Barack Obama, who has recruited gospel singer Donnie McClurkin to join his campaign swing through South Carolina, is being blasted by gay activists who say the musician is homophobic.Obama, realizing the power that gospel music has on Black folks in the South, is hoping that McClurkin and other gospel acts […]
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‘Aladdin’ fills GSU theater with magic
The theatre was full of smiles and laughter as the play, Aladdin, was brought to life. The play was presented from Oct. 17- 20. With each presentation the actors grew more confident, funny, and enthusiastic. The actors did a great job of keeping the children’s attention glued to the stage. […]
‘Getback’ quiets Little Brother doubters
It’s been a long time coming, but Little Brother FINALLY released their third official album, Getback. I say that because there was a brief second when I doubted that I would ever see this album released. The first problem was the mishandling of their last album, The Minstrel Show by […]
Dreams starting to become reality
Two years ago, the average student would find Mark Scroggins a 2006 Grambling State University alumnus gearing up for a performance at GSU’s annual Homecoming talent show.However, this weekend Scroggins steps onto a bigger stage. “I was selected out of thousands to perform at Showtime at the Apollo in New […]
Doing it without familiar faces
The G-Men are not only in first place, they are the only team undefeated in conference play, and well on their way to the SWAC Championship that they haven’t seen in the past few years. It was almost unseen after last years team went a dismal 3-6 in conference play […]
Death Proof Review
Last April, Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez combined their love for campy B-movies and the grungy theaters that showed them with their reputations for always delivering at the box office. The result: a two-film collection known as Grindhouse Double Feature that started off with a bang, but ended in a […]
Planet Terror Review
When Robert Rodriguez’s Planet Terror was released in April, fans cheered the film as a triumph. Critics used phrases like “modern classic”, while the film festival crowd praised Tarantino’s Death Proof as a marvel of modern film work. With the decision to release the two Grindhouse Double Feature films individually […]
Alumni, please donate to GSU!
Homecoming brings back many students who paved the way for the student body here today. So many times, students and alumni are so caught up in celebrating a football victory and participating in Favrot Student Union activities that they neglect to notice the changes at the university. Many alumni are […]
Watson and the Black mentality
#8220;Integration,” a 10-letter word used often by Malcolm X to describe how Blacks try to fit into their world, bearing insults, enduring hatred and humiliation, physical and verbal attacks. I guess it is the norm these days for attacks on the Black race. The ball seems to have landed on […]
Being anti-gay is not OK, folks
We’re not quite racist. We’re not totally sexist. But my, we’re homophobic. Pause. Before I slap on that label, let me define the diagnosis I’m assigning to many people. Homophobia (n.) – irrational fear of, aversion to or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals. Press play. I’d say that described a […]