For people who do not know a lot about the upcoming event “Justice or Else” it is a commemoration the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March. This will take place Oct. 10, 2015 in Washington, D.C., at the National Mall, given by The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan who has since led this march […]
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Equality not the same for everybody
Equality is defined as the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities. However, the world demonstrates equality a little differently. Equality to the world is attaining the same status, but not being recognized for it. It is having the same rights, but still being judged unfairly. Equality is having the same opportunities, […]
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Student Perspective
Many wonder why is it important for African-American youth to attend historically black colleges and universities. Some think HBCUS are unnecessary. Others fear the type of education given in these institutions. Every year students at HBCUs get experiences that students at predominantly white institutions don’t get . Not to fault PWIs, but HBCUs were created […]
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Education system sets some up to fail
The education system has many flaws that are a part of this nation’s downfall. How is it fair to be taught something so young and believe that it is true? It’s only later, if we are lucky, that we find out that everything our elementary schools taught us wasn’t true. It’s all part of the […]
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Student Perspective
Last year Gramblinites had the pleasure of listening to Margarita Anderson, founder and CEO of the Empowerment Experiment. The Empowerment Experiment was a yearlong trial that Anderson and her family went through to honor and stimulate the Black economy. The Andersons partnered with Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management’s Levy Entrepreneurship Center for the […]
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Remembering Doris Robinson
My train ride from Charleston, West Virginia, to the Deep South to Grambling was not a calm one. During this era of the 1950s, I recall feeling it was safer living north of the Mason/Dixon Line. Thelma Smith Williams After riding all day Oct. 1, 1956, the train was slowing down and I did not […]
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What school spirit is to me
School spirit plays an important role in your time as a student. It allows you to indulge in the culture and traditions of your university. I believe that is significant for you to help out your school’s athletics and even school organizations. Nobel Michael As a college student you must realize that you are now […]
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Student Perspective
The corporations of America always find ways to stay in control. I think we can all agree and say that the constant thirst and need to make more money off the lower class has been taken to far. Over the past years the corporate world has kept people in a systematic cycle. We are literally […]
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History changes perceptions
People in the United States — well most of us, regardless of race or socio-economic status — have no idea who our presidents were. Most know George Washington, then skip to pick up Abraham Lincoln, and some have a little knowledge about others, like Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson and Herbert Hoover. But for many like […]
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Embrace opportunities HBCUs offer
Attending an HBCU is not similar to attending just any other college or university. We mainly share similar surroundings, such as dorms, classrooms, professors, and student lounges; however, HBCUs share so much more. We share unity. It may not seem like it at times, but when you place people with the same color and background […]