BIO
I just want to be an example. Many have come before me, and hopefully, those that come after will be inspired by the example that I have set.
Dr. William T. Hoston Sr. is an award-winning scholar and author who hails from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is a tenured full professor of political science at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU).
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His research examines minority voting behavior; the political behavior of Black elected officials; race and minority group politics; Black masculinity; sexualities, gender, and politics; race and crime; and the theories and dynamics of racism and oppression. Dr. Hoston’s scholarship and writing span multiple genres, including editorials, essays, fiction, and poetry.
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In 2013, he released the documentary, "Black Dot in a White World: Critical Discourse Among Black Males in the Obama Era."
He is the author or editor of more than 20 books, including his most recent works: The Hill We Climbed: Prairie View A&M University (eds., 2026); Justice on “The Hill”: Activism at Prairie View A&M University (eds., 2026); and From “The Hill” to “The Hall”: An Anthology on Prairie View Sports (2026). His academic book Toxic Silence (2018), which examines the deaths of Black trans women, won the 2019 Lambda Literary Award (Lammys), for LGBTQ Studies.
​Dr. Hoston is currently working on two academic books under the Prairie View History Book Series:(1) Black Profiles in Greatness (ed.); and (2) Billy's Boys (Monograph). See Hoston's CV.
In 2021, he became a co-editor of the Afro-Texans series at Texas Tech University Press.
