Hill is currently one steal away from becoming the SWAC and Grambling State career steals leader. Raven LeDay/The Gramblinite The Grambling State University women’s basketball team traveled to Jackson State on Feb. 23 suffering a key loss in SWAC conference. With the 89-60 win Jackson State (12-13, 8-5) has now swept the Tigers this […]
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Photo Recap
Members of Grambling's own World Famed march in and kicks off the spring High School Day. Philip Fowler/The Gramblinite Grambling orchesis take the show during High School Day pep rally. Philip Fowler/The Gramblinite Junior high school students loving the excitement during pep rally. Philip Fowler/The Gramblinite DJ Twinz kick off pep rally with music. Philip […]
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Kiprop notches first place in 5,000-meter, as indoor track season ends
Naomi Kiprop is awarded the first place trophy at the SWAC Championship. GSU ATHLETICS/Courtesy photo The Grambling State University men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams recently concluded the indoor season at the Southwestern Athletic Conference Championships (SWAC) in Birmingham, Ala. In the distance medley relay, the team of Aaron Koech, Fredric Green, Devyn […]
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Gentleman giant excels on hardwood, in class
Zavier Peart has the highest GPA on the men’s team. GSU ATHLETICS/Courtesy photo Peart goes for a layup over an LSU defender. RAVEN LEDAY/ The Gramblinite When you arrive at Grambling State gymnasium to catch a men’s basketball game, Zavier Peart seems to stand out, towering over most opponents, standing 6 feet 10 inches. Peart […]
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Blacks have made strides in …
Dr. Sebi Every day it seems to become ever more clear that the human body has a powerful ability to heal itself naturally. One man, a healer, pathologist, herbalist, biochemist and naturalist who immigrated from Honduras, took this notion all the way, changing history and widening the path towards the cure of all disease. His […]
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Black Wall Street and the 1921 Tulsa race riot
What the Tulsa, Oklahoma, neighborhood of Greenwood, widely known as the Black Wall Street, looked like before and after the events of May 30-June 1, 1921. Oklahoma Historical Society/Courtesy photo Newspaper coverage following the destruction of what The Tulsa World called “Little Africa”. Estimates of the number of dead ranged widely, from less than three […]
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Grambling student moonlights as DJ, hopes to turn passion into career
Williams DJing is a big career around the U.S., but it especially has it’s special spot down South. Danielle Williams, also known as ‘DJ Dani’ states that her biggest inspirations in the DJing industry are DJ Carisma (Los Angeles, Calif.) and DJ Spinderella (Brooklyn, N.Y.). Half joking and half serious, Williams said her […]
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‘Eclipsed’ tells the story of Liberian war strife through the eyes of forced wives
Mionne Destiny and De'Lia Madison during performance of Eclipsed. Philip Fowler/The Gramblinite Set during the Second Liberian Civil War, the play Eclipsed recounts the tale of the hostage spouses of a commanding officer in the rebel army. This ambitious presentation, currently being presented by the Department of Visual and Performing Arts, tells the harrowing […]
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20 Questions
1. So who’s going to the Mardi Gras ball? 2. How many of the AKAs really wanted to be Deltas? 3. Are y’all still out here getting recorded? 4. Who just got exposed, do they even attend Grambling? 5. Did anyone else spend all their Tiger Bucks? 6. Why is […]