Voices of Grambling

Rev. Connie Breaux 16.04.2025 29:16 ↓

Reverend Connie Breaux discusses her time as the head campus minister at Grambling State University and associate pastor at Trinity United Methodist Church during the events of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.

Karletta White 16.04.2025 27:48 ↓

Dr. Karletta White discusses her time as a student, SGA senator, and member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. at GSU during the events of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.

Rory Bedford 16.04.2025 25:18 ↓

Dr. Rory Bedford discusses his perspective as director of service learning at GSU during the events of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.

Martha Andrus 16.04.2025 11:48 ↓

Martha Andrus rejoins the podcast to discuss her vantage point as mayor of Grambling during the events of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.

Shakira Hardison 16.04.2025 21:44 ↓

Shakira Hardison discusses her perspective as head of housing at GSU during the events of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.

Valena Lane 18.04.2024 45:16 ↓

Valena Lane discusses her family's funeral home business, her time at Grambling State University, her experiences as one of the first Black graduate students at Louisiana Tech, as well as her career in the Housing Authority

Cassandra and Lonnie Smith 18.04.2024 55:42 ↓

Cassandra and Lonnie Smith discuss the political and business legacy of their father and A.D. Smith Insurance.

Delores Wilkerson Smith 18.04.2024 45:21 ↓

Delores Wilkerson Smith discusses her father's political and business legacy, the Collegiate Shoppe, and her sister and state representative, the honorable Pinkie Wilkerson.

Bobby Rabon 18.04.2024 39:58 ↓

Bobby Rabon discusses his time as a driver for Crowe's Taxi, a Black livery service, as well as delves into other topics such as growing up in a sharecropping family, his time at Grambling State University, and his time in the army. N.B. this episode contains stories of racial violence and language.

Lorine Bowman 18.04.2024 28:51 ↓

Lorine Bowman discusses Grambling's iconic restaurant: Tasty's.

Mayor Martha W. Andrus, pt 2 18.04.2024 42:22 ↓

Former mayor, Martha W. Andrus, discusses her tenure as the first female mayor of Grambling.

Mayor Martha W. Andrus, pt 1 18.04.2024 1:01:08 ↓

Former mayor, Martha W. Andrus, discusses the early history of Grambling and her father, B.T. Woodard, including his legacy as first mayor of Grambling as well as his tailoring business.

Terri White 13.02.2024 36:42 ↓

Terri White

Lynda Brown-Wright 13.02.2024 1:01:08 ↓

Interview with Lynda Brown-Wright

Debra Ann Algiers 13.02.2024 31:59 ↓

Debra Ann Algiers

Connie Russell 13.02.2024 42:22 ↓

Connie Russell

Mary Fares 13.02.2024 32:05 ↓

Mary Fares

Steve Andrist 13.02.2024 38:45 ↓

Steve Andrist

Obadiah Simmons 02.09.2023 36:31 ↓

Obadiah Simmons, long time professor

Glen Lewis 02.09.2023 32:43 ↓

Glen Lewis, long time Grambling photographer and journalist

Coach Ellis 02.09.2023 44:30 ↓

Coach Ellis, Hall of Fame Baseball Coach

Bill Rutledge 02.09.2023 24:21 ↓

Interview with Bill Rutledge, player on the 1947 baseball team.

Episode 6: Historians Round Table 28.09.2022 44:03 ↓

In this episode, three historians from the Department of History discuss their impressions and takeaways from the first five episodes.

Episode 5: Suzanne Mayo 28.09.2022 38:57 ↓

In this episode we welcome alumna and professor Suzanne Mayo. Dr. Mayo discusses her experiences growing up in Grambling, attending the institution, and her career before returning as a faculty member.

Episode 4: Herb Simmons, Jr. 28.09.2022 54:26 ↓

In this episode we welcome alumnus and retired faculty member Herbert Simmons, Jr. He discusses his time at Grambling in the early 1960s, and his later experiences as a faculty member.