HBCU marching bands and their directors create pathways to higher education for Black youth
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Posted By: Adrian Barnes on April 29, 2019 Using performance as one aspect of recruitment, HBCU marching bands demonstrate flashy moves, perform popular tunes, and exhibit exciting halftime shows that blend, “musicality, pageantry, and theatrics,” capable of attracting many African American high school students to their institutions (Lewis, 2003). Further, institutions such as Florida A&M University (FAMU), whose marching band is considered by Malone (1990) as one of the oldest HBCU marching bands, has a history of recruiting large numbers of African Americans/Blacks within their marching band with the intent of putting more young men and women of color into the pipeline of higher education. While this is true of HBCU marching bands and their directors minimal studies exist, which demonstrate the power of HBCU marching bands and their directors to act as "Institutional agents" who assist in helping more Blacks gain access to higher education. If you are a past or current member of an HBCU marching band, help us discover more about how HBCU marching bands and their directors are helping to increase the representation of Blacks within higher education by taking this survey. https://rowan.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/S... If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Adrian Barnes
Assistant Professor, Rowan University Bethune Cookman University class of 2008 Member Since April 2019 |
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