The Gramblinite
Sunday, June 29, 2025
Charell Newman has always had a passion for fashion. Courtesy photo Charell Newman, a junior psychology major from Sacramento, Calif., is a model for Strut LA and she loves what she does. “I like the feeling of wearing something stylish and showing it off to other people,” Newman said of […]
Gramblinites attending the 2019:Prestige Awards Luncheon hosted by the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters and held this morning in Lafayette were (left to right) Students Kamau Dangerfield, Christiana Essien, Maurice Tandy-Patton and Charleston Talbert, operations manager for KGRM, the Grambling State University campus radio station Grambling State University junior Maurice Tandy-Patton […]
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From her childhood growing up in Grambling until her death in 2000, Wilkerson stayed connected to her hometown and alma mater. Courtesy photo Courtesy photo State Rep. Pinkie Wilkerson (second from left) was involved in her community. Here she is with then Gov. Mike Foster (center) as he recognizes Grambling […]
Bessie McKinney was named an honorary captain of the football team because of her longtime commitment to Grambling athletics. GSU and NFL great Doug Williams presents her with a signed football. Courtesy photo McKinney (left), who attended Tuskegee Institute on a track scholarship, stands with the track team circa 1948. […]
Wilma Rudolph won a bronze medal in the 1956 Olympics, and in the 1960 games, she won three golds. She attended Tennessee State University. theolympians.co The child who doctors said would never be able to walk became an Olympic track star and world-record-holding sprinter. Wilma Gloden Rudolph born June 23, […]
A woman that I would like to see honored during WHM is Ms. [Sharon] Perkins, because one she is a very influential person on the campus and she also is always looking out for the students. With the many things she plans with FSUB, although she is an adult figure […]
Chisolm March 1-31 we highlight and celebrate the contributions of women to events in history and in contemporary times. When asked “What women in history do you think has not received the recognition she deserves and why?” junior Johnathon Thibodeaux, a political science major, believes that Shirley Chisholm, an American […]
The public celebration of women’s history in the United States began in 1978 as “Women’s History Week” in Sonoma County, California. The week, including March 8, which was International Women’s Day, was selected. In 1981, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Rep. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) co-sponsored a joint Congressional resolution proclaiming […]
ldquo;The importance of recognizing women’s accomplishments during Women’s History Month is to educate young women about their history, and influence women of all ages that anything is possible. Though there is still discrimination, and barriers throughout society; you can accomplish your goals in life, as long as you stay motivated. […]