The Gramblinite
Thursday, May 2, 2024
GSU men's basketball coach Donte' Jackson (photo courtesy of GSU Athletics Communications) It was a tough day for Grambling State on March 11 as both the men's and women’s teams were eliminated from the 2022 Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament in Birmingham, Alabama. Both teams were coming off comfortable victories in the […]
African Americans — both women and men — have impacted the media through their contributions to the world, which include writing books, hosting television shows, and on radio stations. Writing has inspired other African Americans to speak up on important issues. As well as hosting television and radio broadcasts […]
Photo by JALIEN EDWARDS Dr. Mark Stapp, left, and Clifton Johnston were two of the panelists at The Grambling State University/Arizona State University Real Estate classes held on March 7. Grambling State University and Arizona State University recently teamed up for an informational session concerning real estate classes taken through […]
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas — The Grambling State baseball lost 0-2 to the Arkansas Razorbacks in a two-game series played at the Baum-Walker Field on March 15 and 16. Game One (Arkansas 14, GSU 1) The Tigers got off to a positive start when Shemar Page laced a two-out RBI single, scoring […]
Be it through song or her acting abilities, Eartha Kitt always made an impact. On Jan. 17, 1927, Eartha Mae Kitt was born in St. Matthews, South Carolina. Kitt’s mother, Annie Mae, was said to have been raped at the age of 16 by the cotton plantation’s owner's son. In […]
The Alpha Theta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. at Grambling State hosted multiple events throughout the last week of black history month as part of their spring semester “Skee Week." Themed under the title “Black LegaSKEE,” the celebration honored a black movie every single day of the […]
The accomplished Alexia P. Hammonds is back and determined to make a difference at Grambling State. Hammonds is currently back at GSU teaching yoga classes from Monday through Thursday at 4:15 p.m. in the newly opened recreation center. The all-level class is challenging students' minds and bodies, including stretching, strengthening the […]
Another week, another offensive coordinator at Grambling State Football. Grambling State head coach for football Hue Jackson has promoted John Simon to the position of offensive coordinator. Jackson made the revelation on March 4, after the team’s commencement of spring training.. Simon, a former University of Memphis assistant coach and […]
The North Central Louisiana Arts Council (NCLAC) and Grambling State University recently partnered together to host both a physical and virtual screening of the feature-length documentary “Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools.” It was shown on Feb. 24 in the newly renovated Nursing Building Auditorium on campus. The […]
Michael Ensley oversees students using the pool at GSU's new natatorium. (Photo by Glenn Lewis/University Communications) After being closed for seven years and two years respectively, the Dr. Charles D. Henry Natatorium and the GSU Intramural Center were reopened on Feb. 28. “We are glad to have gotten to this […]