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Grambling hoops great Willis Reed dies at 80

Legendary Grambling basketball player Willis Reed passed away Tuesday at the age of 80.  Reed was most known for his championship years with the New York Knicks. Born in the small town of Hico, Louisiana, in Lincoln Parish, Reed went on to play his entire 10-year professional career with the […]

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The late ‘Prez’ Jones to have baseball jersey retired

Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones – also known as ‘Prez’ Jones – who was Grambling State University’s second president and first baseball coach, will have this weekend by getting his jersey number 30 retired.   Jones was not only the second president of Grambling State University, he also founded the university’s […]

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Mardi Gras Ball set for Saturday

Grambling State University’s  Favor Student Union Board will host its annual Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball from 6 – 9 p.m. on Friday. The formal dress event will be held in the Black and Gold Room of the Favrot Student Union. This will be  part of the Black History Month events […]