Deputies: FAMU student found unresponsive on bus

The 27-year-old man was later pronounced dead at the hospital. By Arelis R. Hernández, Orlando Sentinel (source) 9:55 a.m. EST, November 20, 2011 A Florida Agricultural and Mechanical Universitystudent was found dead aboard a bus parked in front of a hotel on International Drive Saturday night hours after the Florida Classic football game, Orange County deputy sheriff’s said. Deputies [...]

FAMU, Bethune-Cookman marching band alumni teach next generation of musicians

By Jon Busdeker, Orlando Sentinel 6:14 p.m. EST, November 18, 2011 Edgewater High School band director Bruce Green has a gold-and-maroon marching band uniform hanging in his office from his days as a trumpeter for Bethune-Cookman University. The word "Pride" is stitched into each cuff. At Ocoee High, band director Bernard Hendricks has plaques [...]

HBCU bands shine in series

  You can’t talk about Grambling State University football without talking about the Grambling State University Tiger Marching Band. Those were the words of head football coach Doug Williams, and we happen to agree. People who aren’t even football fans love to see this band in action. These proud representatives of GSU and all of northeastern Louisiana will [...]