The Gramblinite
Sunday, June 29, 2025
Tuesday marked the 60th year anniversary of Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Her stance on Dec. 1, 1955, started the boycott that lasted 382 days from Dec. 5, 1955 to Dec. 29, 1956. AP/File photos Rosa Parks’ booking photo when she […]
Praise! was the main focus of the showing of “Dance His High Praise,” which, in its eighth production, was held Nov. 19 in T.H. Harris Auditorium on the campus of Grambling State University. WESLEY LOVE/The Gramblinite “Dance His High Praise” brings together many dance troupes. Its next performance will […]
Senior mass communication major Tiffany Bailey will be graduating this fall, and is currently at the top of her game, producing on-campus shows such as Eye of the Tiger and Tiger Talk with President Dr. Willie D Larkin. Her story is not a fairy tale, but one of perseverance. The […]
Fresh Company recently held a stress relief seminar called “Keeping a Balance.” Courtesy photo Participants pose in front of the art created by throwing paint-filled balloons to relieve stress. Paint filled balloons of different colors were there, along with a white canvas. The instructions were to throw a balloon […]
Nearly 50 of Grambling State University’s best and brightest freshmen were initiated into the Student Leadership Initiative on Nov. 19 in the Betty E. Smith Nursing Building. Beverly Hill-Hercules, executive director of Title III programs, and Vivian Larkin, first lady of Grambling State, created the Student Leadership Initiative for […]
Tuesday afternoon showed proof and remembrance for the surviving and fallen victims of aids and HIV. This revived yearly celebration was hosted by the Department of Residential Life, also know as housing. Many students came out to support for […]
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of interviewing some members of the Grambling State University World Famed band members, well just not any band members of course. If you have ever seen the band perform before whether in the stands at the game, doing halftime shows, or at […]
Grambling State University’s own Lyrical Quest, a group of artistic individuals, held an Open Mic Night on Nov. 12. Open Mic Night was hosted by Lyrical Quest member, “Lil Shreveport”, and DJ D. Watts helped with the tunes. The group is very family-orientated. They all seem to just vibe with […]
Courtesy photo Strut LA model strikes a pose on the runway. Last Thursday evening, Strut LA modeling troupe hosted a fashion show entitled “Fools’ Gold” consisting of five scenes. The hosts of the show were Russell Simms from New Orleans who also served as the 2013-2014 president and Mionne Featherstone […]
Behind direction of Dr. King David Godwin, the Department of Visual and Performing Arts along with a remarkable cast bought to life the happenings and series of events that led to the unthinkable death of Emmett Louis Till that occurred on Aug. 28, 1955. KEION HAYES/The Gramblinite Pastor Moses […]