A march in honor of two graduates from Yates High is bringing officers together with the community. HPD Sgt. Harold Preston and George Floyd grew up in Third Ward, both graduated from Yates and unfortunately, both were killed in 2020. Floyd was killed by a police officer and Preston was a police officer killed in the line of duty.
Annette Gordon-Reedâs Surprising Recollections of Texas
Martha Yates Jones, left, and Pinkie Yates in a buggy decorated with flowers for Houstonâs annual Juneteenth celebration in 1908.Credit.Reverend Jack Yates Family and Antioch Baptist Church Collection, via The African American Library at The Gregory School, Houston Public Library
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Almost every memoir could fairly be subtitled âThe Education of. â¦â Some explicitly embrace the formulation; âThe Education of Henry Adamsâ is the second most influential memoir in American letters, after Benjamin Franklinâs autobiography. âOn Juneteenth,â Annette Gordon-Reedâs insightful, often touching reflection on the Black experience in Texas, starting with her own, lands between these two: less arch than Adams, more historical than Franklin.
Last year was an extraordinary moment for many historically Black colleges and universities.
HBCUs shared the national spotlight with Vice President Kamala Harris, a Howard University alumna. And as the country grappled with a new racial reckoning in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, some of those schools received high-profile donations.
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gave $160 million to HBCUs and Black college organizations across the country in July 2020. She followed that in December with a $50 million gift to Prairie View A&M University, and an anonymous donor gave Prairie View $10 million in November to help students during the pandemic.
“It’s not surprising that during a moment of national agony on race that minority-serving institutions stand out,” said Ruth Simmons, president of the HBCU, which is part of the Texas A&M System. “We’ve been around since 1876 doing the same work continuously throughout that time. … I think it’s our time to be recognized
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