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Editorial Writer & Columnist

Cary Clack

Cary Clack was born and raised in San Antonio. In 1995 he was hired full-time as a reporter and columnist. He left the paper to join Joaquin Castro's first congressional campaign, later serving as Rep. Castro's district director. He rejoined the Express-News as a member of the Editorial Board in 2019. In 2017 he was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters.

Stories By Cary Clack

Rep. Joaquin Castro diagnosed with cancer, undergoes surgery

Castro underwent a successful surgery Monday to address a serious but treatable form of cancer. He expects to return to Congress in several weeks. By Cary Clack

Rep. Joaquin Castro diagnosed with cancer, undergoes surgery

Castro underwent a successful surgery Monday to address a serious but treatable form of cancer. He expects to return to Congress in several weeks. By Cary Clack

Clack: Aunt Jemima isn’t real, but racism is

All those worried about Aunt Jemima should know that there are real and living Black women whose rights are more worthy of being protected. By Cary Clack

Clack: Some voices lift; others divide

The performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” might have escaped controversy were it not also known by its unofficial name as the “Black national anthem.” By Cary Clack

Clack: Always guilty of killing his daughter’s mother

Legally, you can’t call Andre McDonald a murderer. Call him the man whose daughter tells him, “You killed my mother.” By Cary Clack

Clack: A life devoted to art of medicine, artistry of African...

Through his vast collection of Black artists work, Kelley preserved and showcased progress. By Cary Clack

Clack: Meant to be protectors, Memphis police became tormentors

When Tyre Nichols cried for his mother, he knew that she was still on this Earth but if she heard him, she’d come with angels’ wings to protect him. By Cary Clack

Clack: The heartbreak of being a Cowboys fan

For the second consecutive year, the Cowboys season ended ignominiously on a “What the hell was that?” last play against the San Francisco 49ers. By Cary Clack

Clack: 50 years after his death, LBJ still looms over America

Calling Johnson larger than life doesn’t do justice to his complex character, the scope of his successes and the abysmal depth of his failure. By Cary Clack

Clack: Coretta is why we march for Martin

Matrimony gave Coretta Scott King a stage, and Martin Luther King Jr.’s martyrdom gave her a legacy, but she was great in her own right. By Cary Clack

Clack: Response to Hamlin reveals the inherent goodness of people

What looked to be a tragedy before our eyes may be a miracle. By Cary Clack

Clack: Remembering Roberto Clemente, a superstar with heart

Clemente was major league baseball’s first Latino superstar. In offering his heart, he gave his life. By Cary Clack

Clack: To help someone (and you can), shake a hand and make a...

The message behind the Beatles’ “Help!” and Donny Hathaway’s “This Christmas” apply at any season. By Cary Clack

Clack: This holiday season, offer the light of love and empathy

Why choose to thicken someone’s blues when you can lighten their burdens? Why choose to add to someone’s pain when you can be a balm? By Cary Clack

Clack: Walker’s candidacy was insult to him — and Black voters

‘If Walker doesn’t have the capacity to feel humiliated, I felt humiliated for him.’ By Cary Clack

Clack: ‘Fruitcakes have fillings, too.’

What’s so hilarious about a delicacy made with fruits, nuts, raisins, spices, and brown sugar? By Cary Clack

Clack: DWIs never end, nor does the pain

For generations, drunk drivers have littered San Antonio’s streets and soul with maimed lives and countless heartbreaks. By Cary Clack

Clack: In the midterms, Democracy won because it matters

Voters’ considerable dissatisfaction with Biden didn’t compare with their disgust with Trump. By Cary Clack

Clack: The kind of people who will save democracy

Embrace those who understand that more important than your party winning is democracy not losing. By Cary Clack

Clack: To talk about race, see beyond it

For writers of color, race and racism are frequent visitors in our lives, unwanted guests who never seem to leave. By Cary Clack