HBCU Marching Bands

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Virtual marching band competition honors Aretha Franklin, awards University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff $5,000

Today would be the legendary Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin’s 79th birthday. National Geographic’s “GENIUS: ARETHA” and Watch The Bands, an online platform that focuses on preserving and promoting the marching band and dance culture of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), announced the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Marching Band as the winner

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Howard University student’s tweet goes viral

Howard University student Abigail Hall took to social media, specifically Twitter, to announce her recent acceptance into Harvard Law School, and her tweet is going viral. Since tweeting her good news, the 21-year-old Jamaican American and Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority member has received thousands of congratulatory responses and messages— so many that she has had

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The Southern University Jaguars marching band drums major performs during halftime on August 30, 2013 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. Houston won 62 to 13.Thomas B. Shea / Getty Images
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HBCU Bands Marching on Through the Pandemic

The pageantry of bands at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) — the fifth-quarter band battles, the dancers and the halftime shows — are on hold for now with the cancellation of fall sports. HBCUs were affected on all levels by COVID-19, so now these institutions’ bands are operating in ways they never had to

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