This year's winner of the Honda Battle of the Bands is North Carolina A&T! Watch their performance and also the performance of some of the other competitors. You know how the HBCUs do! Quite a show! … [Read more...] about Thursday Evening Thread: 2014 Battle of the Bands
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Tuesday Afternoon Thread: The Music of World War II – The Navy B-1 Band
Little known fact: The Navy B-1 Band The military did not train African Americans in Chapel Hill during World War II, but the Navy stationed an all-black band there. Even though the military was racially segregated at the beginning of the war, the mobilization of resources was so vast that marginal groups such as women and blacks were pulled into the defense effort. North … [Read more...] about Tuesday Afternoon Thread: The Music of World War II – The Navy B-1 Band
Sunday Open Thread: HBCU Gospel Choirs
The National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc., (Hall of Fame) hosts an Annual Competition of Black College Gospel Choirs Competition. Designed to showcase the musical talents of gospel choirs from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) from all over the country, the competition is hosted by legendary gospel music pioneer, Dr. Bobby Jones. North … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread: HBCU Gospel Choirs