ldquo;Don’t give up, keep going, keep praying” were the parting words of Branden Love, celebrity barber and former GSU student. Love got his start in barbering at Grambling, giving $10 haircuts in his dorm room. During his junior year he had the opportunity to give a haircut to Grambling legend […]
Author: REGINA LOVE
Purpose or passion, where is your future?
God has equipped each of us with specific gifts. These gifts are the tools we use to fulfill our purpose. You may have figured out what your gifts are, or you may not. Take a second to think about what you naturally do well. Maybe you cook well; ever considered […]
Art on tap throughout February
Acts of Faith Selections from the Sutton Collection of American-African American Art will be at Grambling State University in Dunbar Hall for students and community members to enjoy. William and Cheryl Sutton have been collecting art for some 20 years and don’t plan to stop anytime soon. The Suttons believe […]
Looking back on Black Lives Matter
Roughly 336 black lives were lost in the year 2015, and nearly 800 black lives have been lost at the hands of police since 2013, according to Mint Press News. The nation has watched the trials unfold on television. The death of Trayvon Martin ignited the #BlackLivesMatterMovement after the man […]
Still struggling with fitting in
There are Black people on every continent. Each of us comes from a different background and we are all on different paths. Therefore, it is a given that no Black person is the same as another. It is easy to label people with convenient stereotypes for our own self-actualization, but […]
Student Perspective
Many wonder why is it important for African-American youth to attend historically black colleges and universities. Some think HBCUS are unnecessary. Others fear the type of education given in these institutions. Every year students at HBCUs get experiences that students at predominantly white institutions don’t get . Not to fault […]
Student Perspective
Last year Gramblinites had the pleasure of listening to Margarita Anderson, founder and CEO of the Empowerment Experiment. The Empowerment Experiment was a yearlong trial that Anderson and her family went through to honor and stimulate the Black economy. The Andersons partnered with Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management’s […]
A ‘tired’ Gates lashes out at fan
When going to a concert in 2015, you never know what to expect. Artists think of bigger and better ways to shock the crowd. Pyrotechnics, trapeze artists and wild animals are all common props during concerts today, but I don’t think anyone would’ve imaged seeing a WWE smackdown at the […]
Fall Fashion
As a child my favorite movie was Coming to America. My favorite genre of music was rock. Never did I think that I’d see the two collide into one style until I walked into my first lecture at Grambling State University. To my right I saw a mirage of animal […]
N.W.A. biopic makes box office history
Top: Ice Cube, F.Gary Gray (Director) and Dr. Dre Bottom: Oshea Jackson, Jr, as Ice Cube, Jason Mitchell as Easy-E and Corey Hawkins as Dr. Dre. Audiences left theatres across the country chanting “Straight Outta Compton.” Director F. Gary Gary painted a vivid picture of police brutality and the struggles of overcoming […]