The Gramblinite
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
With three weeks until Election Day and less than a week from their third and final debate, President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney went heads up on the financial system and other domestic issues on Tuesday night. The Town Hall-style debate was held at Hofstra University in […]
#8220;What’s up Craig, What’s up Smokey? What ya’ll smoking on?” If you’re a movie buff like myself you know exactly what movie, down to the character and scene I got this line from. But the idea of an unemployed young Black man who smokes marijuana depicts all young Black men […]
Grambling State University kicked off its Homecoming festivities with a gospel celebration Sunday evening in T.H. Harris Auditorium. “GSU Flight 1901″ made its first landing at the Gospel Explosion with Joshua Rodgers, this season’s Sunday’s Best winner. Jacoby Tubbs and Miss Plus Couture Brittany Smith were the hosts for […]
Dear President Pogue: We, the current members of the Orchesis Dance Company, are writing to you in a most respectful and humble manner to address our concern about the temporary loss of our Artistic Director, Dianne Maroney-Grigsby. This has the greatest affect on us and we ask that […]
Grambling State University was getting national attention last week with two special televised segments about the institution. Yahoo! aired two online segments on Oct. 8 and the CBS Sports Network aired a 30-minute television show, The Road to Saturday, two days later. This concept is not new. The production […]
The Grambling Laboratory School Gymnasium will host Tigerland music legends this weekend. Those in attendance will be Soul Pride, Leech and the Gang, and POLO. All will gather for the concert Saturday to benefit the school. Among the artists in attendance will be drummer Samuel Osborne, who has played […]
Just because you make history does not mean you did something good. On Saturday, when Grambling State University’s football team faced Mississippi Valley at Rice-Totten Stadium in Itta Bena, Miss., the Tigers made history. Unfortunately, the achievement was not positive. The Delta Devils’ quarterback tandem of Garrick Jones and […]
Underground music is about passion. A true underground artist will create music from the heart, as opposed to something tailored to a commercial market. “Don’t call it a comeback” was the famous words LL Cool J spit over one of his famous songs, “Mama Said Knock You Out.” For […]
Last Thursday the Greater Grambling Chamber of Commerce held its annual awards banquet at the Ruston Civic center. Mark Hunter, a chamber member and entrepreneur, explained “the purpose of the event was to honor persons in the community who have gone above and beyond the call of volunteer […]
The new Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Anthony Johnson, has put an advisory council in place for the Living Learning Centre in an effort to better manage and develop the program for the 2012/2013 academic year. The Living Learning Centre, LLC, is a Title III sponsored program. The […]