Press Release:Performance highlights Black History Month The issue of diversity is still an American agenda in schools, government, communities and the corporate world. Author and historian Willie Payne has spent decades thinking of creative and innovative ways to improve today’s race relations, cultural and diversity awareness. He has discovered the collaboration of Americans to abolish […]
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Give Clinton credit where it’s due
Both Sen. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama do not differ by the least. The have the exact same senate voting record that expounds on their similarities. However, Clinton voted for the war in Iraq and Obama didn’t. It doesn’t make her any less qualified to seek the presidential nomination. It took half of the Democrats […]
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BCM: Keeps Christians moving forward
For the past two Tuesday nights Lewis Temple has been backed with students and some faculty seeking faith, fellowship and fun. The group is known as the Baptist Campus Ministry (BCM), although a young ministry many students feel very comfortable attending the service. Rev. Reginald Alfred leads each service although most of the events orchestrated […]
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Kennedy endorses Obama, plans to campaign for him
WASHINGTON – Summoning memories of his brother the slain president, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy led two generations of the First Family of Democratic politics Monday in endorsing Barack Obama for the White House, declaring, “I feel change is in the air.”Obama is a man of rare “grit and grace,” Kennedy said in remarks salted with […]
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Dems may heed call for stimulus package
WASHINGTON – A Democratic Congress is poised to heed President Bush’s call to help save the economy, but may not give him much else after a State of the Union speech that recycled many of the administration’s past initiatives.A lame duck president called again for immigration reform, an end to lawmakers’ pet projects, control of […]
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Honda Battle of the Bands still entertaining
Cedric BoydGramblinite staffHeadline: Honda Battle of the Bands still entertaining This weekend is going to be full of excitement with super bowl XLII being played in Arizona. But, last weekend, ten black college bands participated in the super bowl of bands, better known as the 6th annual Honda battle of the bands at the Georgia […]
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Housing grant available to Grambling residents
The City of Grambling has received another Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) fund for the fiscal year 2007/2008 in the amount of $273,799. It mast be recalled that for the fiscal 2006/2007 the city received funding in the amount of $192,705.The city of Grambling and Grambling State University via its faculty personnel have received the above […]
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Use your voice, get registered
This is a crucial issue to the entire United States. Entertainers, athletes, celebrities, political figures, mentors, and even the entire editorial board cannot emphasize the issue of voting enough. It is extremely important that everyone of age get registered and make the right selection regardless if you are Democrat or Republican.Every vote counts especially this […]
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Grambling Chamber seeks to compile history of city businesses
The Greater Grambling Chamber of Commerce is seeking help on a Black History Month project to compile a history of early Grambling area businesses. The chamber needs the names and/or photographs of early Grambling business establishments and owners from the late 1800’s to the present. These businesses will be acknowledged by the chamber in what […]
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Corporation offers cold weather safety tips for the workplace
BATON ROUGE – As Louisiana approaches the mid-point of the winter season, Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) is reminding employers to make sure that workers are properly prepared for working in cold weather conditions. Because Louisiana ‘s winter temperatures can be milder than average at times, workers can be ill-prepared when a sudden cold snap […]