PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 21, 2024) – In a beautiful celebration of history, courage and the arts, Prairie View A&M University unveiled the prestigious Bench by the Road monument in a rousing program on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in the Opal Johnson Smith Auditorium. The event marked the beginning of Inauguration Week for PVAMU’s ninth [...]
Attica Locke is Prairie View A&M University's 2023-2024 Writer-in-Residence for the Toni Morrison Writing Program. Locke is a distinguished American fiction author and acclaimed writer-producer for television and film. In this video, she discusses her passion for storytelling, writing styles, how to write, and her special connections to PVAMU.
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Dec. 22, 2023) - 2023 was a remarkable year for Prairie View A&M University! Here are some of the most significant achievements captured during the past 365 days right here on “The Hill.” Prairie View A&M University achieves the prestigious designation as ‘Innovation and Economic Prosperity University.’ The Association of Public [...]
Prairie View A&M University proudly announces the appointment of Attica Locke as its 2023-2024 Writer-in-Residence for the Toni Morrison Writing Program. Locke, a distinguished American fiction author and acclaimed writer-producer for television and film, will be formally introduced on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, at 11 a.m. in PVAMU’s Don K. Clark Building Auditorium. Locke is [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Sept. 5, 2023) – English was not Madi Gentles’ first language. Adopted from Ghana at the age of 3, Gentles, or Queenstar Maa Adjoa at birth, first spoke Twi, a dialect native to the West African country. Yet, in the final semester of her senior year of high school, she swept first [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi71-UEFItQ PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 8, 2023) - This semester, Prairie View A&M University sophomore, Ezekiel Hunt, earned first place in the University’s 9th Annual Essay and Oratory Contest. According to Ezekiel, it’s an accomplishment he could not have imagined just a few short years ago. “I was attending community college in Los Angeles [...]
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 [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas - Two-thousand and twenty-two – what a year for Prairie View A&M University! As 2023 begins, let’s look at the most notable items accomplished on “The Hill” over the last 365 days. 1. PVAMU achieved the prestigious Carnegie R2 Classification. PVAMU kicked off 2022 with a bang. The University attained [...]
Kevin Powell is one of the most celebrated political, cultural, literary, and hip-hop voices in America. He is a highly regarded poet, journalist, and author of 15 books, including “When We Free The World,” his new short essay collection about freedom, justice, and equality in America.
Kevin Powell PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (September 8, 2022) – Prairie View A&M University announced today the appointment of the highly-regarded poet, journalist and author Kevin Powell to serve as its second writer-in-residence of the Toni Morrison Writing Program. Powell has penned articles, essays and blogs for a wide range of newspapers, magazines and [...]
