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The Greater Houston Partnership: Our Commitment to Racial Equity

03/03/2021 - The Partnershipā€™s Racial Equity Principles are a framework to communicate the Houston business communityā€™s pledge to reforming systems of bias, strengthening underserved communities, advocating inclusion, and removing barriers to achievement. Although many businesses have made their own individual statements and pledges, this unified approach sends an important signal about the Houston business communityā€™s [...]

2021-03-04T08:22:01-06:00March 4, 2021|Uncategorized|

Sports Blogging Nation (SBNation): Arrowheadlines: Another free agent wide receiver is linked to the Chiefs

02/24/2021 - The latest: Chiefs signing Alshon Jeffery would be a win-win situation | FanSided The Chiefs and Alshon Jeffery would be perfect marriage TheĀ Kansas City ChiefsĀ have the NFLā€™s best tight end in Travis Kelce, and one of the most explosive wide receivers around in Tyreek Hill. But when defenses are capable of taking one [...]

2021-12-15T16:45:58-06:00February 24, 2021|Uncategorized|

C-Ville: History repeats: Vinegar Hill ushers in Charlottesville Players Guildā€™s season

Two decades ago, TerĆ©sa Dowell-Vest embarked on a research project. After attending grad school in California, the actor and playwright set out to collect the oral histories of family and community members in her hometown of Charlottesville. The product of this research was 1999ā€™s Vinegar Hill, a play named after the townā€™s once-thriving Black neighborhood. [...]

2021-01-15T14:20:46-06:00January 15, 2021|Uncategorized|

HBCU Sports: COVID-19 pandemic has HBCU programs trying to control outbreaks, play games

Division I HBCU basketball programs may be forced to make the difficult decision to shut down the season if COVID-19 outbreaks continue Prairie View basketball coach Bryon Smith knew the 2020-21 season would be imaginatively different based on how the previous one concluded. Rewind nine months. The Panthers were preparing to play in the SWAC [...]

2021-01-05T13:27:01-06:00December 29, 2020|Uncategorized|

State of Texas: Governor Abbott Appoints Haynes To Statewide Health Coordinating Council

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Kimberly Haynes, D.M.D. to the Statewide Health Coordinating Council for a term set to expire on August 31, 2025. The council ensures health care services and facilities are available to all Texans through health planning activities. Based on these planning activities, the SHCC makes recommendations to the governor and the [...]

2020-10-02T09:57:04-05:00October 2, 2020|Uncategorized|

ABC13’s @Localish: Houston restaurant named after trailblazing African-American chef

HOUSTON, Texas -- When you dine at Houston restaurant Lucille's, you're taking a walk through history. The eatery, housed in a 1923 bungalow in the city's Museum District, is famous for its southern-style comfort food. Owner and executive chef Chris Williams named Lucille's after his great-grandmother, a trailblazing African-American chef. Lucille Bishop-Smith also developed the [...]

2020-07-20T12:55:01-05:00July 16, 2020|PV in the News, Uncategorized|

Spring ISD Education Pathway Grads Sign Letters of Intent to Return as Teachers

HOUSTON - June 5, 2020 - Twenty Spring ISD graduating seniors have signed letters of intent to return to the district to teach once they graduate from college with their education degree. The students, who signed the letters and cheered each other on during a special online event held May 22, have all successfully completed [...]

2020-06-09T12:18:27-05:00June 9, 2020|Uncategorized|

Chancellor John Sharp’s Statement On George Floyd’s Death

We are mourning with George Floydā€™s family, not only because he was one of our own, as a former student of Texas A&M University-Kingsville, but also because his death is truly a national tragedy.

2020-06-01T19:29:02-05:00June 1, 2020|Latest News, Uncategorized|

FanSided: Green Bay Packers: Scouting Report on UDFA QB Jalen Morton

Here is what one draft analyst had to say about Green Bay Packers undrafted free agent quarterback, Jalen Morton of Prairie View A&M. As Iā€™ve said before in various articles, half the battle for any undrafted free agent when it comes to making the final roster is that they have to be at a position [...]

2020-05-31T23:22:46-05:00May 31, 2020|PV in the News, Uncategorized|

Prairie View A&M wins State Fair Classic over Grambling State as RB Dawonya Tucker has record-breaking performance

At a mere 5-5 and 180 pounds, Dawonya Tucker appears far from menacing on the football field. But as the saying goes, good things come in small packages. Tucker and Arlington Seguin alum Jalen Morton sparked Prairie View A&M as the Panthers surged from an early deficit to top SWAC rival Grambling State 42-36 Saturday [...]

2019-10-01T11:00:04-05:00October 1, 2019|Latest News, Uncategorized|