Autherine Lucy Foster, who earned a bachelor’s degree in English from historically Black Miles College in 1952, and whose legal battle with the University of...
By: Omowale Luthuli- Allen As portrayed in the captivating documentary “Summer of Soul,” the 1960’s was a time when the Negro and the colored...
Barbara Charline Jordan was born in Houston, Texas, on February 21, 1936, one of three daughters of Benjamin M. Jordan and Arlyne Patten Jordan. Barbara...
State Representative, Hon. Albert Ely Edwards was born in Houston, Texas on March 19, 1937. Edwards is the sixth child out of the 16 children...
By: LSC Photo: LSC_NANMCP_Grant Houston (Feb. 22, 2022) – Lone Star College is partnering with New America to help address the serious shortage of skilled...
The Supreme Court said it will reconsider race-based affirmative action in college admissions. The Monday, January 24, announcement could eliminate campus practices that have widely...
Faye Beverly Bryant was born on March 15, 1937, in Houston, Texas. She was the 21st International President of Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) Sorority, Inc....
Texas Representative Senfronia Thompson has been a true champion fighting for social, economic and criminal justice reform throughout her career, which has earned her the...
Deloyd T. Parker Jr. has been the co-founder and executive director of S.H.A.P.E. since 1969. Growing up in Port Arthur, Texas, his parents instilled in...
By: Chelsea Davis-Bibb, Ed.D. Mack Henry Hannah Jr. was born into an enterprising family on February 8, 1904, and grew up in Brenham, TX. His...
