At their Pinkie C. Wilkerson Awards Banquet held on March 9 the Grambling Alumnae and Delta Iota chapters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. honored 12 local women. The Deltas held the banquet as part of their National Women’s History Month Celebration. The honorees were chosen because of their service […]
Author: MELANIE C. THOMAS
Marvin Sapp celebrates with local church
Lewis Temple Christian Episcopal Methodist Church Grambling celebrated its 135th Anniversary on March 7. Dr. Marvin L. Sapp, the Grammy-award winning Gospel artist who made “Never Would of Made It,” was invited by the church to host the celebration. “We wanted to invite Dr. Sapp to be introduced to Grambling […]
Untold story of people of color
Hidden Colors 2 is a critically acclaimed sequel by producer and New York Times best-selling author Tariq Nasheed. The documentary is about the real and untold history of people of African and Aboriginal descent. It is packed with information and knowledge that has been erased from history books and […]
Music review
After seven years of a waiting, we finally receive the smooth jazz, soul-like sources of a musical genius/producer/ actor Justin Timberlake. With mastermind producer Timbaland behind JT’s third solo album, The 20/20 Experience, Timberlake reminds his musical audience and fans that the former boy band lead singer is still […]
Book of the month
Martin the Crab is different from all the other crabs in his reef. He believes in dreaming and one day going on amazing adventures in the deep blue sea. The crabs in his reef make fun of him for believing in his dreams. One day a big fishing net captures […]
Slow and screwed
Lil Wayne’s “Me and My Drank” lyrics state: “And this is how we do it, do it in the South/One more ounce will make me feel so great/Wait, now I can’t feel my face.” The “one more ounce” face-numbing beverage he’s referring to is that popular drink in hip-hop, […]
GSU returns to the Circle City Classic
Doug Williams and the G-Men mark an unusual trip to Indianapolis to compete in one of American’s best and biggest HBCUs football classics. For the first time since 2000, the fighting Tigers will battle the Braves of Alcorn State University in the Circle City Classic next year on October […]
BATTLE TESTED
Earrings, sweat pants, a torn shirt, Nike sleepers and nearly 30 minutes out of practicing for the Southwestern Athletic Conference Basketball Tournament in Garland, Texas, the Women’s Basketball Team leading scorer is seen quite differently once off the hardwood. Calm, yet energetic with a bright smile that is drowned in […]
Homosexuality and its Biblical references
Homosexuality and same-sex marriage are the” hot topics” in news today, especially when it comes to religion. With openly gay pastors and priests coming to the forefront, it is difficult to know what to stand for when it comes to homosexuality in religion. Imagine a society where there was […]
SportsBriefs
Softballers back from 10-day trip The Grambling State softball team returns after a 10-day road trip to Florida and Alabama. The Lady Tigers where back on the road Tuesday where they played at Texas College. The Lady Tigers played a two game series (1-1). Junior, pitcher Angela Perez had […]