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 […]
Other News
Black History Month: A quick look at our nation’s HBCUs Part II
Harris Stowe State University School/locations: St. Louis, Missouri Year found: 1857 Names before: This school was later named Harris Teachers College in honor of William Torrey Harris. In 1929, its name was changed to Stowe Teachers College, in honor of the abolitionist and novelist Harriet Beecher Stowe. First president: Dr. […]
Black History Month: A quick look at our nation’s HBCUs
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Year Founded: 1873 Previous Names: Branch Normal College, Arkansas Agricultural Mechanical and Normal School, and Arkansas Agricultural Mechanical and Normal College First President: Dr. John Brown Watson Current President: Dr. Laurence B. Alexander Five Major Milestones: In 1892 Branch Normal College was designated as […]
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 […]
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 […]
The 2022 Super Bowl Halftime Show Was the Best Ever
One of the biggest sporting events of the year is the Super Bowl, with millions tuning in to watch the game’s halftime show. The 2022 Super Bowl halftime show was the best one yet. The show was headlined by Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, and Kendrick Lamar. […]
Black History Month: Charles R. Drew, provider of life’s blood to all
On June 3, 1904, Charles Richard Drew was born in Washington, D.C. He was surrounded by the poverty and hopelessness of the black community. At the close of the civil war, blacks were promised freedom, but instead, they were imposed in Jim Crow laws. The Jim Crow laws enforced poor […]
Journalist Roland Martin Highlights Black History Month event
On Feb. 7, Grambling State’s Favrot Student Union Board hosted a Black History event called “Fitting into the Country We Built” in the T. H. Harris Auditorium. Roland S. Martin, an American journalist and former CNN contributor was the keynote speaker for the event. Martin’s speech centered around some of […]
Black History Month: Conrad R Hutchinson Jr.- Grambling’s Music Man
The time is finally here where we are celebrating the most historical and remarkable memories of our history. It’s Black History Month and this month we are celebrating some of Grambling’s history. Conrad R. Hutchinson Jr., better known as the “Prof” was known for his contribution to the World Famed […]
Black History Month: Harriett Tubman, an Underground Trailblazer
Araminta Ross. “Moses of her people.” General Tubman. These are only a few of the many names given to the revolutionary we call Harriet Tubman. A woman of strength and resilience, Harriet was enslaved, escaped, and as many know helped hundreds of others gain their freedom, too. She left behind […]