You make good grades (and) you contribute to the band tremendously," she added. The FAMU marching band competed against the North Carolina A&T State University Blue & Gold Marching Machine in ...

It's a war zone': FAMU alumni couple deals with California's disastrous wildfires Former FAMU Band Director Julian E. White points to a photo from his past at his home Friday, Jan. 17, 2025.

graduated from FAMU – where he was a band student – with his bachelor’s in music education in 1963. He also earned his doctoral degree in philosophy from Florida State University in 1978.

15 and a family-friendly party after the parade on Jan. 16. FAMU's famed "Marching 100" Rattlers band, one of the most notable marching bands in college history, will headline the parade.