The Gramblinite
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Kayla Mosby is a Baltimore native and junior here at GSU who is making strides to take the business she began in high school to another level. “In the middle of my junior year of high school, I was depressed, so I decided to learn something new. I feel in […]
Harris Stowe State University School/locations: St. Louis, Missouri Year found: 1857 Names before: This school was later named Harris Teachers College in honor of William Torrey Harris. In 1929, its name was changed to Stowe Teachers College, in honor of the abolitionist and novelist Harriet Beecher Stowe. First president: Dr. […]
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Year Founded: 1873 Previous Names: Branch Normal College, Arkansas Agricultural Mechanical and Normal School, and Arkansas Agricultural Mechanical and Normal College First President: Dr. John Brown Watson Current President: Dr. Laurence B. Alexander Five Major Milestones: In 1892 Branch Normal College was designated as […]
Grambling State junior Vanderbilt Thompson, a biology major from Maricopa, Arizona, is thriving in multiple leadership roles. Thompson currently holds several leadership positions at GSU. He is the vice president of his fraternity Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. Xi Chapter. “It’s a very demanding role,” Thompson said. “As any leadership […]
Phillis Wheatley, a poetess and change agent, was one of the first African Americans to publish a book while enslaved and was the second woman to ever had published a book during the 1700s. She was the standard. Wheatley set the standard for what could be produced from a Black […]
On June 3, 1904, Charles Richard Drew was born in Washington, D.C. He was surrounded by the poverty and hopelessness of the black community. At the close of the civil war, blacks were promised freedom, but instead, they were imposed in Jim Crow laws. The Jim Crow laws enforced poor […]
One of the biggest sporting events of the year is the Super Bowl, with millions tuning in to watch the game’s halftime show. The 2022 Super Bowl halftime show was the best one yet. The show was headlined by Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, and Kendrick Lamar. […]
On Feb. 7, Grambling State’s Favrot Student Union Board hosted a Black History event called “Fitting into the Country We Built” in the T. H. Harris Auditorium. Roland S. Martin, an American journalist and former CNN contributor was the keynote speaker for the event. Martin’s speech centered around some of […]
The time is finally here where we are celebrating the most historical and remarkable memories of our history. It’s Black History Month and this month we are celebrating some of Grambling’s history. Conrad R. Hutchinson Jr., better known as the “Prof” was known for his contribution to the World Famed […]
On May 17, 1893, Fredrick McKinley Jones was born in Covington, Kentucky. He was a dedicated black inventor who was awarded more than 61 patents. Jones had an Irish father and a black mother, who both died before he reached age 10. Father Ryan, a Catholic priest, took him in […]