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September 15, 2022
Dallas Austin and Sir The Baptist spoke with theGrio about working with TSU on a gospel album, "The Urban Hymnal."
November 4, 2021
The Crimson Piper Marching Band of Tuskegee University will get new leadership after its fed-up members went on strike and…
August 22, 2021
Candace Hawthorne is the first woman to help lead the World Famed Tiger Marching band since Velma Patricia Patterson.
Spartan Legion band theGrio.com
January 24, 2020
Norfolk State University’s Spartan Legion band was voted 2019 HBCU Sports Band of the Year— securing bragging rights for the…
Florida A&M names first female drum major thegrio.com
August 2, 2018
Cori Bostic will be slaying the frontline as the first woman named as drum major for the famed Florida A&M
November 14, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Taranza Mckelvin is a 5-year-old boy who delivered a standout performance as he took on the role…
September 3, 2013
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Nearly two years after a drum major's hazing death silenced the music at Florida A&M football…
June 27, 2013
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida A&M University is lifting the suspension of its famous Marching 100 band following a fatal…
September 28, 2012
The Miami-Dade School Board is not happy with the recent release of Juicy J's "Bandz a Make Her Dance" music…
September 13, 2012
ATLANTA (AP) - The parents of a Florida A&M drum major who died during a hazing ritual say the school's…
July 16, 2012
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida A&M University's president reached an agreement with school officials to immediately resign from his post…
June 7, 2012
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida A&M University's president has vowed to stay on at the school despite a no-confidence vote…
June 5, 2012
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The head of Florida A&M University proposed stringent requirements Monday for membership in the school's famed…
May 23, 2012
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A Florida A&M drum major who died after being hazed on a bus was known for…
May 14, 2012
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida A&M University's famed marching band is being suspended until 2013...
May 10, 2012
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Members of Florida A&M University's famed Marching 100 band may soon know when they might perform…
May 3, 2012
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - There was no single blow, stomp or strike to Robert Champion's bruised and battered body that…
April 5, 2012
The parents of the FAMU drum major who died following violent hazing rituals are still searching for answers four months…
April 3, 2012
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The police chief at Florida A&M University is retiring less than a week after reports surfaced…
March 29, 2012
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Two Florida A&M University music professors are on paid administrative leave following allegations they were present…