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Capping off Black History Month, Grambling State University’s Department of Theatre Arts presented the play, The State of Mississippi and the Face of Emmett Till written by Mamie Till Mobley and David Bar III. The story of Emmett Till is one that still pierces hearts and minds to this day. Fourteen-year old Emmett Till was […]

As North African and Arab nations revolt, the season of uprisings and violence continues. “The winds of change are sweeping the Middle East and North Africa,” United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon stated Tuesday to the General Assembly on Libya. “The world has spoken with one voice: we demand an immediate end to the violence […]

The Grambling State University low completer review 2011 included the recommendation for termination of the undergraduate Middle School Education program and French Education 6-12. The graduate program that was recommended for termination was Family Nurse Practitioner. The review of low-completer programs was mandated by the Board of Regents of the University of Louisiana System, which […]

Dr. Marianne Fisher-Giorlando of GSU’s Criminal Justice Department held an informal reception for author Wilbert Rideau, an ex-convict of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, on Feb. 23. During his 44 years in the notorious Angola prison, Rideau was on Death Row for more than a decade and eventually became editor of The Angolite, a publication done […]

PINE BLUFF, Ark.–The Grambling State Lady Tigers basketball team made short work of the Lady Golden Lions of Arkansas-Pine Bluff for the second time this season as they turned in a 72-43 victory tonight.It was all Lady Tigers in the first half opening a 4-0 lead to start the game. The Lady Lions held fast […]

On March 1st, Williams will officially begin his second tenure as head coach at one of the most respected football programs in the nation and I can’t say that I’m surprised by the mixed reaction from Gramblinites worldwide. Ironically, the majority of these so-called fans rarely make any major contribution to the university in the […]

The Men’s track team clinched the 2011 SWAC championship with a total of 173 points. The Grambling State Track and field team competed in the SWAC championships held at LSU this weekend. Coach of the year, Bertram Lovell excitingly expressed that he was confident in his Men’s team performance going into the meet. “We have […]

Pharaoh Queen Hatshepsut, daughter of Thutmose I and Queen Ahmose, was one of the greatest rulers in the Eighteenth Egyptian Dynasty; which according to whenweruled.com was an all-Black dynasty. Rit Nosotro, a writer for hypetext.net, claimed that, “Some historians believe that she was the Pharaoh’s daughter that drew [baby] Moses out of the Nile.” Hatshepsut […]

If you haven’t taken notice the Grambling High School boys’ “Hoopsquad,” now might be a good chance to see what you have been missing.Jameion Kimble led Grambling High, as the No. 2 ranked Kittens (24-5) knocked off the Delhi Bears (22-7) in the LHSAA regional playoffs Tuesday night. The final score was 68-54. The Kittens […]