FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — As he often did, KhaDarel Hodge walked across the tarmac to board a chartered Delta flight, bags in hand, hat low and sunglasses on, as the Atlanta Falcons prepared to travel to San Francisco to face the 49ers in mid-October. Hodge blended in with his teammates — until he didn’t. It […] The post PVAMU Alum KhaDarel Hodge’s HBCU roots continue to shape his NFL career appeared first on PVAMU Home.

HOUSTON – Prairie View A&M men’s basketball coach Byron Smith is calling for stronger medical support for student-athletes at HBCUs, firmly stating that institutions must prioritize player health over winning. The post Yardbarker: Coach Byron Smith Calls For Better Medical Care For HBCU Student-Athletes appeared first on PVAMU Home.

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (February 2, 2026)- The most visited destination on the Prairie View A&M University website just got a major upgrade.   The post PVAMU REIMAGINES ITS MOST-VISITED DIGITAL SPACE TO BETTER SERVE THE PANTHER COMMUNITY appeared first on PVAMU Home.

In February 1926, historian Carter G. Woodson launched Negro History Week, driven by his frustration with American textbooks that omitted Black contributions and academic institutions that ignored Black scholarship altogether. Woodson, the second African American to earn a doctorate from Harvard, understood that history was being weaponized through omission. The post Defender Network: Celebrating 100 years of Black History Month appeared first on PVAMU Home.

The 2026 Black History Month theme is “A Century of Black History Commemorations,” honoring 100 years since Carter G. Woodson first launched Negro History Week in February 1926. The post PVAMU celebrates ‘A Century of Black History’ appeared first on PVAMU Home.