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Vincent T. Davis

Vincent T. Davis started at the San Antonio Express-News in 1999 as a part-time City Desk Editorial Assistant working nights and weekends while attending San Antonio College and working on the staff of the campus newspaper, The Ranger. He completed a 3-month fellowship from the Freedom Forum Diversity Institute at Vanderbilt University in 2003 and earned his bachelors degree in communication design from Texas State University in 2006.

Stories By Vincent T. Davis

San Antonio celebrates life of Geraldine Smedler

A musical celebration will be held Saturday at Second Baptist Church for the late Geraldine Elizabeth James Smedler, who was known as a woman of faith, civil rights advocate and mentor. By Vincent T. Davis

Nursing grad gains perspective amid COVID pandemic

Matthew Saxon-Barbo’s career seemed ordained by fate. He was born at Methodist Hospital, an 11-minute walk from his workplace. By Vincent T. Davis

Aaronetta Hamilton Pierce: Community treasure for over 40 years

For more than four decades, Aaronetta Hamilton Pierce, has served as a civic leader, advocate of the arts and chair of the city’s inaugural Martin Luther King Jr. Commission. By Vincent T. Davis

Scrabble brings world into focus for San Antonio boy with autism

Twelve-year-old Ricky Rodriguez’s Scrabble skills have taken him to youth tournaments across the nation and as far away as Malaysia. By Vincent T. Davis

Fuerza Unida hosts Mother’s Day celebration at community garden

West Side nonprofit Fuerza Unida held its first Mother’s Day celebration at its new community garden as a way to thank guests for their support. By Vincent T. Davis

San Antonio ‘Glory Road’ discussion to include Nevil Shed

The San Antonio African American Community Archive & Museum and Humanities Texas will host the showing of the film “Glory Road” on Friday evening at Hemisfair. By Vincent T. Davis

Bob Barker may have inspired S.A. community cat coordinator

Fumiko “Miko” Fujimoto is coordinator of the community cat program at Animal Care Service, where they’ve developed a trap-neuter-return service to help residents control the city’s feral cat population. By Vincent T. Davis

San Antonio kids with disabilities get custom-designed clothes

This Saturday, Stevens High School will host FashionAble, a fashion show where children with spina bifida and other disabilities will model garments created with fashion design students from six local high schools. By Vincent T. Davis

Ex-Boysville resident now serves on board of children’s shelter

Dan Gee, a retired Navy veteran, said his mission is to help the home that raised him. By Vincent T. Davis

Freed slave’s descendants preserve 150-year-old ranch in Seguin

Henry Wilcox, born in 1833, was enslaved until emancipation, when he settled in Seguin. He bought the land in 1870. By Vincent T. Davis

Homeless ministry shares donations with S.A. elementary school

Communities Under the Bridge has partnered with Our Father's House International to share donated children's clothes with youngsters at Highland Hills Elementary School. By Vincent T. Davis

Mother sponsors 5K in honor of son who had spina bifida

Tammy Nettles, a registered nurse, is sponsoring the first 5K Run/Walk/Roll on April 23 to help people with spina bifida and in honor of her adult son Jay, who died of the condition last year. By Vincent T. Davis

San Antonio civil rights activist Dorothy Collins dies at 90

Dorothy Price Collins, an educator, civil rights activist and NAACP member who fought for equality and integration in San Antonio, has died. She was 90 years old. By Vincent T. Davis

S.A. landscape architect awarded national preservation medal

The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution have awarded noted landscape architect Everett Fly with a 2021 Historic Preservation Medal for his longstanding work to preserve history in Texas and across the nation. By Vincent T. Davis

S.A. retirees restore reclaimed items for sale to homeowners

For the past 14 years, Hilda Sanchez’s hobby has been salvaging items from old homes, refurbishing, and selling the materials to residents for restoration and rehab projects. By Vincent T. Davis

Where’s the best view for Battle of Flowers, Fiesta Flambeau?

Construction along Broadway has caused a new Battle of Flowers and Fiesta Flambeau Parade route, which will break the tradition of families camping out for days. By Vincent T. Davis

Beloved DJ Douglas ‘Dr. Doug’ Heath dead at 63

Douglas J. Heath, a San Antonio disc jockey known as “Dr. Doug” who preached positive thinking and told listeners they had the power to improve their own lives, has died at 63. By Marc Duvoisin and Vincent T. Davis

Ex-Iraqi interpreter for US a fixture in resettlement community

In 2009, Abdul Abdallah immigrated from Iraq to San Antonio and has been a calming force in the North Side refugee community. By Vincent T. Davis

A Taste of New Orleans celebrates 35 years as Fiesta event

“We got the pasta! We got the Cajun stew and we got the boudin!” The Fiesta staple returns after a two-year absence. By Vincent T. Davis

Alopecia no laughing matter to local Black women with the...

During Sunday’s Oscar telecast, comedian Chris Rock joked about actress Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head. Her husband, actor Will Smith, slapped Rock for his aside. By Vincent T. Davis