Some of the most impactful players in the NFL’s history were not drafted. Tony Romo. Kurt Warner. James Harrison. Jason Peters. All of these household names were not even selected in the draft. So for recent GSU players like record holding kicker Mark Orozco and linebacker De’Arius Christmas, not being one of the 254 players […]
Author Archives: The Gramblinite
Posted inArts
Local restauranteur serves up a side of music
Outside of serving the best chicken in Grambling, co-founder of Who Made Me Do It Wings & Po Boys, Michael Barnes has another interesting talent he recently displayed for his customers and others in the “GramFam” community. Barnes, whose stage name is “Mike B”, performed in front of thousands of students for Grambling’s Annual TigerFest […]
Posted inArts
Business major on how to become a ‘young boss’
Joven Jefe is a Spanish phrase meaning “young boss.” This phrase is also the name of Frederic Green’s up and coming clothing brand. Green, a business major at Grambling State University and native of Tallulah, La., has always lived by this ‘young boss’ mindset. “My father always told me ‘you don’t want to work for […]
Posted inArts
GSU student creating musical legacy
By now everyone that knows that Grambling State University has been home to many students who have made various contributions to the music industry including Hip-Hop Legend E-40 and R&B Queen Erykah Badu. The contributions continue through the current students as well such as, Houston native and sophomore criminal justice major, Jastin Martin. Martin […]
Posted inNews
The celebration of freedom
When Blacks in Texas heard the news, they alternately sang, danced and prayed. There was much rejoicing and jubilation that their life long prayers had finally been answered. Many of the slaves left their masters immediately upon being freed, in search of family members, economic opportunities or simply because they could. They left with nothing […]
Posted inNews
The Founding of Emancipation Park
The end of the Civil War resulted in a dramatic reorganization of society throughout the former Confederacy, including new freedom for the slaves. President Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation and published it on January 1, 1863, but it did not reach Texas for two years. It wasn’t until General Granger proclaimed it in Galveston […]
Posted inNews
The legacy of slavery
The fact that it took a Civil War to forcibly put an end to slavery left a bitter legacy that continues to divide American society. Slavery so bankrupted slave owners’ sense of right and wrong that they were willing to die to defend that lifestyle. A slave-holding minority morally corrupted a nation, and this legacy […]
Posted inNews
The history of Juneteenth
Juneteenth or June 19, 1865, is considered the date when the last slaves in America were freed. Although the rumors of freedom were widespread prior to this, actual emancipation did not come until General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas and issued General Order No. 3, on June 19, almost two and a half years […]
