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Grambling University's Brown Girls Do Conference Addresses the Absence of Gymnastics Programs at HBCUs
In its efforts to increase exposure and access to gymnastics among girls and women of color, Grambling State University is collaborating with the Doug Williams Center and Ruston Lincoln Convention and Visitors Bureau to deliver the latest installment of the Brown Girls Do Gymnastics Conference. Scheduled from July 23-25, the conference will provide mentorship from…
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NBA All-Star Weekend Was a Love Letter to HBCUs
Where shall we begin? Yes, Team LeBron put the beats on Team Durant with a 170-150 victory during the 2021 NBA All-Star Game, but anyone who watched Sunday’s festivities knows the real winners were the HBCUs that the league put at the forefront. Prior to NBA All-Star Weekend, the NBA and National Basketball Players Association…
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Peyton Manning Honors Prestigious Alums With Scholarship Endowments at 6 HBCUs
Sometimes it’s hard to keep secrets when your actions speak for themselves. When Grambling State alum Doug Williams learned that an anonymous foundation endowed a scholarship in his name at his alma mater, he was hell-bent on finding out who it was. “When I asked who did this, I was told the donor wished it…
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TGIF: Beyoncé Teases Her Ivy Park/Adidas Collab with Help from Grambling State (and Serena Williams Puts More ‘Love on Top’)
When we heard buzz that Beyoncé booked Grambling’s dance team and marching band for a private event during Coachella 2019 last weekend, it seemed like the appropriate second coming of Homecoming, the star’s triumphant Netflix special chronicling her history-making HBCU-inspired 2018 performance. As it turned out, Bey was once again looking forward, not back. On…
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Beyoncé Partners With Google, Doubles Up on HBCU Scholarship Program Following 2nd Coachella Performance
Queen Beyoncé does nothing in halves. As such, she followed up her second Beychella performance—where she still managed to keep things fresher than fresh-pressed orange juice, demanding ransom for our edges—with yet another update on her scholarship for HBCUs. Our based, philanthropic queen is doubling down. According to a new press release from her website,…
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HBCUs Can Revive US Cities
Looking to move to a new city to live or to set up a business? Consider a town where there’s an HBCU. “I didn’t realize that it wasn’t normal for your barber to live next to your professor until I left Grambling [in Louisiana],” said Grambling State University President Richard Gallot Jr. If there’s anyone…
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Grambling State University Freshman Arrested in Connection With on-Campus Shooting That Left 2 Dead
A Grambling State University freshman was arrested Thursday in connection with an on-campus shooting that left two dead. According to the New York Daily News, Jaylin M. Wayne will be facing first-degree murder charges in the shooting deaths of GSU senior Earl Andrews and Monquiarious Caldwell, who was not a student at the school. The…
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2 Dead After Shooting at Grambling State University; Suspect Still at Large
A Grambling State University student and another young man were shot and killed on the campus of the HBCU early Wednesday. According to ABC News, the suspect fled the scene following the shooting and has not been apprehended. The Lincoln Parish, La., Sheriff’s Department said that it does not believe that the shooter was a…
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We Need More Black People Rooting for Tech Entrepreneurs, Not Just Football Players
Editor’s note: Once a month, this column will tackle broader questions about what the country should do to increase educational opportunities for black youths. At the Bayou Classic, the annual football game between the Grambling State University Tigers and Southern University Jaguars, the stakes of the competition off the gridiron have the potential to be much…