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GSU junior starts her own makeup artist business,

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 […]

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Vanderbilt Thompson: A Gramblinite of many roles

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 […]

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Honoring our Legacy: Phillis Wheatley

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 […]

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Black History Month: Fredrick McKinley Jones

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 […]

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GSU students find sound of success

Three Grambling students have stunned the school with their voices in hopes of having a brighter future.                                                                    […]

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Behind the Athlete: Alexavier Monfries

He introduced himself onto the SWAC athletics scene in an emphatic fashion by winning the 200-meter race at the recently held Vulcan Invitational in Birmingham. Not only did he win but his time put him in the top 10 fastest times by a freshman and top 45 in the country. […]

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Rising Tiger: Junior SGA member Aaliyah Mitchell

Aaliyah Mitchell did not think her success at Grambling would start so soon at Grambling State University. Mitchell is a junior majoring in Computer Information Systems (CIS), a subject in which she tutors other students.  In fall 2019 she was a fresh new student looking to make a great impact […]