/together-we-rise/san-antonio-texas-queen-of-sunglasses-india-america-usa/273-bf0b50ea-3abd-4d04-86b5-862ce3a92d53 Kamlesh Chaudhry fled violence in India following the riots of 1984. After years of starting fresh in the U.S., she earned the nickname "Queen of Sunglasses." together-we-rise originals community people home news bf0b50ea-3abd-4d04-86b5-862ce3a92d53 Wed, 08 Jun 2022 03:34:49 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/together-we-rise/san-antonio-lgbtq-gay-queer-history-utsa-preserved-archived-texas/273-ac281d16-a4a6-47b2-96f0-171ff30c7b19 Melissa Gohlke is presented with a portal into the history of San Antonio's LGBTQ+ community on an almost daily basis. together-we-rise originals community history home news ac281d16-a4a6-47b2-96f0-171ff30c7b19 Wed, 18 May 2022 03:57:56 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/together-we-rise/hiding-in-plain-sight-together-we-rise/273-b1edc6fe-3854-4c3a-abb1-5a3d204a107f Jewish families respond to the uptick in anti-Semitic hate in San Antonio. together-we-rise community news crime home b1edc6fe-3854-4c3a-abb1-5a3d204a107f Wed, 27 Apr 2022 13:34:18 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/together-we-rise/la-prensa-newspaper-san-antonio-texas-news-history-journalism/273-4189661f-d4aa-44c8-91f7-bc98fc061b3d "We will be bigger and I would like to say in the future we will be across the country.” together-we-rise local history news community home 4189661f-d4aa-44c8-91f7-bc98fc061b3d Thu, 14 Apr 2022 15:35:55 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/together-we-rise/texas-families-transgender-children-local-youth/273-139f911a-84d2-4b1e-aee1-c48bbd09f879 Pride in your identity can be a powerful thing. Texas families of transgender kids speak up about why it's harmful to threaten that agency. together-we-rise community politics local news home 139f911a-84d2-4b1e-aee1-c48bbd09f879 Wed, 23 Mar 2022 04:30:10 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/features/doseums-new-exhibition-allowing-children-to-explore-issues-of-race-and-equality-together-we-rise/273-629e6606-eff7-4341-aacd-e47310917d7b The DoSeum is helping families discuss tough topics with the creation of their new exhibition, Uniquely Us. features life moms news community together-we-rise home 629e6606-eff7-4341-aacd-e47310917d7b Wed, 16 Mar 2022 11:41:01 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/together-we-rise/minority-owned-businesses-face-more-than-capital-challenges-together-we-rise/273-108850b0-55b4-45bc-a1a0-ec559299e1a2 Funding remains an obstacle for minority-owned businesses, but even successful entrepreneurs say they face discrimination. together-we-rise community small-business business money home news 108850b0-55b4-45bc-a1a0-ec559299e1a2 Wed, 09 Mar 2022 04:50:09 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/together-we-rise/spurs-team-photographer-people-community-twr-together-we-rise-community/273-765c3dab-29e9-4f83-9009-8c69fcbc0eaf As the Spurs' first-team photographer, the pictures matter to Reginald Thomas. His lesson in imagery is one of joy and pain. together-we-rise people community originals news home 765c3dab-29e9-4f83-9009-8c69fcbc0eaf Wed, 23 Feb 2022 04:43:34 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/together-we-rise/americas-black-cowboys-history-together-we-rise-texas-rodeo/273-d36addc9-631b-4211-a77c-daa16794f3fc "The only way to understand the future of Texas is to understand the past." together-we-rise originals black-history texas people news local producers-picks community home d36addc9-631b-4211-a77c-daa16794f3fc Fri, 11 Feb 2022 02:38:43 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/together-we-rise/when-does-freedom-of-speech-become-hateful-together-we-rise/273-0cd6e4d6-f61a-4de2-9853-bedd77500589 One San Antonio business owner knows better than most how free speech can be met with hate speech. together-we-rise originals community business news home 0cd6e4d6-f61a-4de2-9853-bedd77500589 Thu, 27 Jan 2022 05:19:29 GMT https://www.kens5.com/adifferentcry Our new investigative series looks into a troubling trend for young Black children. together-we-rise producers-picks local health kens-club news community 5b26085d-43d0-4001-98c8-6aa2ead57fc8 Sun, 23 Jan 2022 18:38:05 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/together-we-rise/san-antonio-faith-leaders-discuss-how-close-mlks-dream-is-to-being-fulfilled/273-72c6c9fd-ea13-41a0-a6ac-6819e53a2ca9 We consider how far we've come since Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic speech, and take the question to the community. together-we-rise news community originals home 72c6c9fd-ea13-41a0-a6ac-6819e53a2ca9 Wed, 19 Jan 2022 21:09:47 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/faith-leaders-recognize-the-challenges-of-dr-martin-luther-king-jrs-unfulfilled-dream-together-we-rise/273-606caf69-9fc8-4fa7-9624-a235fa6b609a Four faith leaders from San Antonio invoked hope over the challenges of an unaccomplished dream. news together-we-rise 606caf69-9fc8-4fa7-9624-a235fa6b609a Wed, 19 Jan 2022 17:18:46 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/together-we-rise/kens-5-team-members-share-experiences-of-racism-bias-prejudice-on-solutions-journey-together-we-rise/273-a9b6b3d1-c07c-4064-8367-6116b77e7a6d 'Together We Rise' launched on KENS 5 in February 2021. Team members said the experiences that make up the diversity content collective started long before that. together-we-rise news community home a9b6b3d1-c07c-4064-8367-6116b77e7a6d Wed, 29 Dec 2021 04:28:26 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/together-we-rise/sisters-pay-tribute-to-family-and-heritage-with-makeup-business-together-we-rise/273-dcd2734a-5f0b-4cce-be4b-180e6865a6ce A pair of San Antonio sisters have gone into business together with a brand called Chica Beauty that draws meaning from their blended roots. together-we-rise news community dcd2734a-5f0b-4cce-be4b-180e6865a6ce Thu, 09 Dec 2021 19:16:51 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/together-we-rise/oscar-gonzalez-immigration-story-10-years-later/73-5d97a1ff-2a97-4db4-8598-031015fb4f41 Here’s a rare opportunity to hear from an immigration judge and a man who was once in his court – how the encounter 10 years ago turned out. together-we-rise news nation-world at-the-border texas 5d97a1ff-2a97-4db4-8598-031015fb4f41 Thu, 09 Dec 2021 17:42:33 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/together-we-rise/honduras-teen-unaccompanied-journey-to-us-citizenship-together-we-rise-texas/273-226924ec-2624-432f-9737-91a91b27d53d After a Honduran mother left to provide for her family in the U.S., her 17-year-old son took the same journey—and found his second chance at life. together-we-rise special-reports people originals news community home 226924ec-2624-432f-9737-91a91b27d53d Wed, 17 Nov 2021 23:05:56 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/together-we-rise/new-blue-san-antonio-police-cadets-weight-of-change-together-we-rise/273-b2ec521b-9c7b-403b-bc96-cf7f10955dd9 By mid-December, the cadets of SAPD 2021-B should be on the street as San Antonio police officers. But do they bring anything different to the job? together-we-rise news community public-safety local producers-picks home b2ec521b-9c7b-403b-bc96-cf7f10955dd9 Wed, 10 Nov 2021 05:38:49 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/together-we-rise/murals-in-sa-together-we-rise/273-dde8ed3a-4fd0-47ce-9eb5-f5574c2115a4 Murals used in social movements as a form of silent protest often become icons for the communities they reside in. together-we-rise originals deep-dive-texas life community news home dde8ed3a-4fd0-47ce-9eb5-f5574c2115a4 Wed, 13 Oct 2021 04:09:18 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/together-we-rise/womens-group-psychology-expert-believe-kindness-leads-to-resolution-together-we-rise/273-cf143272-163f-4316-b7ee-d9cc03f7d0ce Twelve women in San Antonio finally agreed to interview about six years of random kindness acts. They made the decision, hoping others would do the same. together-we-rise news community local family home cf143272-163f-4316-b7ee-d9cc03f7d0ce Wed, 06 Oct 2021 13:40:55 GMT