By Ro Wright III Recently, Southern University Jaguars played the Louisiana State University Tigers at LSU’s Death Valley Stadium to a sold out crowd of more 103,000 fans. As great as the idea sounded in the months prior to the…
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Are twerking and pot smoking public officials signs of the times?
By Ro Wright III When Rhode Island State Senator, Tiara Mack, posted a video on of herself twerking on Tik Tok last week, she didn’t expect the viral response she received. The video was viewed more than 200,000 times in…
Coach sues NFL, refers to the league as modern day “plantation”, Wow!
By Reaux Fareal (Roosevelt Wright, III) During the Civil Rights Movement, major changes were accomplished as Black leaders and citizens worked together to champion the causes which affected People of Color. Those legal fights paved the way for Affirmative Action…
Fobbs record at GSU deserves celebration, reflects national trend
By Roosevelt Wright, III North Louisiana and “GramFam” nationwide were stunned this week after learning, Grambling Football HC Broderick Fobbs would no longer serve as acting coach for the Historic Football Program. Fobbs, a Monroe native, began his career as…
Student related shootings at HBCUs is a community problem
By Ro Wright, III Early Sunday Morning, Oct 17, social media was flooded by videos of graphic violence which ended in a mass shooting on the campus of Grambling St. University. As the vast majority of the students and alumni…