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The HBCU band halftime performances from Week 9 included a mix of more tributes to the late Frankie Beverly and homecoming performances, which are typical during October. However, what stood out were the stellar HBCU band performances by schools that compete at the Division II level. This week’s list features bands representing Albany State, Bethune-Cookman, […]
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The second installment of the 2024 ESPN Band of the Year rankings is out for Division I and Division II HBCU bands. Here are the rankings for October and how the bands were judged by a committee of experts that included Jackson State Director of Bands Emeritus, Professor Dowell Taylor, and Dr. Julian E. White,
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Homecoming was the continuing theme for HBCU band halftime shows during Week 8 of the HBCU football season. Howard University, North Carolina A&T, Grambling State, Southern University, and Johnson C. Smith were among the notable school homecoming celebrations for Week 8. However, our top five HBCU band performances feature bands from Alcorn State, Jackson State,
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In a remarkable achievement for Morgan State University, the Magnificent Marching Machine band has been selected to perform in the 137th Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, set for Jan. 1, 2025. This announcement was made during a special halftime presentation with thousands of attendees at the university’s 2026 Homecoming football game. “The selection of Morgan’s
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When Howard hosts Tennessee State in an anticipated homecoming matchup in Washington, D.C., later this month, the game will not feature both bands. That’s because the award-winning Tennessee State Aristocrat of Bands announced to stakeholders in a letter its ensemble will not be making the trip from Nashville due to financial constraints. “We want to
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The first installment of the 2024 ESPN Band of the Year rankings is out for Division I and Division II HBCU bands. Here are the rankings for October and how the bands were judged by a committee of experts that included Jackson State Director of Bands Emeritus, Professor Dowell Taylor, and Dr. Julian E. White,
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Ariel Woods, a senior at Jackson State University, has made history by becoming the first female drum major for the Sonic Boom of the South since 2017. Known affectionately as “Her,” Woods was selected to join the prestigious group of five drum majors known as the “Jackson Five” for the upcoming 2024-2025 academic year. “Everything
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The Week 5 HBCU football contest between North Carolina A&T and South Carolina State was reminiscent of the previous MEAC showdowns we used to witness before the conference’s mass exodus that began a few years ago. South Carolina State won the football contest 45-25 after trailing the Aggies by 7 points early in the 2nd
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The Aggie-Eagle Classic featuring North Carolina A&T and North Carolina Central was the event headliner entering Week 4 of the HBCU football season. While the Eagles’ 66-24 beatdown over the Aggies wasn’t much of a football contest, two notable performances of the evening featured the bands. And with the recent passing of R&B superstar Frankie
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The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff’s Marching Musical Machine of the Mid-South is set to take its talents to the world of professional wrestling, performing at WWE’s highly anticipated Bad Blood event on Oct. 5, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia. The announcement, made via social media on Saturday, has generated excitement among fans and supporters
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