Although historical figures such as Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and Rosa Parks laid the groundwork for bridging the gap between races, other modern-day pop-culture figures have helped to further that movement.
Though San Antonio features a smaller percentage of African Americans than fellow major Texas cities Dallas, Houston and Austin, the Alamo City does boast its share of black leaders.
African Americans comprise less than 7 percent of San Antonio's 1.2 million-plus population, according to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau numbers, which puts the Alamo City nearly 5 percent below the state average and 6 percent below the national average.
You're out on a social outing and all your smoking friends leave you and spend all night on the patio satisfying their nicotine addiction. As a non-smoker, how do you handle this situation?
You pride yourself on buying household staples at mom-and-pop neighborhood stores instead of big-box chains. You seek out vintage garb instead of clothing made in sweatshops and sold at the mall. You even buy aspirin at one of the few independent pharmacies in town.
When Rochelle Gomez does her Christmas shopping, she'll hit up big chain stores like Kohl's, Ross and Target. But San Antonio will freeze over like the North Pole before Gomez wraps a gift from Wal-Mart.
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