Don’t call it a comeback, the Grambling State women’s track team has been here for years. On Feb. 27 they took a large step forward after coming in third place during the 2015 indoor SWAC championship in Birmingham, Alabama. They ended the meet with a total of 75 points, falling […]
Author: Jahi Gilkey
From football to fundraising
Grambling State University Head Football Coach Broderick Fobbs was honored at a Shreveport breakfast, which celebrated his naming as the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Coach of the Year. Here he announced a fundraising campaign to raise money for the university in light of the budget cuts the university is facing […]
Baseball great Ralph Garr honored at home-opener
Grambling has its share of sports legends-Eddie Robinson, Frederick Hobdy, Doug Williams, Wilbert Ellis, and Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones. But Ralph Garr is one we hear less about. Garr is a Ruston native who led Grambling’s baseball team 35-1 in 1967 coming out third in the National Association of Intercollegiate […]
Mother of 8 GSU alumni honored on 94th birthday
Feb. 6 was a very special day to mark the birth of Odessa Harrison Dunn. Several of her family members assembled in her home to celebrate the joyous occasion. One celebration is not enough for so many years of service to the community, so the members of the Mt. Olive […]
Lesser-known civil rights activist
On the morning of Jan. 31, 1961, a group of 18 African-American civil rights demonstrators, most of whom were students at Friendship College in Rock Hill, S.C., converged on the McCrory’s 5-10-25¢ Variety Store in downtown Rock Hill. Authorities had been notified ahead of time that there would be protests […]
Sorority marks occasion
The Delta Iota chapter of Delta Sigma Theta recently hosted a Black History Program that included different historical perspectives. Afterward an opening prayer led by DST member Micayla Mason, the program viewed the first bit of history with the reading of the quote/poem from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,“Street […]
GSU’s ROTC battalion serves vital purpose for U.S. Army
Grambling State University is a historically black college in Northern Louisiana, well known for the World Famed Tiger Marching Band and the Tiger football team. But history on campus goes deeper than that. The Grambling State University Army ROTC Tiger Battalion has a lot of history as well. The GSU […]
Wilkerson used her knowledge to help everyone
Pinkie Carolyn Wilkerson was born during a unique time in history on Feb. 8, 1948, in a small Louisiana town Grambling, La. She was the daughter of the late Calvin and Dora Garner Wilkerson. Growing up as a child, Pinkie had a great childhood. She was very ambitious and goal-orientated. […]
From Dunbar Hall to Hollywood fame
Grambling State University has had many great and influential people attend throughout the years, such as Erykah Badu and Doug Williams, and trailblazer Judi Ann Mason should be considered one of the greatest. The renowned writer of television shows, movies and plays began her ascent to fame while still […]
LifeShare teams up with Grambling State
LifeShare will be on the Grambling State University campus spreading awareness about blood plasma transfers and giving students the opportunity to donate blood. The organization will be in front of the Favrot Student Union on Thursday, March 12. They have collectively teamed up with GSU’s National Pan-Hellenic Council and will […]