Faculty, staff and students of Prairie View A&M University have been history-makers since the university’s humble beginnings in 1876. As the nation commemorates African American History Month this February, PVAMU will host various events and exhibits following the theme of “African American Artists, Musicians, and/or Writers: Stimulating, Agitating and Perpetuating Social Justice.” Here’s a look [...]
When one doesn’t know about the other one’s history and culture, ignorance swoops down like a vulture. KRS-ONE (Knowledge Reigns Supreme – Over Nearly Everyone) As our nation begins its annual Black History Month (BHM) celebrations, I worry that this once inspiring event has lost much of its power. For most Americans, BHM has declined [...]
Texas A&M University Press (TAMU Press) and Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) are observing Black History Month by highlighting books about the distinct experiences, histories and achievements of African Americans which have helped shape Texas and American history and culture. See a complete list of related titles from TAMU Press and the Texas Book Consortium. Topics include [...]
Faculty, staff and students of Prairie View A&M University have been history-makers since the university’s humble beginnings in 1876. As the nation commemorates African American History Month this February, PVAMU will host various events and exhibits following the theme of “African American Artists, Musicians, and/or Writers: Stimulating, Agitating and Perpetuating Social Justice.” Here’s [...]
Two years before the start of the Civil War, Col. Jared Ellison Kirby issued a blunt advertisement seeking the return of “runaway” slaves. Three enslaved men had fled the Alta Vista Plantation, and Kirby was convinced they were headed to Mexico. The slave-owner never found them. Now, on the same grounds from which the men [...]
As an HBCU scholarship recipient at Dillard University in New Orleans and as the first African American president of an Ivy League university, Dr. Ruth J. Simmons’ educational journey has been long and varied. The common thread in a career of many firsts? A life-long passion for cross-cultural understanding and showcasing Black excellence in academia.
February in the United States has been known since 1976 as Black History Month. This month-long annual celebration of the descendants of enslaved Africans has been exalted as a necessary spotlight on the experiences and contributions of Black Americans to the United States. It has also been lambasted as a divisive tool used to fan [...]
This year’s national Black History Month theme is “The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity.” As Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) celebrates this annual moment, we should consider other actors along with the usual names of Coretta Scott and Martin King, Myrlie and Medgar Evers, Betty and Malcolm (Omowale) Shabazz, Ella Baker, Gloria Richardson, Kathleen [...]
If Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is rightfully referred to as the moral leader of our nation, then Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs ) are its moral incubators. King’s moral leadership is attributed to his eloquent ability to admonish America for its hypocrisies and his philosophical commitment to what he called the “marvelous new [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas - It's almost impossible to talk about Black history in the Houston area without taking a peek at Prairie View A&M University. The university was founded in 1876, eleven years after slaves in Texas found out they were free, giving Blacks who did not have the right to attend white colleges a [...]
