The Gramblinite
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Funeral Services for Dr. Hattie Logan Perkins will be held on Friday, March 18 at 11 a.m. at the King's Funeral Home Chapel in Ruston, Louisiana. She passed away Sunday, March 13 after a lengthy illness. The wake service will be held today, (March 17) at 6 p.m. to 8 […]
ldquo;Always be me. Why change?” is the reason rapper Derrick Johnson decided not to go a different route when it comes to choosing his stage name. Johnson, who goes by Lil Derrick or Lil Derrick The Great as his rap name, is a senior mass communication major with four different […]
Madame C.J. Walker (Then) Madame C.J. Walker Madame C. J. Walker was a civil rights activist, philanthropist, entrepreneur and feminist. She was born as Sarah Breedlove on Dec. 23, 1867. Walker had a hard life growing up and was forced to move around and work […]
Big Afros and Marley Hair were on display at The Natural Sistas Club 4th Annual Natural Hair Show in the Black and Gold Room on March 3. “The Freak Show” showcased not only models but fire dancers, Orchesis dancers, a magic show and musical artists. This event not only […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a continuing series. All characters are fictional; however, the scenarios are very real. Enjoy. I ruled my high school; I was Queen B so college will definitely be a piece of cake. I was accepted to my entire “top 5”, finished number two […]
Dear Dr. Dorothy Alexander: ALEXANDER I received the news of your passing on last Sunday February 28 from a friend. To say that I was shocked and saddened by the news of your passing is putting it mildly. As I write this letter to you to say goodbye, I […]
The Grambling State baseball team suffered 15-2, 7-3, and 6-1 losses to No. 13 Ole Miss in a three-game weekend series. GSU played a double header Sunday (March 13) due to rain storms that pounded northern Louisiana and Mississippi, leaving 1.33 inches of rain in Oxford Friday and Saturday, causing […]
Grambling State University Lady Tigers (17-14; 13-5 SWAC) lost a Southwestern Athletic Conference semi-final game, 64-50 Friday (March 11) at the Toyota Center, and head women’s basketball coach Nadine Domond was disappointed but proud. “We walk in here with our heads high because this is just the beginning,” she said […]
An HBCU Summit was hosted at the Walter Payton Recreation Complex on Jackson State University’s campus recently. The Summit was a social event that aimed to identify opportunities, challenges, and issues that Historically Black Colleges and Universities face in the field of collegiate recreation. GSU’s Recreation and Intramural Center partnered […]