The JSU band will perform at the 136th Tournament of Roses Parade on Jan. 1, 2025, in Pasadena, California. The Rose Parade features flower-covered floats and select marching bands and entertainers.

H.B.C.U. bands have been part of the festivities since the first halftime show. This year, Southern University’s “Human ...

There’s been a long history of HBCU bands performing at the Super Bowl, the most-watched sporting event of the year. Although ...

Jackson State University's "Sonic Boom of the South" Marching Band electrified the Tournament of Roses Parade spectators on New Year's Day 2025. The band's performance and procession were featured ...

Sonic Boom of the South will take center stage in Celebrating Champions of Culture, a nationally televised film that ...

The football team is not the only one being celebrated. The Sonic Boom of the South is the marching band of Jackson State University. They're back from California after participating in the Rose ...

Keith Duncan and his brother got called out of class from time to time while they were in Buras High School in Plaquemines ...

Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance was a celebration of Black culture on one of the world’s largest stages in the midst of Black History Month. It was also a reminder of the influence ...

Tennessee State has played Arkansas Pine-Bluff, another SWAC HBCU, over the last two seasons in the game. The post HBCU ...