The Gramblinite
Saturday, June 21, 2025
The City of Grambling’s 2015 Juneteenth Festival began with the annual Black Poetry Contest, sponsored by the Grambling Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Pinkie C. Wilkerson Life Development Center and the City of Grambling. The contest was held at New Rocky Valley Baptist Church of Grambling. Seventeen […]
Clifton Lewis served as a dedicated educator and pastor for more than three decades. His wife of 39 years, Shirley Lewis, remembers him as a deeply spiritual man whose life was defined by giving back to the community he loved so much. “He knew no limits to reaching out to […]
The Grambling State University Tiger Marching Band held its annual high school band camp. The camp lasted from July 5-10. The campers were composed of elementary, junior high and high school students from across the state of Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma. The camp was divided into various divisions such as […]
The Grambling State University Tigers played up against PAC 12 Conference competitor University of California Berkeley Golden Bears in a nearly packed California Memorial Stadium. The G-Men came up short, losing 73-14. GLENN LEWIS/The Yearbook No. 36 Derwin Butler and No. 56 Troy Roach tackles Cal-Berkeley’s No. 15. “We’ve got […]
Chennault to hold fundraiser The Chennault Aviation and Military Museum in Monroe will hold a fundraiser 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Sept. 19 at the museum, 701 Kansas Lane near Monroe Regional Airport. Ticket are $50 each, or $35 for museum members for the event, which will feature cocktails, music, a private […]
Kenneth Tanner, a marketing and computer information systems major at Grambling State University, has been selected to participate in the National Sales Network (NSN) Annual Student Sales and Marketing Fellow Program in Atlanta. Caption The NSN Student Sales & Marketing Conference is the most powerful sales and marketing development program […]
On Tuesday, the Favrot Student Union Board held a general assembly in the Black and Gold Room. The assembly was called to order by the president, Khadijah Freeman, who thanked everyone for signing up and for their participation in Welcome Week. After an introduction from vice president Alinza Rogers, and […]
The Grambling State Student Government Association fall elections are close to being in full effect here at GSU and you are invited. For the next two weeks Grambling’s Student Government Association will be holding elections for all classifications that were not able to run in the spring. All students interested […]
Dominica is a country known for producing bananas, citrus, mangoes, coconut oil, and soaps that many other products used around the world. But, the small country and its many resources was heavily damaged by tropical storm Erika on Aug. 27. The storm left an estimated 20 people dead with many […]
Washington, DC – The Thurgood Marshall College Fund this week launched the application process for the inaugural year of the Apple HBCU Scholars Program. Thirty successful undergraduate student recipients will be awarded sizable scholarships and receive year-long mentorships by Apple employees to include a paid internship at Apple headquarters next […]