What comes to your mind when you hear the words black history? Many of us will think of the easy to remember names like Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Emmitt Till. Some may even think of the lynching that took place in the South and the marches for civil rights in the 60s. […]
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Black history from the outside looking in
Black History Month is an event that is recognized every year in the month of February. Many people take issue with this fact for several reasons. Why only one month? Why must it be the shortest month of the year? Shouldn’t Black History be taught progressively throughout regular history? Because of the circumstances surrounding Black […]
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Loaded with dreams
When Was the last time you dreamed? When was the last time one of you was adamant in becoming the next Rosa parks or Martin Luther king. Who defied all odds, adversity, to show the world that the color of your character, can’t be judged by the color of persons whose skin you see. When…. […]
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G-Men honored at football banquet
The Grambling State University G-Men concluded a well-fought season this past Friday night at a football banquet in the Black and Gold Room. The Tigers finished (7-5) and had a season-ending run against in-state rivals, Southern University. However, the night was filled with celebration and reflection on the comeback season. “The potential is (here), and […]
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Tigers not adjusting to off-season moves
Grambling State University’s baseball team is off to a rough start to the season with just a 2 – 9 record. Fresh off their win against Wiley College, the GSU Tigers traveled to New Orleans for a three-day tournament, the MLB Urban Youth Invitational, against some of the toughest teams in the SWAC. The first […]
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Women’s track is on the rise at GSU
Don’t call it a comeback, the Grambling State women’s track team has been here for years. On Feb. 27 they took a large step forward after coming in third place during the 2015 indoor SWAC championship in Birmingham, Alabama. They ended the meet with a total of 75 points, falling behind Texas Southern who finished […]
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From football to fundraising
Grambling State University Head Football Coach Broderick Fobbs was honored at a Shreveport breakfast, which celebrated his naming as the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Coach of the Year. Here he announced a fundraising campaign to raise money for the university in light of the budget cuts the university is facing in the 2015-2016 Louisiana state […]
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Baseball great Ralph Garr honored at home-opener
Grambling has its share of sports legends-Eddie Robinson, Frederick Hobdy, Doug Williams, Wilbert Ellis, and Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones. But Ralph Garr is one we hear less about. Garr is a Ruston native who led Grambling’s baseball team 35-1 in 1967 coming out third in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletic Championship. Garr is 69 […]
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Mother of 8 GSU alumni honored on 94th birthday
Feb. 6 was a very special day to mark the birth of Odessa Harrison Dunn. Several of her family members assembled in her home to celebrate the joyous occasion. One celebration is not enough for so many years of service to the community, so the members of the Mt. Olive Baptist Church of Grambling continued […]
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Lesser-known civil rights activist
On the morning of Jan. 31, 1961, a group of 18 African-American civil rights demonstrators, most of whom were students at Friendship College in Rock Hill, S.C., converged on the McCrory’s 5-10-25¢ Variety Store in downtown Rock Hill. Authorities had been notified ahead of time that there would be protests and they were on duty […]