Louisiana state Sen. Katrina Jackson is pictured speaking during GSU's Women's History Month Convocation. (Photo courtesy of University Communications) Louisiana State Sen. Katrina Jackson was selected as the guest speaker at this year’s Women’s History Month Convocation, which took place onMarch 28 at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Center. Jackson took […]
Author: Frederick Harrell
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 […]
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 […]
NY Racing and Grambling State Spark Diversity Dialogue in NASCAR
Grambling State and the NY Racing team have found themselves in recent headlines due to the national reveal of the No. 44 Grambling car. John Cohen (owner of NY Racing and Grambling State alum) linked with veteran driver Greg Biffle to race No. 44 at the Daytona 500 Feb. 20.. […]
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 […]
More Than 20 HBCUs receive Bomb Threats as Black History Month begins
On both Monday and Tuesday, more than 20 Historically Black Colleges and Universities reported bomb threats that caused the schools to go on immediate lockdowns and shift to remote classes. Grambling State University was not one of those universities that received a threat, but that didn’t stop GSU to act […]
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 […]