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Alcorn State performs in the first ever Honda Battle of the Bands eight-band drumline finale

2016 Honda Battle of the Bands: 63,000+ Witness HBCU Marching Band Excellence

A near capacity crowd rocked the Georgia Dome at the 2016 Honda Battle of the Bands (HBOB) Invitational Showcase. The annual marching band event for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) provided eight top marching bands with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to deliver a dynamic performance on a national stage, while earning grants and positive attention

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Ludacris to perform at Honda Battle of the Bands

Ludacris Returns the Stage at the Honda Battle of the Bands

Hometown legend Ludacris will dazzle an expected capacity crowd at the 2016 Honda Battle of the Bands (HBOB) Invitational Showcase. The marching band event of the year will be held January 30, 2016 in Atlanta. Get tickets now: http://www.hondabattleofthebands.com/tickets Talented student musicians from the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) will once again provide

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KG the Artist Performs #HBCU (Anthem)

#HBCU Anthem: Student Raises Funds for SCSU with Music

South Carolina State University sophomore Keith Gillard, known as KG the Artist, is helping raise money for his HBCU through music. KG, a dean’s list student studying mass communications wrote the original song “#HBCU” as an anthem for SCSU, and Historically Black Colleges Universities as a whole. The anthem features the SCSU’s Marching 101 Band

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Battle of the Bands: Top 8 HBCUs Selected for 2016 Honda Lineup on January 30, 2016 in Atlanta.

Battle of the Bands: Top 8 HBCUs Selected for 2016 Honda Lineup

The votes are in and the lineup is set. Students, alumni and fans from America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) have helped select eight top marching bands to perform at the Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase, on January 30, 2016 in Atlanta. For this 14th installment, talented student musicians will once again

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Students on the campus of South Carolina State University

Reversing Debt: SCSU Exceeds Projected Revenue In Excess of $1M

In its first meeting since the start of a new academic year, the SC State University Board of Trustees received positive news from Interim President Dr. W. Franklin Evans. The university, announced Evans, has exceeded its projected enrollment of 2,650. “As of today, August 26, we have 2,862 students enrolled,” Evans announced while giving his

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Claflin University students and faculty in group photo.

Setting the Record Straight Regarding Student Enrollment at HBCUs

A common narrative shared among the popular press and social media is the declining student enrollment among Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). However, for many HBCUs, not only has the 2015 academic year brought an increase in the number of student applications, but some of the largest freshmen classes in years. Increases in both

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