{"id":2671,"date":"2022-10-19T22:28:51","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T02:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nnpa.org\/education\/?p=2671"},"modified":"2022-10-19T22:28:51","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T02:28:51","slug":"pvamu-new-african-american-studies-one-of-few-at-hbcus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nnpa.org\/education\/2022\/10\/19\/pvamu-new-african-american-studies-one-of-few-at-hbcus\/","title":{"rendered":"PVAMU New African American Studies, One of Few at HBCUs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By\u00a0Aswad Walker | Defender Network | Word In Black<\/p>\n<p>This\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/defendernetwork.com\/community-central\/pvamu-african-american-studies-program-one-of-few-in-hbcus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post<\/a>\u00a0was originally published on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/defendernetwork.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Defender Network<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(WIB) \u2013 Prairie View A&amp;M University has recently become the only HBCU in Texas with an African American Studies program. Thanks to a $1 million initiative, Enhancing the Humanities at PVAMU, students have the option to major or minor in African American studies in addition to school\u2019s more traditional offerings in the arts and sciences, education, agriculture, engineering and nursing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA part of the HBCU experience for many students is a journey to self-identification, Blackness, and trying to understand the Black experience better,\u201d said PVAMU\u2019s Director and Associate Professor of AAS Jeanelle Hope, Ph.D. \u201c[African American Studies] provides students with the language to understand the world around them and an opportunity to engage key theories, concepts and methods that seek to make sense of the Black experience and amplify our narratives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Funded in part by the Andrew W. 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