Brilliant article about Prairie View A&M case

This is a must read about the whole saga at Prairie View A&M in Texas, where a local official tried to suppress the student vote at the historically black college.

[More info about the forum we did with Q-Tip and the Congressional Black Caucus to highlight this issue here.]

Here's the first three paragraphs of the story.

It has a VERY interesting conclusion. From what we understand, at least one PVAMU student ran for office in the Republican primary, and that's how a lot of students voted.

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The last time Oliver Kitzman made big news as a district attorney, the result was a musical comedy, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas , spoofing small-town hypocrisy.

Now, 30 years later, Mr. Kitzman has made new headlines, this time as a white official questioning black students' eligibility to vote in the community where they go to college. Once again, he has answered an unflattering casting call.

He ended up backing down, but he wasn't the only one embarrassed. His confrontation with students at historically black Prairie View A&M University produced enough interesting characters, comic moments and unexpected outcomes for another operetta.

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