ESPN HBCU Band of the Year contest: How did FAMU Marching 100 perform?

Florida A&M University's "incomparable" Marching 100 band was unable to defend its title in the 2025 HBCU Band of the Year national championship by ESPN.
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'Well deserved': Former FAMU Marching '100' band director to be in national hall of Fame

Florida A&M University’s long retired and acclaimed director of the “incomparable” Marching 100 Band Julian E. White is one of two conductors being inducted in the National Band Association’s (NBA) ...
Black Enterprise

FAMU Marching Band 100 Named ESPN 2024 Band Of The Year

FAMU's Marching 100 Band bested the North Carolina A&T State University Blue & Gold Marching Machine. Florida A&M University (FAMU) won the ESPN 2024 Band of the Year competition last week. FAMU’s ...
The Root

FAMU Band Likely to Remain Suspended

On Thursday the longtime director of Florida A&M University’s famed band announced his retirement, and a top state official urged the university to keep the band suspended while investigations ...
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FAMU Marching Band Announces First-Ever Woman Head Drum Major

Florida A&M University has announced that a woman will be head drum major for the first time in the HBCU’s marching band history. Oluwamodupe Oloyede, or “Dupe,” will be taking on this new role for ...
Miami New Times

FAMU Band Suspended After Drum Major Dies After Possible Hazing

The Florida A&M University marching band has been put on suspension following the mysterious death of drum major Robert Champion over the weekend. Champion, 26, was found dead on the band’s bus ...
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ESPN names FAMU Marching 100 HBCU Band of the Year after 'extraordinary performance'

The FAMU marching band competed against the North Carolina A&T State University Blue & Gold Marching Machine Friday in a Red Lobster Band of the Year event at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, ...