In a world submerged with narratives often overshadowing the stories of resilience and courage, it's time to shift the spotlight to little-known disrupters, historical information, artifacts, and narratives that have been lost, removed, neglected, or suppressed. Among historical and contemporary challenges to change the narrative of the Black experience in the United States of America, [...]
“Realizing the joys that have emerged from following the path of self-care is what inspired me to write AND THEN WE RISE. This book is a story about self-care in action. It is a conversation about the value of honoring and fortifying yourself. It is a guide to beginning your own journey, because caring for [...]
Sitting on the floor against the wall with his shoes off, author Kevin Powell signed his latest book for almost three hours Wednesday night at Prairie View A&M University. He talked with students individually: Where are you from? What are you going to do with your life? What gives you hope? They connected over their favorite rappers. He [...]
On New Year’s Day in 1923, a white woman in Sumner, Florida, accused an unidentified black man of assaulting her. This might have just been an attempt to cover up the fact that her white lover was beating her. As was usually the case, a white lynch mob formed without even trying to verify the [...]
The Texas Senate commissioned Jess Coleman, an art lecturer in Prairie View A&M University’s School of Architecture, to paint a portrait of native Texan teacher and activist Opal Lee. Professor Coleman’s piece is now displayed in the Senate Chamber in the Texas State Capitol. To choose the best artist for this important task, a select [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Feb. 1, 2023) - According to the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, when Carter G. Woodson established Negro History week in 1926, he realized the importance of providing a theme to focus the attention of the public. “The intention has never been to dictate or limit the [...]
Black History Month provides a unique period in which Black Americans are told how integral Black American contributions have been to the success of the United States. Black history, as presented through the mainstream, retains a strong focus on the “first.” The first Black person to achieve this or the first Black person to accomplish [...]
https://youtu.be/VMVLul-9uNI Black History Month is a continuance of an annual observance originated in the United States by legendary historian Carter G. Woodson and other historical African Americans in 1915. Black History Month—commonly known as African American History Month or African American Heritage Month—has been officially recognized by every U.S. president since it was officially [...]
I spent a year teaching mostly dual-credit and early college United States history classes in a rural district in northeastern Texas. It was a good year; my supervisors and colleagues, along with the vast majority of my students, were wonderful to work with. When we covered the Civil Rights Movement, I distributed copies of Louisiana’s [...]
George Ruble Woolfolk “The idea of expressing the historical development of the Negro through the dance medium came to me over a year ago,” recalled George Ruble Woolfolk, an up-and-coming history professor at Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical (A&M) College in the March 1946 edition of the student newspaper, the Panther. “This is [...]
