Mar 03, 2022
Celebrating Women’s History Month
Observed throughout the United States since the 1980s, Women’s History Month is a time to honor the immeasurable impact women…
Nov 06, 2020
Hidden in Plain Sight by Gloria Akinnibosun
Hidden in plain sight. Is the perfect way to…
Jan 22, 2019
Changing the Game: Looking back at one of the first Black college athletes to take the field against the all-white Texas team
USC fullback C.R. Roberts broke a school record for yardage in a single game in the Trojans’ 1956 bout against the Longhorns.
Jan 16, 2019
Lighting the Fire: Documentarian spotlights a beloved figure in UT Austin history to inspire others
Vidal Marsh (center) with two proud members of the UT Precursors Peggy and Col. Leon Holland. The Hollands are among several…
Sep 28, 2018
Recap: 1968 Retrospection Panel
In 1968, a small population of African American students—now known as The Precursors—endured significant challenges as they pursued…
Mar 30, 2018
Recap: ‘As We Saw It’ Book Talk and Panel Discussion
More than 100 students, alumni, faculty and staff came together at the Bass Lecture Hall on March 29…
May 22, 2017
The DDCE Says Goodbye to Precursor and Opera Star Barbara Smith Conrad
Barbara Conrad at the screening of “When I Rise” in 2011, co-hosted by the DDCE The University of Texas at…
May 19, 2017
Pastor Parker Writes an Open Letter to Heman Sweatt
Heman Sweatt in line for registration at the University of Texas in 1950. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History…
Feb 08, 2017
Celebrating Black History Month 2017
In honor of Black History Month, we rounded up some stories that celebrate the great men and women who championed…
Dec 12, 2016
African American Community Leaders Honored at UT Austin Event
Members of The Precursors salute their alma mater at the university-wide 60th anniversary celebration Sept. 2016. The University of Texas…