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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
Poll: Which HBCU band won the halftime show, North Carolina A&T or South Carolina State? Read More »
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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The two marquee HBCU football games on the Week 3 slate were the annual BoomBox Classic, featuring Jackson State and Southern, and the traditional Southern Heritage Classic, featuring Tennessee State and Arkansas-Pine Bluff. However, given the number of other stellar performances on tap from other HBCU bands around the country, the band performances from the
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As we gear up for another unique weekend slate of HBCU football games, especially the highly anticipated BoomBox Classic featuring Jackson State and Southern, let’s take a look back at last week’s best halftime shows. This week’s list features bands from Alabama State, Jackson State, Grambling State, North Carolina Central, and South Carolina State. Let’s
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Honda Battle of the Bands (HBOB), the nation’s premier showcase for Historically Black College and University marching bands, today revealed the full lineup of participating schools and announced that multi-hyphenate entertainer and entrepreneur Nick Cannon will serve as the celebrity host for the event’s first-ever West Coast show on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at SoFi
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