Author: Frederick Harrell

Sports

GSU’s hoops seasons end with SWAC tourney losses

GSU men's basketball coach Donte' Jackson (photo courtesy of GSU Athletics Communications) It was a tough day for Grambling State on March 11 as both the men's and women’s teams were eliminated from the 2022 Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament in Birmingham, Alabama.  Both teams were coming off comfortable victories in the […]

Opinion

NBA All-Star Weekend: A Call for Change

The annual NBA All-Star weekend took place in Cleveland, Ohio last week. Like always, the weekend holds various fun and exciting events that capture the camaraderie of the NBA players and their fans.  This year’s All-Star weekend was bound to be special due to the fact the NBA is celebrating […]

Sports

Grambling State lands ‘first of its kind’ NIL deal

Grambling State is the latest HBCU to sign a Name Image and Likeness (NIL) deal that would pay out student-athletes on scholarships annually.  The news was announced by ESPN reporter Pete Thamel this past Monday. Thamel’s report said that two companies — Urban Edge Network and Athylt -— have committed […]

News

Remembering Virgil Abloh: Beyond the Runaway

We have all come to know the name Virgil one way or another, whether it was through his beloved high fashion label Off-White, his influential relationship with his close friend and business partner Kanye West, his collaborations with Nike sportswear, or being the first fashion designer of African descent to […]