PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas--The Texas Institute for the Preservation of History and Culture (TIPHC), housed at Prairie View A&M University is pleased to announce that the TIPHC documentary “Forever Free: African-American Legislators of Texas 1967- 2007,” will air on PBS, Houston, February 6 at 10:00 p.m. (Central Time).
The Forever Free project is a three-part documentary, publication and exhibit designed to initiate conversations, share knowledge and forge new networks for students and educators on the history of black legislatures in Texas.
“The Forever Free project is an authoritative, first-person narrative about the role African-American legislators have played and continue to play in public service over the last 40 years,” states Akel Kahera, professor and TIPHC director.
Who: The Texas Institute for the Preservation of History and Culture (TIPHC), housed at Prairie View A&M University to air on PBS, Houston
What: “Forever Free: African-American Legislators of Texas 1967- 2007”
Documentary
When: Wednesday, February 6, 10:00 p.m. (PBS, Houston)
The “Forever Free” Exhibit in the TIPHC last year. 2008
Photo: PVAMU University Relations
Background:
“Forever Free: African-American Legislators of Texas 1967- 2007,” is a collection of oral interviews from black legislators in Texas. The documentary traces the history, contributions and role of African Americans in the Texas legislature from 1967-2007. Inspired by an earlier exhibit that highlighted 52 African-American men who served Texas as elected officials in the latter nineteenth century, the documentary commemorates the 20th and 21st century Texas African-American Legislators and celebrates their legacy, successes and challenges in the Texas legislature. The documentary and traveling exhibition make information about each featured legislator more accessible to the thousands of children and their families in communities across the state and elsewhere in the U.S.
About The Texas Institute for the Preservation of History and Culture (TIPHC):
The Texas Institute for the Preservation of History and Culture (TIPHC) was established by the 76th Texas Legislature and legally came into existence on May 29, 1999. The mission of the Institute is to collect, preserve, study and make available for research: information, records, documents, artifacts and other items relating to Texas history and culture--with special emphasis on the role and contributions of African Americans to the settlement and development of the State of Texas and to its cultural heritage. To learn more about the Forever Free exhibit, the documentary or TIPHC, please visit
www.tiphc.org or e-mail TIPHC@pvamu.edu.
About Prairie View A&M University:
Ranked the only Texas school on Black Enterprise magazine’s 2006 list of “Top 50 Colleges and Universities for African-Americans,” Prairie View A&M University was founded in 1876 and is the second-oldest public institution of higher education in Texas. With an established reputation for producing engineers, nurses and educators, PVAMU offers baccalaureate degrees in 50 academic majors, 37 master’s degrees and four doctoral degree programs through nine colleges and schools. A member of The Texas A&M University System, the university is dedicated to fulfilling its land-grant mission of achieving excellence in teaching, research and service. During the university’s 131-year history, nearly 48,000 academic degrees have been awarded. For more information regarding PVAMU, visit
www.pvamu.edu.
Posted By: Jehan Bunch
Tuesday, January 29th 2008 at 10:06AM
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