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EXCLUSIVE: I sat down with Coach Christopher Bess -- who may be the youngest coach in history -- his father and his older brother about how the four-year-old is taking the world by storm and his positive impact on everyday life at such a young age.
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The Alabama State Mighty Marching Hornets played Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” and Future’s “Like That” featuring Metro Boomin’ and Kendrick Lamar at the Atlanta Braves HBCU Night:
(H/t: Showtime)
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HISTORY: Alabama A&M’s Marching Maroon and White the first HBCU to lead the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade:
(via:
@USATODAY
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The Southern University Human Jukebox played their rendition of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” at the 2024 National Battle of the Bands:
(h/t:
@SU_HumanJukebox
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Jackson State’s Sonic Boom of the South played Metro Boomin’s “BBL Drizzy” and Kendrick Lamar’s “euphoria” at the 2024 National Battle of the Bands:
(h/t: NSBA)
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Florida A&M’s Marching 100 played a snippet of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” during their field show at the Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge:
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Norfolk State’s Spartan Legion played SWV’s “Rain” during halftime of the Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge:
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Georgia Mass Band played Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us”:
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Jackson State’s Sonic Boom of the South played Maze featuring Frankie Beverly’s “Golden Time of Day” at the 2005 Boombox Classic:
(h/t: Marching Sport)
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Happy June 27th, Houston! Here is the Texas Southern Ocean of Soul’s rendition of DJ Screw’s “June 27th”:
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Jackson State’s Sonic Boom of the South’s rendition of “Dirty Diana” by Michael Jackson:
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BREAKING: North Carolina A&T’s Blue and Gold Marching Machine and Jackson State’s Sonic Boom of the South will compete in the first annual ESPN Band of the Year competition in Atlanta, Georgia.
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The North Carolina A&T Blue and Gold Marching Machine played Tommy Richman’s “MILLION DOLLAR BABY” at the Aggie Fanfest:
(h/t:
@B_GMM
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Jackson State University’s Sonic Boom of the South’s rendition of Tyla’s “Water”:
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Muni Long performed “Made For Me” with the Bethune Cookman Marching Wildcats at the 2024 National Battle of the Bands:
(h/t: Showtime)
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BREAKING: Kansas City native Quincy Hall just won a gold medal in the men’s 400m final at the Paris Olympics with a time of 43.40 seconds:
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Jackson State’s Sonic Boom of the South played New Edition’s “Can You Stand the Rain” during their halftime show at the Boombox Classic:
(h/t:
@ShowtimeWeb
)
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Jackson State’s Sonic Boom of the South played Teena Marie’s “Portuguese Love” during their field show at the 2024 National Battle of the Bands:
(h/t: Showtime)
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Jackson State’s Sonic Boom of the South played a rendition of Ginuwine’s “In Those Jeans” during the fifth quarter at the Boombox Classic:
(h/t: Marching Sport)
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The environment at the Boombox Classic between Jackson State and Southern University:
(📹: parphotos/IG)
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Alcorn State’s Sounds of Dyn-O-Mite played their rendition of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” during their 2024 reveal:
(h/t: OYeaaa_Media/YT)
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Let’s not forget Travis Hunter was “him” at Jackson State before he got to Colorado.
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Gamers are now able to play with HBCUs and FCS schools on EA Sports College Football 25 through the team builder:
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Another NFL draft without a single player to be drafted from an HBCU -- this is a slap in the face to Black college football programs and all of the hard work they've put in.
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Jackson State’s Sonic Boom of the South’s drill to Usher’s “U Don’t Have to Call” at the ESPN Band of the Year National Championship:
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Kansas City native Quincy Hall ran an easy 43.95 second 400m semifinal to qualify for the finals:
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Jackson State guard Chase Adams hit a game-winner to upset Mizzou 73-72:
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The Jackson State Sonic Boom of the South played Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That” featuring Kendrick Lamar during the Zero Quarter at the Boombox Classic:
(h/t:
@ShowtimeWeb
)
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The North Carolina A&T Blue and Gold Marching Machine just challenged the Alabama A&M Marching Maroon and White for the Honda Battle of the Bands:
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One thing about HBCUs, if one wins, we all win! We're in this together!
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HERSTORY: Jackson State’s Leilani Armenta became the first woman to score in an HBCU football game.
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Jackson State’s Sonic Boom of the South played a new rendition of their signature “Blowin’” fanfare with a mix of SWV’s “Rain” during their field show at the Boombox Classic:
(h/t:
@ShowtimeWeb
)
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Tennessee State’s Aristocrat of Bands at the Chicago Thanksgiving Parade:
(via:
@tsuaristocrats
)
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The SWAC will earn around $2 million over the next few years for Grambling State's victory over Montana State in the First Four of the NCAA tournament.
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North Carolina A&T’s Blue and Gold Marching Machine at the ESPN Band of the Year National Championship:
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Texas Southern’s Ocean of Soul included a snippet of Sexyy Red’s “U My Everything” in their field show at the 2024 National Battle of the Bands:
(h/t: Showtime)
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The Southern University Human Jukebox did a tribute to Rich Homie Quan before trolling Jackson State during their field show at the Boombox Classic:
(h/t:
@ShowtimeWeb
)
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Jackson State’s Sonic Boom of the South will travel to Grambling State for the first time since 2017. Here's what happened last time:
(h/t:
@SonicBoomOTS
)
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The Jackson State band has been on a roll:
▪️Performed in Newark, NJ for the Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic
▪️Alumni band opened for Drake and J. Cole’s “It’s All a Blur” Tour
▪️Performed for Tabitha Brown’s birthday
▪️Performed with Usher for the Super Bowl LVIII halftime
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The Jackson State University Sonic Boom of the South drilled to “Optimistic” by the Sounds of Blackness during their halftime performance at the HBCU Legacy Bowl:
(📺:
@nflnetwork
)
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Jackson State and Southern University honored the late Frankie Beverly at the Boombox Classic:
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BREAKING: The Grambling State Tigers won their first NCAA tournament game in program history. The Tigers defeated Montana State, 88-81.
Jourdan Smith led Grambling State with 18 points and nine rebounds. Antwan Burnett added 18 of his own.
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Mississippi Valley State’s Mean Green Marching Machine played Muni Long’s “Made For Me” for their high school day:
(via Mississippi Valley/FB)
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Texas Southern’s Ocean of Soul at the Houston Thanksgiving Day Parade:
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A snippet of Grambling State’s “World Famed” Tiger Marching Band playing their rendition of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” against Tuskegee:
(h/t: DBGFILMZ/YT)
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Jackson State director of bands, Dr. Roderick Little, tells me the Sonic Boom of the South will attend the First Round game against the UConn Huskies in Storrs, Connecticut.
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BREAKING: The lineup was announced for the 2025 Honda Battle of the Bands:
Southern University - Human Jukebox
North Carolina A&T - Blue & Gold Marching Machine
Alabama State - Mighty Marching Hornets
Alabama A&M - Marching Maroon & White
UAPB - M4
Hampton - Marching Force
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BREAKING: Florida A&M head coach Willie Simmons is suspending all football-related activities due to a rap video shoot in the FAMU locker room.
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The Jackson State University Sonic Boom of the South played Earth, Wind and Fire’s “Can’t Hide Love” during Thee Merge:
(h/t: Smash Time Productions)
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Arkansas-Pine Bluff is currently ranked in the FCS Football Top 25 rankings, at
#24
in the nation. This is a huge deal for the
@UAPBLionsRoar
football program.
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Joe Mazzulla is the seventh Black head coach to win an NBA championship.
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Zaay Green helped lead UAPB to a 74-70 upset victory over Arkansas with 21 points and nine rebounds.
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Jackson State’s Sonic Boom of the South brought out Drake in Tampa, Florida, for the “It's All a Blur” tour:
(via IG: TheeILove)
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My top-five HBCU band field shows from Week 1 (NBOTB):
1. Southern University - Human Jukebox
2. Jackson State - Sonic Boom of the South
3. Bethune Cookman - The Pride
4. Florida A&M - Marching 100
5. Texas Southern - Ocean of Soul
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Two Black head coaches will face off in the NBA Finals for the first time since Tyronn Lue and then-acting head coach Mike Brown in 2017.
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North Carolina A&T’s Cold Steel drumline at the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California:
(via ColdSteelDrummers/Instagram)
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HERSTORY: Leilana Armenta becomes the first female football kicker in HBCU Division I history after kicking today in Jackson State’s home opener against Bethune Cookman.
Armenta is also a freshman on the Jackson State soccer team and was added to the roster due to injuries.
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Networking at its finest! It was a blessing connecting with the GREAT Coach Prime!🙏🏽
@deionsanders
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Alabama State’s Jamarion Stubbs won his heat of the 200-meter dash prelims with a time of 20.15 seconds to qualify for the finals at the 2024 NCAA National Track & Field Championships:
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Coco Jones performed “Lift Every Voice” with the Winston Salem State “Red Sea of Sound” at the NBA-HBCU Classic:
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Alabama State sprinter Jamarion Stubbs qualified for the men’s 200-meter dash final after running 20.31 seconds in the semifinal round at the U.S. Track & Field Olympic Trials:
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EXCLUSIVE: I sat down with UCLA’s Nya Reed, where she broke down her viral floor routine, her why for her Delta Sigma Theta-designed leotard, and the Blackness implemented in her performance.
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Alabama State plays Bronny James and USC tonight on the Bama State campus.
Read that again.
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Here is a first look at the 2024-25 edition of the Texas Southern University Ocean of Soul playing “June 27th”:
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Coco Jones will perform “Lift Every Voice” and the National Anthem at the NBA HBCU Classic during the All-Star Weekend.
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Angel Jackson becomes Jackson State’s second player to be drafted into the WNBA.
Ameysha Williams-Holliday was selected in the 2022 WNBA Draft by the Indiana Fever as the 25th pick in the third round.
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Under Armour and Jackson State University has renewed their contract through 2029.
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My top-five HBCU band field shows from Week 1:
1. North Carolina A&T - Blue & Gold Marching Machine (Labor Day BOTB)
2. Alabama State - Mighty Marching Hornets
3. Texas Southern - Ocean of Soul
4. Alabama A&M - Marching Maroon & White
5. Southern University - Human Jukebox
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My top 5 list of
#HBCUBands
to watch for this season (in no order):
1. Texas Southern - Ocean of Soul
2. Jackson State - Sonic Boom of the South
3. Mississippi Valley - Mean Green Marching Machine
4. Alcorn State - Sounds of Dyn-o-mite
5. Southern University - Human Jukebox
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BREAKING: Tomekia Reed is stepping down from the head coaching position of the Jackson State women’s basketball team to accept coaching job at the University of Charlotte.
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Here’s a first look at the 2024 edition of the Mississippi Valley Mean Green Marching Machine playing “Devil’s Gun”:
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Here’s a first look at the 2024 edition of the Jackson State University Sonic Boom of the South:
(h/t: Smash Time Productions)
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🚨UPSET ALERT:
Arkansas-Pine Bluff takes down the Arkansas Razorbacks, 74-70. This tallies UAPB’s first victory over a Power-5 in school history.
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BREAKING: ESPN Events announced the HBCU Band of the Year National Championship, which will be held December 15th, 2023, at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA.
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Jackson State’s Sonic Boom of the South played Kevin Lyttle’s “Turn Me On” during the fifth quarter at the Boombox Classic:
(h/t:
@ShowtimeWeb
)
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My top-five HBCU band field shows from Week 3:
1. Jackson State - Sonic Boom of the South
2. Tennessee State - Aristocrat of Bands
3. Southern University - Human Jukebox
4. Arkansas-Pine Bluff - Marching Musical Machine of the Mid-South
5. Norfolk State - Spartan Legion
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My preseason top-five HBCU band rankings:
1. Jackson State - Sonic Boom of the South
2. Alabama State - Mighty Marching Hornets
3. Texas Southern - Ocean of Soul
4. Tennessee State - Aristocrat of Bands
5. Florida A&M - Marching 100
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The Winston-Salem State “Red Sea of Sound” and Virginia Union “Ambassadors of Sound” marching bands performed with Jennifer Hudson during halftime at the NBA All-Star game:
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PREDICTION: The No. 14 Jackson State Lady Tigers will upset the No. 3 UConn Huskies.
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My top-five HBCU band field shows from Week 2:
1. Southern University - Human Jukebox
2. Jackson State - Sonic Boom of the South
3. Alabama State - Mighty Marching Hornets
4. Norfolk State - Spartain Legion
5. Grambling State - World Famed
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A WNBA Scout will attend the Arkansas-Pine Bluff practice today to watch Zaay Green.
Huge for Dawn Thornton and the UAPB women’s basketball program.
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BREAKING: The Jackson State Sonic Boom of the South will perform at the 10th Anniversary edition of the 2024 Pepsi National Battle of the Bands in Houston, Texas.
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A source close to Southern University’s Human Jukebox confirmed the band will travel to Arkansas-Pine Bluff this weekend.
Both bands haven't seen each other since 2018 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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What an honor! I love my UAPB! We are Black History!
@kalanhookstv
has a dream job for sports lovers! He’s an associate editor at
@ESPN
. The Kansas City native graduated from UAPB in 2022.
#UAPB
#OurPrideShows
#DearMother
#BlackHistoryMonth
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The Jackson State University Sonic Boom of the South will open a “SBOTS Rehearsal and Operations Center” that is over double the size of the FD Hall Music Center rehearsal hall -- their current rehearsal facility:
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BREAKING:
@BRAVESSPORTS
QB Felix “Triggerman” Harper signs deal with the Cleveland
@Browns
.
@NFL
@nflnetwork
@theswac
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Jackson State’s Sonic Boom of the South pep band playing “Big Ballin’” at the Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic
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Maze and Frankie Beverly made staples that became anthems for Black college marching bands, cookouts, and gatherings.
Here is Alabama State’s Mighty Marching Hornets drilling to “Before I Let Go”:
(h/t:
@ShowtimeWeb
)
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These HBCU players can go. Whether you like it or not. Give them their flowers.
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Anthony Edwards is wearing the “UAPB” colorway of his Adidas AE 1s against the Los Angeles Clippers:
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The Alcorn State University “Sounds of Dyn-O-Mite” has been selected to participate in the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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LeBron James is wearing his FAMU colorway of the Nike LeBron 7 against the Memphis Grizzlies:
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