Two of hip-hop’s premier performers, Lil Wayne and T.I., have been living up to the lyrics in their rap songs. In the past couple of months the two have been known by their real names instead of their stage names. And instead of standing in front of crowds and fans, they are standing in front […]
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Bowling team sounds off about their sport
In the Favrot Student Union next to the bookstore is a bowling alley. In that bowling alley is a team that has been highly successful over the past couple of seasons, but few on campus know about them. The women’s bowling team, coached by Barbara Lewis, has lived in the shadows of the likes of […]
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GSUs goalkeeper could determine SWAC title
Goalkeeper: noun, the last line of defense.In football the last line of defense is said to be the safety. Yet, there are two safeties, in soccer there is only one goalkeeper. One person in which all of the pressure falls. And when the time comes, it is the goalkeeper who must shine. For the Grambling […]
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Perry’s latest project is certain to please women
Once again, Tyler Perry has made a leap for the entire African- American community. Although, once again, without the notorious “Madea.” Perry has made his award-winning plays such as Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Madea’s Family Reunion into successes. He later went on to create Daddy’s Little Girls, which appeared earlier this year. […]
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Houston rap legend succumbs to heart attack
Houston, Texas, is home to a different breed of hip-hop, Swisha House. Swisha House was founded by Robert Davis, also know as DJ Screw. Since the creation of Swisha House, three of the original members of the Screwed Up Click (the group that started Swisha House) have perished: DJ Screw, Fat Pat, and Big Hawk. […]
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GSU alum voted off BET show
Grambling State alumna Charisma Sweat got her chance Tuesday to compete for one of the last five spots for the Sunday Best competition on BET.She embraced the stage singing, “We Fall Down” by Donnie McClurkin. Despite the anticipation and overwhelming support that accompanied Sweat, two of the three judges did not have positive things to […]
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Faith ‘plays every role’ in Obama’s life
Pictures are numbered in same order as those listed below.GREENVILLE, S.C. -White House hopeful Barack Obama stood in front of a pulpit Sunday and told worshippers that his faith “plays every role” in his life.”It’s what keeps me grounded. It’s what keeps my eyes set on the greatest of heights,” Obama told members of the […]
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It’s been a long time, but my drought is finally over
Over the past year my single mother and I have struggled to cope financially. I lost my father in 2003, which also meant our family lost another source of income. And ever since my Social Security check stopped coming, my family has been left in a bind. We sold our house and moved three different […]
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Professors attend GEAR UP
In an attempt to gain information to help them to increase the literacy rate of Louisiana students, GSU English professors Dr. Pamela M. Payne and Melanie C. Thomas attended the 2007 Southeast Regional GEAR UP conference in New Orleans. The conference was held Oct. 3 – 5.Payne said, “I attended the conference in hope of […]
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Disenfranchisement and the struggle to secure voting rights for felons
At the height of the Civil Rights Movement, lawmakers who opposed African American voting rights desperately considered ways to remove large numbers of Blacks from their state’s electorates without appearing to violate their constitutional rights. In the 1960s, many Southern and some Western states figured out how to accomplish this: by passing state constitutional provisions, […]