Grambling State News

Campus and community host CNN’s Bakari Sellers, Eddie G. Robinson 100^th Birthday Celebration, and More

GRAMBLING, LA – January 24, 2019 – Grambling State University’s month-long Black History celebration will include a long lineup of VIP guests that include CNN’s Bakari Sellers and campus-wide cultural events. The campus and north Louisiana community are invited to visit gram.edu/calendar or download the University’s new mobile app to stay up to date with Black History Events and News.

Black History Month Events

February 4, 2019 
Campus Prayer
12:00 p.m.
Favrot Student Union 
Grambling, LA

February 13, 2019
Wreath Placing Ceremony, Eddie G. Robinson’s 100^th Birthday
10:00 a.m.
Grambling Memorial Garden, Grambling, La. 

February 13, 2019 
Eddie G. Robinson’s 100^th Birthday Convocation
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Hobdy Assembly Center (updated)
Grambling, LA

February 13, 2019 
Eddie G. Robinson’s 100th Birthday Reception
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Eddie G. Robinson Museum
Grambling, LA

February 14, 2019 
Community Day, Eddie G. Robinson’s 100^th Birthday
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Eddie G. Robinson Museum
Grambling, LA

February 18, 2019 
Reception & Panel: Eddie G. Robinson 100^th Birthday at the College Football Hall of Fame
5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. 
Reception & Black History Month Speaker Panel
Chick-Fil-A College Football Hall of Fame
250 Marietta St NW
Atlanta, GA

February 19, 2019
Campus Convocation: Black History Month
11:00 a.m. 
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center
Grambling, LA
Speaker: Bakari Sellers, Author and CNN Commentator

February 25, ²⁰¹⁹
Musical Presentation: Jabali Afrika
12 p.m. – 1:15 p.m .
McCall Dining Hall
Grambling State University
Grambling, LA

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