HBCUs produced Kamala Harris - and most of Houston's Black elected officials
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U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris and Democratic vice presidential nominee speaks to supporters at the University of Houston after a day of campaigning around Texas on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. Harris, now vice president-elect, is a graduate of Howard University, a historically black college in Washington, D.C.Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Prairie View City Councilman Nathan Alexander III is sworn by Judge Shelytha Alexander-Simmons on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. Alexander, one of the youngest Black elected officials in the state of Texas, graduated from Prairie View A&M in 2020.Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less