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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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Ruben Studdard to Perform at AAMU Scholarship Gala

Ruben Studdard Returns to AAMU to Perform at Annual Gala

Organizers of the 15th Annual Black Tie Scholarship Gala scheduled Friday, April 24, have announced this year’s entertainment for the evening. “American Idol” winner and R&B vocal sensation Ruben Studdard will perform for the 2015 event slated for Huntsville’s Von Braun Center in the North Hall at 6:30 p.m.  Studdard, a former student at AAMU,

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2015 Honda Battle of the Bands Opening: Mass Band Performance & National Anthem.

Epic 2015 Honda Battle of the Bands Rocks Georgia Dome

Nearly 60,000 fans packed the Georgia Dome to watch top marching bands from America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) rock the house at the 2015 Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase on Jan. 24, 2015. Watch the 2015 Invitational Showcase sizzle reel here: http://youtu.be/GV9AeO1nbZs Highlights from this year’s 2015 Honda Battle of the

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The 2nd Annual HBCUstory Symposium Poster of featuring the Capital Building in Washington D.C. lighted at night.

Johnnetta Cole, Ivory Toldson to Keynote HBCUstory Symposium

The organizers of the 2014 HBCUstory Symposium, scheduled Oct. 24 & 25, are excited to announce that Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole, director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art (NMAfA), and Dr. Ivory A. Toldson, deputy director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities will serve as the event’s keynote

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The 2nd Annual HBCUstory Symposium Poster of featuring the Capital Building in Washington D.C. lighted at night.

Johnnetta Cole, Ivory Toldson to Keynote HBCUstory Symposium

The organizers of the 2014 HBCUstory Symposium, scheduled Oct. 24 & 25, are excited to announce that Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole, director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art (NMAfA), and Dr. Ivory A. Toldson, deputy director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities will serve as the event’s keynote

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The Fisk University team holds up the 25th Annual Honda Campus All-Star Challenge Trophy.

Fisk University Wins First Ever Honda Campus All-Star Challenge Title

Completing a journey that began in the fall, Fisk University claimed its first ever national championship title at the 25th anniversary Honda Campus All-Star Challenge. For a quarter century, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. has sponsored this unique academic competition featuring the best and brightest students from America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). A

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Hip Hop Caucus Brings the Act on Climate Tour to HBCUs in April

This month, Hip Hop Caucus will be touring six HBCU campuses in six cities in six states, making their message known that our political leaders must create realistic solutions on the issue of climate change. Famous recording artists, cultural leaders, academics and political influencers will be joining the tour to reach out to thousands of

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