The ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority are endeavoring to live up to their motto of Global Leadership Through Timeless Service. GSU’s AKAs held a healthy heart drive and provided students with fact sheets, free blood pressure testing on the yard during the lunch hours of March 10. Clad in […]
Author: COLLIN B. JNO-FINN
Alumnus brings style to campus
Grambling State University alumnus Eric Banks has opened a full service barber/ beauty/ nail salon on March 14. Headliners is located underneath the Black & Gold Room and is here to serve the students.Banks wanted to figure out a way to give back to the students, so he was given […]
Gramblinite reaches toward endless future
#8220;You don’t need an Ivy League education to be successful,” said Brea Douglas. Douglas is a 2009 graduate of Grambling State University, where she studied mass communication with an emphasis in the field of broadcast. When she was not devoting her time to academia, Douglas spent a lot of her […]
Do you want Rihanna or do you want ridiculous?
Rihanna’s latest single. “S&M”, caused an uproar not only in the entertainment world, but also in the 11 countries in which the video has been banned.Known for pushing the limits of artistic creativity and over-the-top uniqueness Rihanna has outdone herself with “S&M.” Rihanna’s sassy edge and sinister flirtatiousness is exuded […]
Love isn’t what you think
Every year February comes and goes and so does the celebration for African American men and women who have overcome struggles and defeats for the betterment of our community. However, for the single African American mothers the struggles will continue all year. During Black History Month we show our respect […]
Dark skin, dollar signs and Beyonce
Pop performer Beyonce recently allowed her skin to be darkened for a photo shoot in French publication L’Officiel. The shoot was inspired by Nigerian musician, Fela Kuti. Beyonce’s (momentary) caramel to cocoa transformation set the cyber world ablaze. To her Stans (ride-or-die fans), let me wave my peace flag first. […]
MTV ‘Skins’ is disgusting yet captivating
First there was Degrassi, which we all know “took it there.” Then there was One Tree Hill, which took it a step further. Now we have MTV’s newest hit show Skins, which takes it there, takes a crap, forgets to flush and leaves you wondering why.It started with a group […]
Delta Week empowers community
Grambling State University’s Delta Iota Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. hosted Delta Week February 13 – 18. The week was themed “Delta.Edu/D.I”The Delta Iota Chapter commits itself to hosting one Delta Week per semester. During this week members of the sorority focus on education, health and any other […]
Business students host Black history program
Grambling State University’s College of Business students hosted a Black History Program on Thursday, Feb. 24.The students are members of Dr. Berkita S. Bradford’s Event Planning Management class. They are Cherise Daniels, Anthony Hawkins, Michael Jackson, Metria McCall, Enid -Campbell Odums, JustinRogers and Rodney Johnson. The theme for the program […]
Program creators seek 100 men for new campus initiative
Men of Integrity and the Office of Retention joined forces to launch a Male Initiative Program that will seek 100 men to serve as role models for their counterparts.”The program will seek to improve and change the standard of the African American men on (the) campus of Grambling State University, […]