As a child, Becky Vanderslice often visited family near Prairie View, where her relatives had lived for generations. One day while playing, she and her cousin came upon a ledger listing names, ages, skin colors and dollar amounts. The document was part of her family’s seldom-discussed history. Her relative, Col. Jared Kirby had owned the
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas — Picture this: you're attending a university that's known for its outstanding academics programs, along with its rich history of being the first college to be supportive of African-Americans in the state of Texas. Under that rich history, lies an ugly truth that must be told to understand the present. Prairie View
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 21, 2022) - Living through a time of large-scale technological innovation can be a heady experience. Somewhat serious but mostly silly conversations about driverless cars or robot butlers are now happening in earnest, moving from late night discussions in college dorm rooms to legislative sessions in the halls of Congress. And
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas - For Melanye Price, Ph.D., it has been fulfilling to do the work accomplished in the first phase of the grant from the Mellon Foundation to the Ruth J. Simmons Center for Race and Justice. When the Foundation presented the opportunity to conceive a second phase of the project, it was nothing short of
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 15, 2022) - It was an exciting week for Prairie View A&M University faculty, staff and students. The university held multiple events to culminate the year-long appointment of its inaugural Writer-in-Residence, Nikki Giovanni, under PVAMU’s Toni Morrison Writing Program. The award-winning creative legend began her visit on Tuesday at Houston’s Ensemble
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 4, 2022) - This week, Prairie View A&M University's new activist-in-residence, Melina Abdullah, visited campus to meet with students and faculty. To wrap up her visit, she marched with dozens of Panthers to the polls to support them in making their voices heard.
A new four-part docuseries, "Honda Battle of the Bands Presents Driving the Legacy of HBCUs," begins with HOME. Host and Prairie View A&M University Alumna Loni Love explores HBCUs' history and impact on American culture and what makes them feel like home.
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
NEW YORK, January 12, 2022 – The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) today announced the next round of investments, partnerships and grants for the One Million Black Women initiative. The announcement was made following the January 12 One Million Black Women Advisory Council meeting, which consists of 17 Black business and community leaders. At the meeting, One Million Black
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas - 2021 has been a remarkable one for Prairie View A&M University, despite the continuous fight against COVID-19. PVAMU has continued to stick to its core values of achieving excellence, teaching, research and service. The university had many outstanding moments, from launches, historic donations, new initiatives, faces, buildings and championships. As we