I knew I wanted to be a rapper probably when I was like seven. Then finally when I was 18, I went to Prairie View and I was at this random kickback and the boys were freestyling, and I was like “I can rap y’all.” And they [were] like “you can’t rap.”
Reby Cary went to I.M. Terrell High School before attending Prairie View A&M University. He joined the Coast Guard and fought through five campaigns in World War II and was a very proud military man, Sanders said. Sanders pointed out that Cary died on the 77th anniversary of Pearl Harbor.
Ford wins runoff election, becoming first African American woman to serve as Missouri City mayor. She previously served on the City Council for five years before becoming Missouri City's first African American and first woman elected as mayor.
Clarence McKinney is returning to Houston to become the next head football coach at Texas Southern University. McKinney, who was the associate head coach and running backs coach at Arizona under Kevin Sumlin this season, has an extensive history in Houston. McKinney was the head coach at Yates before joining Sumlin's staff at the University [...]
The Drumline Live Holiday Spectacular marches its way into Chandler later this month and percussion director Larry Allen calls it a “magical masterpiece.” “You’re performing on a theatrical stage, so there’s a lot more you can do on the stage than an actual field,” he says. “You get all the elements of HBCU (historically black [...]
Jeremy Peaches is one College of Agriculture and Human Sciences graduate who knows the importance of giving back and keeping the spirit of agriculture alive. He credits his life-long passion for plants and animals to his rural upbringing in Greenville, Mississippi, but when his family moved to Houston, it was hard for him to find [...]
A PVAMU graduate recently accomplished his goal of playing at the top 100 golf courses in the U.S., just one year after retiring from a 33-year-long career at ExxonMobil. Jimmie James, who graduated from the university in 1984 with a degree in civil engineering, first took up golf at age 45, when he was in [...]
Entering college as a young, wide-eyed freshman, many people have no idea where the journey will lead. Horace Hodge could not have imagined the path his life would take as he set out to attend Prairie View A&M University, where he would study in the College of Agriculture & Human Sciences (CAHS).
Kashara currently serves as the PVAMU Family and Community Health Agent in Wharton County. In this role, she helps the community engage in more agricultural experiences and become more aware of food options. According to Kashara her top takeaway from her experience with CAHS was to be open and ready to expand your knowledge in [...]
The PVAMU alumnus and actor spoke to ESSENCE where he dished on seeing more stories about the Black experience and what makes "The Neighborhood" special. Marcel Spears is television’s fresh new face and one you should know. Right now, the young actor currently stars alongside Tichina Arnold and Cedric the Entertainer in the CBS comedy [...]
