When Jim Meade was a young boy he recalls seeing the “terrible” treatment of African-American children during segregation. Meade, a professor of painting and drawing at the University of Southern Mississippi, points to that experience as a turning point in his life that impacted his career forever. As a young […]
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Black History Tribute I
Smith The month of February is Black History Month, a month that is celebrated all over the country and reminds the American people about the important roles African Americans played is creating the United States. There are many notable African Americans poets you can think of when it comes to […]
Black History Tribute I
ldquo;Dedicated to those known and unknown who lost their lives in the Elaine Massacre” is inscribed on the memorial commemorating the incident that happened in 1919. It is located in Helena, Arkansas. facingsouth.org On Sept. 30, 1919, a racial massacre in Elaine, Ark., took an unknown number of lives. Estimates […]
Individuals — including students — who came after founders continue to build on their achievements
Founder’s Day is a traditional day or a very important day in a school calendar or university campus. Founder’s Day is for the people who founded the school, named it and made history. Most students who attend universities don’t know the history behind their schools. That’s why it is important […]
Is celebrating our founders important?
A founder is a person who establishes an institution or settlement. It is important to have these founders because without them there would be no us. At the same time, however, who is to say one founded a place, when there are only “said” recollections of what actually happened. When […]
Is celebrating our founders important?
Sarah-Renee Garner Is Founders Day important? Yes, Founder’s Day is extremely important; in fact, it is so important that GSU has turned Founder’s Day into Founder’s Week. Students, faculty, and alumni, get the opportunity to learn about GSU’s humble beginning in several different enriching activities. As a freshman, I did […]
Is celebrating our founders important?
Why is it important to celebrate founders? It is important to celebrate founders because it gives significant people reorganization and honor for what they have accomplished for us today. Founders are ordinary people who have felt as though some type of organization, or discoveries should be made to help […]
Opening ceremony
The laying of the wreath at the bust of founder Charles P. Adams officially kicks of the Founder’s Week observance Monday morning. Sharing wreath duties are Steven Wilson, Student Government Association president, Miss GSU 2019-2020 Rickinzie Johnikin, and Grambling State President Rick Gallot. The Gramblinite will cover all the Founder’s […]
Know Your History
How well do you know the history of Grambling State University? Below is a quiz you can take to test your knowledge. Questions range from extremely easy to some only a true GSU historian will know. Take it first off the top of your head, going for what you know; […]
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