Posted on · The historically Black university in Houston's Third Ward received a $1 million donation during the inaugural Cactus Jack HBCU Classic last weekend at Minute Maid Park.
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 · Filmmaker Stanley Nelson talks about his documentary, Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities.
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: On the eve of early voting, we preview the primary election races. Then, a new film documents the history of America’s historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Plus, exonerated, former death row inmate Anthony Graves talks about his new book. And we recap the latest news in Houston sports.
Posted on · We learn about the unique missions of the public radio stations at Greater Houston's two historically black universities, Texas Southern and Prairie View A&M.
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 · 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.