Grambling University National Alumni Association - Miami Chapter

06/06/2026

Grambling Miami Alumni representing the 305 💛🖤💛

05/22/2026

05/17/2026

Floridaaaaaa

Lamar Jackson had his No. 7 jersey retired Friday at Boynton Beach High School in Florida 💜

05/11/2026

Meet the Valedictorians for the Spring 2026 Commencement Ceremony, who all maintained a 4.0 GPA during their time at Grambling State. Nyic'Quavayion Willis is a Criminal Justice major from Las Vegas, NV, planning to attend the University of San Diego on a full-ride HBCU Changemaker Fellowship in the Master of Social Innovation program before attending law school.

Wymeko Williams is an accounting major from Mansfield, TX, planning to begin his accounting career with Turner Construction Company in Dallas, TX, while also pursuing a master's in the subject to become a Certified Public Accountant.

Annia Shelton is an Elementary Education major from New Orleans, LA, who passed all PRAXIS teacher certification exams on her first attempt and plans to return to New Orleans and teach the next generation.

Read more about these brilliant tigers at https://link.gram.edu/spring2026valedictorians.

02/21/2026

Miami to Grambling

Grambling State University track athlete Jesse Holt was cut in training camp by the expansion Miami Dolphins in 1966. But Holt's impact on the South Florida sports scene goes beyond a failed tryout. A native of Miami's Overtown section, Holt was an outstanding football and track athlete at Booker T. Washington High School. Holt along with Carver High's Jimmy Douglas were the first African American athletes in Miami to compete in the same track meets with white athletes during a time of strict segregation. He went on to attend Grambling and competed against the fastest athletes in the world, including Olympic gold medalists Bob Hayes of Florida A&M and Jim Hines of Texas Southern. After graduating from Grambling, he tried out for the brand new Miami Dolphins as a running back despite not having played football since his freshman year of college.

In 1976, Holt founded the Northwest Express Track Club, an organization dedicated to helping Miami's inner city youngsters develop their skills in track and field. Over the last 40 years, Holt has mentored and helped countless boys and girls realize their dreams of a college education. Two of his former pupils Bershawn Jackson and Tiffany Ross-Williams went on to compete and medal in the Olympic Games. Many others also became accomplished football players, including former University of Miami stars Melvin Bratton, Tolbert Bain, Willis McGahee, Brandon Harris and Artie Burns. His sons Glenn Holt and Reggie Holt were also accomplished track athletes and football players. In 1976, he started the Northwest Track & Field Field Classic held annually at Traz Powell Stadium at Miami-Dade College North Campus. The Classic has become one of the nation's top youth track meets and attracts athletes throughout the United States, Canada and the Caribbean.

Jessie Holt passed away in 2016 at the age of 73 from a heart attack. He was a friend and a contributor to the Ghosts of the Orange Bowl page. He is greatly missed.

02/08/2026

01/28/2026

Gamma Gamma, Grambling State University - Grambling, LA:

Congratulations Brother Mapp!!!
Julian Mapp is an active NFL official who holds the position of line judge. He was recently named to the officiating crew for Super Bowl LX, which will be his first Super Bowl appearance. 

Career Overview
* Current Role: Mapp is currently a line judge and has worked over 250 NFL games, including regular season and playoff matchups.
* Super Bowl LX: For the upcoming Super Bowl, he will serve as the line judge on a crew led by referee Shawn Smith.
* Historic Crew: In November 2020, Mapp was part of the first all-Black officiating crew to work an NFL game, a Monday Night Football matchup between the Los Angeles Rams and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He served as the down judge for that game.
* Positions Held: Throughout his NFL career, which began in 2009, he has held the positions of down judge, head linesman, and line judge.