Having just released Revolutions Per Minute last year, his first album with producer Hi-Tek as one half of Reflection Eternal since their 2000 debut Train of Thought, Brooklyn emcee Talib Kweli returns with his latest solo offering Gutter Rainbows.This album is Kweli’s first solo LP since 2007’s Eardrum. Gutter Rainbows […]
Author: Keith Brown
The woman behind the man
Behind every successful Black man there usually is a successful black women right by his side. For Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, that successful Black woman is the Rev. Marcia L. Dyson.Rev. Dyson is hailed as one of the nation’s foremost religious leaders. She is also noted international activist. She is […]
Robeson a real Renaissance man
Paul Leroy Robeson was born in Princeton, N.J., on April 9, 1898, the fifth and last child of Maria Louisa Bustill and William Drew Robeson. His father was a runaway slave who went on to graduate from Lincoln University, and his mother came from an abolitionist Quaker family. In 1915, […]
History repeats itself: Williams returns to GSU
It’s official, history has returned home. Just as Lombardi is back in Green bay, Doug Williams is back in Grambling. Grambling State University held a 10 a.m press conference on February 15 in the Eddie Robinson Museum, where Super Bowl MVP, Hall-of-Famer, living legend Doug Williams was announced as the […]
Education rally incites; abuse awareness spreads
Grambling State University students raised domestic violence and education awareness Tuesday during convocation hours.The lunchtime events began with the brothers of United Afrikan American Men leading a domestic violence march across campus. Students marched with tape across their faces to symbolize silenced domestic violence abuse victims. About 65 people participated […]
GHS b-ball teams move up in playoffs
The Grambling High School Boys’ Basketball Team will host Haynesville on Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. After defeating Plain Dealing 68-60 on Feb. 18 the Kittens are now District 1-1A Champions for the season.The GHS Kittenettes go up against the Arcadia Hornets at home tonight. They defeated Block on Tuesday. […]
Sports Radio Network sponsors breakfast
The Grambling Sports Radio Network will hold a Pancake Breakfast on Feb. 26 from 8 a.m. 10 a.m. at Applebee’s in Ruston. Tickets for the event are $5 and may be purchased in advance from any network member or at the door. Proceeds from the event will go to support […]
Basketball team loses to Jackson State
Jackson State defeated Grambling State 69-57 on Saturday night, lead by top performer Tyrone Henson with 19 points. This game was a rematch from last year’s tournament game, where Grambling State knocked off No. 1 seed Jackson State. Grambling State came out the game aggressive and held a lead until […]
Black Panthers weren’t just militants
In Oakland, Calif., in 1966, Huey Percy Newton and two friends began the Black Panther Party. They were soon considered among the FBI’s most wanted. The Black Panther symbol was used because it was seen as a powerful image. The larger the party got, the more powerful they got. The […]
Football banquet honors players
Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge is where the G-Men football team stepped foot on the field for the last time. The game resulted in a 31-17 lopsided victory for the Tigers. Though the game against The Southern Tigers marked the last victory for the G-Men, success did not stop there.Fifteen members […]