The Gramblinite
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
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 […]
In celebration of Homecoming Week, the Favrot Student Union put together a week of activities for visiting alumni and current students, including the annual talent show. There were a variety of performances: from singers, to dancers, to rappers, to poets and even a saxophone player. Jazmyn Hobdy, who is a […]
The Friday of Homecoming Week, the alumni greek yard show was held in the Men’s Gym. All of the Divine 9 was in attendance except for Sigma Gamma Rho. The show was supposed to start at 2 p.m., but Grambling — doing what they do best — got the show […]
With their crisp moves and precise details, the members of Iota Phi Theta National Fraternity Incorporated stole the show — again. This is the second year in a row that the brothers of brown and gold have won first place and will represent Grambling in the State Farm Bayou Classic […]
It was as if you could hear the laughs and roars of excitement from outside that came from the T. H. Harris Auditorium as the comedy show was underway. The event took place last week on a Thursday during Homecoming festivities. KATRINA HARRIS/The Gramblinite Gary Owen, who headlined the […]
Grambling State University and Dr. King D. Godwin presents the act of Blues for an Alabama Sky,by Pearl Cleage. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, is a poem by Maya Angelou and story of Joseph from the bible being sold into slavery correlated Paul Bolin’s director’s note to his […]
Diseree Smith, a 2007 graduate of Grambling State University finally has accomplished her goal of becoming an author since the 6th grade, as she has published her first book entitled “Beautiful Like a Flower” Deseree Smith was a GSU cheerleader, member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, and president […]
September 23, 2010 We, unfortunately, live in a society where there is a lack of appreciation for education for African Americans. My mother always instilled in me to read and speak properly. So I have always continued to do so. But, for some reason, in elementary, the other Black kids […]
Grambling State University has undergone many changes in its 114 years with almost as many name switches as there have been changes in philosophy and objectives. File photo A look at Grambing in the 1950's. From the beginning in 1901 until 1912 the institution was private and was known […]
As a freshman, I had the life-changing opportunity to sit down with the wife of renowned Coach Eddie Robinson at their home in Grambling for an article on the foot- ball legend. I toured the house and heard the romantic story of a childhood interest that grew into a life-long […]