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[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Mr. Moreno - July 12, 1978]

Description: Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media, to Mr. Moreno of the Booker T. Washington Foundation. He writes to thank him for a packet he sent, and for further help in organizing a model ordinance and perhaps even a representative to help with some negotiations.
Date: July 12, 1978
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[BCMM and KAPE Radio Dispute Documents]

Description: Several correspondences involving KAPE radio, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM). The focus of the documents is a dispute between the BCMM and KAPE, in which the BCMM tried to revoke the broadcaster's license. Also included is KAPE's effort to dismiss the BCMM, a deadline extension by the FCC, and various affidavits made on behalf of the BCMM.
Date: 1974
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Members of the TMCLC - January 28, 1975]

Description: Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media, to members of the Texas Ministers and Citizens Leadership Council. He sends them a packet of information regarding a dispute between his organization - the BCMM - and KAPE radio. In the rest of the letter he writes about the struggle to correct the instruments of oppression endured by the black community.
Date: January 28, 1975
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[BCMM Petition Against KAPE Radio]

Description: Petition put out by the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM) asking for signatures in their fight against KAPE radio. The San Antonio broadcasters have been criticized by the BCMM for adversely representing the needs of the black community.
Date: March 1975
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to William B. Ray - November 13, 1974]

Description: Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM), to William B. Ray of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). He is writing to file a formal complaint against KAPE radio after they refused to provide any coverage on a press coverage that the BCMM held.
Date: November 13, 1974
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter of Complaint from Mario Marcel Salas to William B. Ray - November 13, 1974]

Description: Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM), to William B. Ray of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). He is writing to file a formal complaint against WOAI TV and KAPE radio for neglecting to provide equal and adequate coverage of a press conference held by the BCMM. The event is seen as one in a long line of attempts made to discredit the black community.
Date: November 13, 1974
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Emerson Marcee - March 12, 1975]

Description: Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM), to Emerson Marcee, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). He requests the opportunity to make a presentation to the NAACP, so that the BCMM may receive support for their ongoing dispute with KAPE radio, which they have consistently criticized for discrediting the African-American community.
Date: March 12, 1975
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Unknown Publication - May 29, 1975]

Description: Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM), to an unidentified publication. It is written in response to a letter that was sent by "C.O." in which he proposed that mixed marriages be stopped. Mr. Salas hopes that such blatant racism will one day be eradicated.
Date: May 29, 1975
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to William B. Ray - June 18, 1974]

Description: Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM), to William B. Ray of the Complaints and Compliance Division at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). He writes to request a 60 day extension for a petition to deny renewal of the KAPE radio license. He also asks that no renewal be given by the FCC until they are able to complete their investigation. The requests are made on the grounds that KAPE refused to provide BCMM members a copy of their 1974 rene… more
Date: June 18, 1974
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Bilger & Blair to William B. Ray - July 3, 1974]

Description: Letter from Bilger & Blair, attorneys at law, to William B. Ray, chief of the complaints and compliance division of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Although only one page of the letter has been provided, it would appear that the attorneys are explaining a miscommunication that occurred between members of the Black Coalition on Mass Media and the KAPE radio sales manager - Franklin Collins. He did not provide a copy of a renewal application because he did not know it was available.
Date: July 3, 1974
Creator: Bilger, Donald E. & Blair, Forbes W.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Nolan A. Bowie to Mario Marcel Salas - November 20, 1974]

Description: Letter from Nolan A. Bowie to Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM). He writes to share his opinion on the dispute that developed between BCMM and KAPE radio, and as to whether or not the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) would consider his petition to deny the radio station a license renewal. He doesn't think it will go far, but encourages Mr. Salas to not give up.
Date: November 20, 1974
Creator: Bowie, Nolan A.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Mailgram Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Sam Sitterle and Tom Poe - April 9, 1982]

Description: Mailgram letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM), to Sam Sitterle and Tom Poe. It would seem that both Sam and Tom were associated with the removal of two important radio programs from the air. Mr. Salas writes to respectfully request that both be reinstated, especially with the long history shared between Mr. Salas, BCMM, and KAPE radio, dating back to 1974.
Date: April 9, 1982
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas - March 11, 1975]

Description: Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM), to the president of an unidentified organization. He is writing to invite the president to speak at an event taking place at Pittman-Sullivan Park during Easter Sunday, where, along with other members of the BCMM, he plans on rallying support for various local issues. Among them is a dispute with KAPE radio, which has been criticized for lacking programming that adequately represents the black community.
Date: March 11, 1975
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Watergate-Kapegate Comic Strip]

Description: Illustrated comic strip made by the Black Coalition on Mass Media, a civil rights organization in San Antonio concerned with how media outlets interact and affect the African-American community. The eight panel strip works as a political cartoon parodying an ongoing dispute between the BCMM and KAPE radio management.
Date: unknown
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Roberto R. Anguiano to Media Outlets - October 28, 1974]

Description: Letter from Roberto R. Anguiano, project coordinator at the Bilingual Bicultural Coalition on Mass Media. As an ally and close partner with the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM), Anguiano has sent out a notice of an upcoming news conference held by the BCMM to discuss their reasons behind denying local San Antonio radio station - KAPE radio - a license renewal.
Date: October 28, 1974
Creator: Anguiano, Roberto R.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from National Citizens Committee for Broadcasting to Public]

Description: Letter sent out to public by the National Citizens Committee for Broadcasting (NCCB). It warns of an impending plan by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to lift large restrictions on radio broadcasts. The NCCB criticizes the move as miscalculated and provides a list of ways in which local audiences can prevent the FCC.
Date: unknown
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund]

Description: Letter from Mario Marcel Salas of the Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED) to the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF). The letter formally requests the help of MALDEF in preventing the acquittal of two security guards who murdered Webb Eugene Boyd. Specifically, he asks for a MALDEF attorney.
Date: 1979
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Organizations United for Eastside Development Press Statement]

Description: Press statement by Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED) supporting, along with Bexar County Jail Watchdog Coalition, a consent decree in the jail system. The decree was put in place to create a more humane environment in jails. OUED also makes an effort to highlight the particular plight that faces black and Hispanic detainees.
Date: unknown
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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