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Houston Defender: PVAMU student Jaquavous Doucette to run for city council

Most college students, like most adults in general, are politically apathetic at best and aggressively apolitical at worst. Jaquavous Doucette, known by his friends at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) as ā€œQuaa,ā€ is not like most college students ā€“ or most adults of any age, for that matter.

Significanceā€¦Relevance…Eminenceā€¦

When Prairie View A&M University was founded in 1876 as the Alta Vista Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas for Colored Youth, no one could have predicted that the University would one day become a top-producing source for African American engineers, nurses, teachers and community leaders. Nor could they imagine a woman standing at the [...]

Page: Why Diversity Matters: Perspectives on Black Representation in the AEC Industry

Dean of Prairie View A&M University's School of Architecture, Dr. Ikhlas Sabouni, comments on Prairie View A&M University's role nationally to educate and prepare African American students for careers in architecture and related fields.

Opinion| Sitcoms from Weezy Jefferson to Captain Holt

In the 1970s, studios exploited two major trends to appeal to different racial demographics, or white viewers who were curious about them. First, a fascination with Far Eastern cultures created a deluge of domestic and imported martial arts movies. Audiences saw the white David Carradine wandering the Old West as a half-Chinese Shaolin monk in [...]

Houston Chronicle: Prairie View A&M librarians curate Black History Month reading lists as book ban challenges continue

Poems by Maya Angelou. Classics by James Baldwin and Toni Morrison. Books about slavery, Black jazz artists and dance programs at historically Black Colleges and universities. Librarian ElizabethĀ Brumfield thought carefully about each title before she placed them on Prairie View A&M Universityā€™s 2024Ā Black History Month reading list. She wanted something for everyone, and she wound [...]

KPRC-TV: Kimberly Gay discusses tracing African American ancestry

During this Black History Month, we are learning more about options for families of color having to research their roots. Libraries, as we know, are often the key to finding answers about family genealogy. Prairie View A&M University Head of Reference and Information Services Kimberly Gay joins us.

Denton Black Film Festival: PVAMU Director, Artist Lauren Kelley on Texas femininity, power of play

TheĀ Denton Black Film FestivalĀ kicks off its 10-year anniversary this week, with screenings, concerts, art exhibits and more. Prominently featured at the festival isĀ Lauren KelleyĀ ā€” a visual artist, curator and cultural producer who works in various media. In recent years, her primary medium has been stop-motion animation. She is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College [...]

Remembering Dr. Samuel Sampson ’92, PVAMU Regional Program Specialist

Dr. Samuel Sampson '92 Dear PVAMU Family, The College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources family sadly announces the passing of our beloved colleague, Dr. Samuel Sampson, Regional Program Specialist with Prairie View A&M University Extension. In addition to being a dedicated team member, he was a proud Panther inducted into the PVAMU [...]

PVAMU, Argonne host International Atomic Energy Agency workshops for African educators

Nuclear science and technology (NST) impact our daily lives in a myriad of ways. FromĀ nuclear powerĀ to radiation cancer treatments and agriculture protection,Ā NSTĀ is critical to improving the standard of living in countries with growing energy requirements. Despite this,Ā NSTĀ is commonly misunderstood by the public and overlooked as a future career path, as it is often not a [...]

PV Grads: Kourtney Jones

Kourtney Jones Hometown:Ā  Garland, Texas Degree:Ā  Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies Which organization(s) were you a part of at PVAMU? Lambda Pi Eta: National Honor Society (President) National Society of Leadership and Success Toni Morrison Writing Program (Kevin Powell) Study Abroad (Belize) The Agency Interviewer for KPVU 91.3 How did being a [...]