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1. Ralph Bunche in 19502. Don Barksdale in 1948 3. Althea Gibson in 1956 at the French Open 4. P.B.S. Pinchback was appointed governor of Louisiana from Dec. 9, 1872 through Jan. 13, 1873, during impeachment proceedings against the elected governor 5. L. Douglas Wilder of Virginia in 1990-94 6. Hiram Revels of Mississippi 7. […]

Having just released Revolutions Per Minute last year, his first album with producer Hi-Tek as one half of Reflection Eternal since their 2000 debut Train of Thought, Brooklyn emcee Talib Kweli returns with his latest solo offering Gutter Rainbows.This album is Kweli’s first solo LP since 2007’s Eardrum. Gutter Rainbows contains production from an array […]

1. Who was the first African-American to win the Nobel Peace Prize?2. Who was the first African-American named to the U.S. Olympic basketball team? 3. Who was the first African-American woman to win a Grand Slam tennis championship? 4. Who was the first African-American governor of a U.S. state? 5. Who was the first African-American […]

The Grambling State University Center for Academic Assessment will host a Rising Junior Examination Orientation on Monday, March 14 at 10 a.m. (Alphabets A-L), 2 p.m. (Alphabets M-Z) and March 15 at 11 a.m. (for students who cannot attend on Monday) in the Nursing Building Auditorium. Students are required to attend only one section. All […]

In the Black community, our race is extremely important to us. Halle Berry, who is of Black and Caucasian decent, has a daughter, Nahla, by Gabriel Aubry, a French-Canadian and Caucasian male. Questions arose about what race she considers her daughter to be. “What I think is that that’s something she’s going to have to […]

Black History Month is a time for reflection on those who paved the way, who, despite danger to themselves and their loved ones, crossed long-standing racial and social barriers.Almost everyone knows all the most prominent figures who helped to advance the cause of civil rights through their activism. But there are some lesser known individuals […]

Monday was not only known as the day of love but also a day to gain knowledge for personal growth.Dr. Sarah Dennis gave students in her Ethics and Leadership in Public Administration class at Grambling State University an opportunity to talk with five area couples about how they balance careers and relationships. The couples were […]

Crusty mouthed caffeinated crotchety collegians caught crumbling constantly. That description fits many of my classmates and admittedly, me. For far too many students, sleep deprivation is a way of life. In an era of corrupted circadian rhythms and rampant social media access, the repercussions of not getting enough shut-eye reach farther than we acknowledge. A […]

Grambling alumna, Lena Wilson-Claybon, was recently chosen as supervising post producer on the nationally syndicated television show, Judge Karen’s Court. Lena graduated from Grambling State University in 1982 and began her television career as a commercial writer/producer at KALB-TV5 in Alexandria.After moving to Los Angeles in the early ’90s, she was chosen for Bill Cosby’s […]