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The Grambling High School boy’s basketball team will try to remain undefeated at home when it takes on Sarepta on Friday night.With a record of 17-3 overall and 5-0 in District 1-1A, the Kittens are currently ranked No. 3 in the state among Class 1A schools.This ranking was determined by the Louisiana High School Athletic […]

Greetings,I am Lamark Hughes your Student Government Association President. I would like to welcome all incoming freshman, returning students and our new BPCC at Grambling students. It is my pleasure to communicate with you as we begin our spring 2011 semester. The 2010-2011 SGA Administration should prove to be a very productive and efficient team. […]

Former Grambling State University head football coach Melvin Spears Jr., has been named head football coach of Alcorn State University.Spears, who has served as offensive coordinator of the Alabama State University Hornets for the past year, is the Braves’ 17th head coach. He is an alumnus of Alcorn. As a head coach, Spears compiled a […]

Missing White women provide media outlets provocative pages, profit margins and promote clutched Kleenex camaraderie. It often takes unconventional methods and cultural criticism to spark national concern for missing people of color. A few years ago, the National Public Radio Association reported that of 800,000 missing children, more than 30 percent are African-American. Most remain […]

The stage play, Silly Women presented by Break the Curse Ministries, Inc. will be performed on the campus of Alcorn State University on Jan. 21 at 6 p.m.Silly Women is directed, written and produced by Dr. Sherlynn Howard-Byrd, a 1990 GSU alum. The play debuted in Cape Giraudoux, Mo. in June 2008. Break the Curse […]

It all began with one simple tweet. Then Howard University senior Brandon Crump received a phone call from Sean “P. Diddy” Combs.”Yo @iamdiddy…me and my friends are staying in the Luxor for NY…can we get some bison love on your NYE party?” Crump tweeted at 3:50 p.m. Dec. 21. Less then five minutes after Crump […]

The R-Squared Film Festival 2011 is underway, and a few talented filmmakers stand to win several great prizes for themselves and their schools! The competition is open to the following parishes: Ouachita, Lincoln, Richland, Union, Caldwell, Winn, Morehouse, Franklin, Jackson, Madison, Tensas, East Carroll and West Carroll. Films will be submitted by filmmakers in the […]

WASHINGTON – Republicans in the House of Representatives fulfilled a campaign promise, casting a largely symbolic vote to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. The measure was sure to die in the Democratic-controlled Senate and faced a certain veto if it should reach the president’s desk.Nevertheless, the Wednesday vote in the House, newly under […]

Louisiana Tech University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs sponsored its 9th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Ecumenical Observance on Monday. Adam Collins served as coordinator.The observance began with a march from Joe Aillet Stadium’s parking lot to the Ruston Civic Center. Dr. Frank G. Pogue, president of Grambling State University, was the keynote speaker.Pogue focused on […]