Tre Blakes graduates from UH’s African American Studies Dept.

New Orleans native Tre Blakes is the first graduate of the University of Houston’s African American Studies Department (previously a program). According to the department, “The University of Houston, due to student protest, created the African American Studies Program in 1969. After more than 50 years, that program became a department.”



Tre Blakes graduates from UH’s African American Studies Departm…

Tre Blakes graduates from UH’s African American Studies Departm…

New Orleans native and longtime Houston resident Tre Blakes, is the first graduate from UH’s African American Studies Department.