Friday, Jan. 14, Thelma Alice Smith Washington Williams received a big surprise delivered to her address on Carver Street in Grambling. As she answered her door she looked at a bouquet of 86 roses.The Grambling High School Class of 1976 presented Williams with a bouquet of yellow roses for her “86th Birthday.” Williams was one […]
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Missing Black children are our stories to tell
Missing White women provide media outlets provocative pages, profit margins and promote clutched Kleenex camaraderie. It often takes unconventional methods and cultural criticism to spark national concern for missing people of color. A few years ago, the National Public Radio Association reported that of 800,000 missing children, more than 30 percent are African-American. Most remain […]
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Diddy grants Howard University student’s N.Y.E. wish
It all began with one simple tweet. Then Howard University senior Brandon Crump received a phone call from Sean “P. Diddy” Combs.”Yo @iamdiddy…me and my friends are staying in the Luxor for NY…can we get some bison love on your NYE party?” Crump tweeted at 3:50 p.m. Dec. 21. Less then five minutes after Crump […]
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Former Grambling employee remembered
Funeral services will be held for Thelma Elois Pruitt Egans Tuesday, Jan. 25 at noon at the Mt. Calm Baptist Church in Simsboro. She passed away Thursday, Jan. 20.A wake will be held at King’s Funeral Home in Ruston from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Ms. Egans worked as a custodian at Grambling State University […]
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GSU president excited about 2011
Office of the PresidentJanuary 18, 2011 Dear Student:Happy New Year, and a hearty welcome to our new and returning students to Grambling State University for the 2011 Spring Semester! It’s going to be an exciting year, and I hope you will catch the excitement. I am excited about, and proud of, our reaffirmation of accreditation […]
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House OKs repeal of Obama health care law
WASHINGTON – Republicans in the House of Representatives fulfilled a campaign promise, casting a largely symbolic vote to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. The measure was sure to die in the Democratic-controlled Senate and faced a certain veto if it should reach the president’s desk.Nevertheless, the Wednesday vote in the House, newly under […]
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Miss Grambling welcomes students
It is with great pride and humility that I present myself to you as Solange N. Sayers, Miss Grambling State University 2010-2011, and a senior nursing student from the island of Saint Lucia, West Indies! I trust that everyone had a good and restful break. Upperclassmen, welcome back to another glorious semester here at Grambling […]
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Grambling State’s MLK Day observance
Grambling State University began its celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a candlelight procession on Monday evening. The program was sponsored by the Favrot Student Union Board and United Campus Ministries.Due to inclement weather, both the procession and program were held in the Favrot Student Union Black & Gold Room. The Honorable James […]
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Ruston marks MLK holiday
Louisiana Tech University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs sponsored its 9th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Ecumenical Observance on Monday. Adam Collins served as coordinator.The observance began with a march from Joe Aillet Stadium’s parking lot to the Ruston Civic Center. Dr. Frank G. Pogue, president of Grambling State University, was the keynote speaker.Pogue focused on […]
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Dogfighting: A look into the sporrt
Some people find entertainment at the expense of animals. While dog fighting is one of the more popular cruelties, it does not get the attention it should.Dog fighting by professionals and the upper classes was viewed as a taunting but acceptable pastime in earlier time, according to aspca.org. Because it is much less accepted now, […]