Voices of Grambling
Stagione 5
Rev. Connie Breaux
Karletta White
Rory Bedford
Martha Andrus
Shakira Hardison
Stagione 4
Cassandra and Lonnie Smith
Valena Lane
Delores Wilkerson Smith
Bobby Rabon
Lorine Bowman
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di Brian M. McGowan & Edward Holt
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.
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.
Dr. Rory Bedford discusses his perspective as director of service learning at GSU during the events of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.
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 discusses her perspective as head of housing at GSU during the events of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.
Cassandra and Lonnie Smith discuss the political and business legacy of their father and A.D. Smith Insurance.
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
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 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 discusses Grambling's iconic restaurant: Tasty's.