Posted on · The school in Houston's Third Ward won the Division I competition in the Cheer Spirit Rally category at the NCA & NDA College National Championship in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Posted on · On Thursday's show: What the incoming Biden administration could mean for the local economy, and how a $50 million donation will help students at Prairie View A&M.
Posted on · The gifts to Prairie View A&M University and Texas A&M International University are the largest in history for each school.
Posted on · Themes and debates presented in a new exhibit resonate with today’s national conversation about race, while also paying tribute to contributions of Houston Black artists.
Posted on · University President Ruth Simmons also wants to require all incoming students to study race and class throughout U.S. history.
Posted on · Regents had accused President Austin Lane of failing to report allegations of fraud in the university admissions process and other contract violations. Their agreement to end his tenure contains no claims of wrongdoing.
Posted on · Filmmaker Stanley Nelson talks about his documentary, Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities.
Posted on · The film airs February 19 on Houston Public Media TV 8.
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: Harris County Commissioners voted to move forward with Astrodome renovation plans. We visit the public radio stations at Greater Houston's two historically black universities. A new book examines American presidents from the past century based solely on their accomplishments. And we go inside the world of figure skating in Houston.
Posted on · When established, it was the only public higher learning institution for African Americans within Houston's city limits
Posted on · Tune into Houston Public Media's Facebook page on Friday, January 12 at 7 p.m. for a live stream panel discussion featuring Tell Them We Are Rising filmmaker Stanley Nelson
Posted on · Roughly half of HBCUs have a freshman class where three-quarters of the students are from low-income backgrounds, while just 1 percent of non-HBCUs serve as high a percentage of low-income students.
Posted on · Leaders from two Houston-area universities -- Texas Southern and Prairie View A&M -- are among dozens of other Black college presidents heading to Washington this week for a two-day summit. The meeting will highlight discussion on an executive order renewal for historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs.
Posted on · On Nov. 3, 2016, we leanred one of Houston's fastest-growing breweries — Karbach Brewing Company — is being acquired by Anheuser-Busch InBev, Budweiser's parent company. Perhaps this was inevitable. Some in the local brewing industry have been worried we'd reached "peak beer" in Houston, with 17 breweries operating in the region. Even after Karbach's acquisition, […]
Posted on · News 88.7’s Eddie Robinson advanced part of his conversation with Rudley earlier this week, and spoke at length with him to further discuss some of the tweets where he broke down the university's problems.