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Southern University's Human Jukebox marching band performs at halftime of the Bayou Classic on Nov. 29, 2025, at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. HBCU

‘He’s still here in our hearts’: In the shadow of grief, Southern’s Human Jukebox finds solace in the music

Band navigates healing in wake of trumpet player Caleb Wilson’s death

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Florida A&M senior embraces role as Marching 100 band’s first female head drum major: ‘I am the dream fulfilled’

‘Dupe’ Oloyede is preparing to perform her first halftime show in the role

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Southern’s band director says Super Bowl performance is ‘a dream for the students’

University’s Human Jukebox will perform during the pregame show

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Jackson State’s female drum major: ‘I feel like I’m standing on the shoulders of giants’

Ariel Woods is the fourth woman to help lead the Sonic Boom of the South

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Band announcer Joe Bullard is the voice Florida A&M’s rivals love to hate

‘Voice of the Marching 100′ has aimed wordplay, petty barbs at Rattlers’ opponents since 1975

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No room for Hampton’s band at North Carolina A&T’s homecoming game

N.C. A&T began excluding opposing bands in 2017 to make more space for homecoming crowds

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Jackson State’s Sonic Boom of the South performs with Usher at Super Bowl LVIII

Marching band played on the field during R&B superstar’s halftime show

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Band of the Year finalists compete for bragging rights — and trophies

Inaugural competition features North Carolina A&T vs. Jackson State in Division I and Florida Memorial vs. Virginia State in Division II

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Homecoming intensifies focus on bands at historically Black colleges

Dowell Taylor, former band director at Jackson State, says it is the hardest week of the season for band members

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