Name: DreamWeek: Graphic Novel Launch Party!
Start: 2026-01-24T18:00:00-06:00
Location: Carver Community Cultural Center

Event Title: Launch Party for the Graphic Novel "A Home, A Church, and A Hospital: The Development of East San Antonio" and film screening for the accompanying documentary
Celebrate African American heritage in San Antonio with the launch of OHP's newest cultural heritage initiative
As part of DreamWeek we’re having a release party! The African American and Black Cultural Context Statement AND the graphic novel AND the documentary are complete! Come see the final products and celebrate with us!
Date: Saturday, January 24
Time: 6 pm to 8 pm
Location: Carver Community Cultural Center, 226 N Hackberry
Admission: FREE, registration not required, but encouraged
Join the Office of Historic Preservation during DreamWeek 2026 at the Little Carver, Carver Community Cultural Center to celebrate the completion of the African American and Black Cultural Context Statement and “A Home, a Church, and a Hospital: The Development of East San Antonio” graphic novel and documentary.
African American and Black Cultural Context Statement
The African American and Black Cultural Context Statement is a tool and a resource to help the community, researchers, and preservationists identify important places, events, and forms of intangible heritage such as music, songs, dances, spirituality, festivals, even parade routes. Cultural context statements also help make decisions about preserving cultural heritage. This work will result in local landmark designations, National Register listings, historic markers, and other forms of commemoration.
Graphic Novel: “A Home, a Church, and a Hospital: The Development of East San Antonio”
The graphic novel tells the story of how Charles Bellinger, Greater Corinth Baptist Church, and two nurses helped to shape the Eastside and contributed to San Antonio’s African American history.
The context statement and the graphic novel are a part of the African American Heritage Preservation Initiative. This initiative is a multi-year initiative aiming to identify, promote, and preserve San Antonio’s African American cultural heritage through community collaboration, surveying historically African American neighborhoods, and thoughtful, thorough research.
At the event there will be a presentation as well as light refreshments.
REGISTER HERE: www.saspeakup.com/aahp