In touch with the world ... at home on the High Plains

Donate

Play Live Radio

Next Up:

0:00

0:00 0:00

Available On Air Stations

96.3 FM near St. Francis in northwest Kansas is off air due to technical difficulties. You can always listen to HPPR in the player above or on the HPPR APP.

Matthew 'Bones' Hooks

Happenings across the High Plains

Black History Month: Amarillo trailblazer Matthew ‘Bones’ Hooks

Matthew “Bones” Hooks was a trailblazer in Amarillo. The son of slaves, Hooks is best known as a cowboy, an Amarillo civic leader, and the first black…