A woman that I would like to see honored during WHM is Ms. [Sharon] Perkins, because one she is a very influential person on the campus and she also is always looking out for the students. With the many things she plans with FSUB, although she is an adult figure she still makes sure that […]
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Give them the recognition they deserve
Chisolm March 1-31 we highlight and celebrate the contributions of women to events in history and in contemporary times. When asked “What women in history do you think has not received the recognition she deserves and why?” junior Johnathon Thibodeaux, a political science major, believes that Shirley Chisholm, an American politician, educator and author, isn’t […]
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Celebrating all women
The public celebration of women’s history in the United States began in 1978 as “Women’s History Week” in Sonoma County, California. The week, including March 8, which was International Women’s Day, was selected. In 1981, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Rep. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) co-sponsored a joint Congressional resolution proclaiming a national Women’s History Week. […]
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In Their Own Words
“The importance of recognizing women’s accomplishments during Women’s History Month is to educate young women about their history, and influence women of all ages that anything is possible. Though there is still discrimination, and barriers throughout society; you can accomplish your goals in life, as long as you stay motivated. “The most inspirational woman in […]
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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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HBCU students play pivotal role
Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain, Ezell Blair Jr. and David Richmond enrolled as freshmen at North Carolina A&T University in the fall of 1959. By Feb. 2, 1960, the photo of the four young men sitting at the Woolworth lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, appeared in newspapers across the country. SITINMOVEMENT.ORG/Courtesy photo The Greensboro Record […]
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Are you going to vote in the midterms?
Name: Jeffrey Harris, II Hometown: Houston,Texas Major: English Are you planning on voting?: Yes. Why?: I think that it’s going to be a great outcome a great turnout the midterm election I think that it’s going to be a great outcome a great turnout being that I was one of the people who actually usher for the midterm […]
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Criminal Justice Department to move into former Alma J. Brown Elementary building
The former Lincoln Prep Elementary School will house the criminal justice department. The former Lincoln Preparatory Elementary School building, originally known as the Alma J. Brown Elementary School, will be the new academic center for the Department of Criminal Justice. Criminal justice is the most popular major for students at GSU. According to Provost Dr. […]
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Students at GSU get breast cancer education
Jalissa Purnell, a junior management and accounting major from Chicago (left), speaks with Dr. Trixie Thompson, founder and CEO of More Than Conquerors (right). October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and each year health professionals in the United States rally to bring awareness to an international health issue that affects both women and men. Grambling […]