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If I’m not mistaken the head director went to Bethune Cookman
You should have seen the Ohio State-USC "Battle of the Bands" lolWhy is Penn State playing "Do what you wanna" Lol
Did anyone else hear that sht?
If I’m not mistaken the head director went to Bethune Cookman
Take this for what its worth Juke folks. They can imitate you, but never duplicate you.
But keep in mind though, Haymer did shuck and jive with them USM folks, so he opened the door for it.
It's crazy what is happening with the PWC bands, they frown down on HBCU bands but try to be like us.
Always at least one that don't see the whole picture. It's not the music playing that's in question, it's the looking down upon HBCU bands, then being hypocritical and trying to imitate the very thing they criticized. That's the height of arrogance.
I'm surprised by your statement. How many have hired Black folks to run their band program? Name me just two or maybe three out of the hundreds of band programs in the nation to hire ONE lead director of bands who is Black.The BIG TEN Band do not. They have been the teaching grounds for graduate degrees for our legendary HBCU band directors and they don't mind hiring US. You haven't seen one DEEP SOUTH SEC school band hire one of ours to lead the way. And they are the main ones who talk about us. The USCs and Big Ten Bands have no issue with us.
I'm not sure if that's the head band director you're referring to. In addition, if it is, that's one out of how many hundreds of band programs from predominantly White schools?So if Penn State looked down on HBCU bands. Why did they hire a HBCU grad to LEAD THEM? Surely they could do like LSU and have an all white staff and just play our music.
I'm surprised by your statement. How many have hired Black folks to run their band program? Name me just two or maybe three out of the hundreds of band programs in the nation to hire ONE lead director of bands who is Black.
The south is not the only prejudiced region. It's nationwide. The numbers prove beyond any shadow of doubt.Minnesota and Pittsburgh had the guy you guys just fired as their Head Band Director. LOL.
Ohio University had a FAMU grad running things.
You need to be mad at those PWCs down South who will not let one of us even on STAFF.
You really need to talk to old school HBCU band directors that are still alive and they will tell you who was cool and who was not. Ben Butler gave a whole speech about it
The south is not the only prejudiced region. It's nationwide. The numbers prove beyond any shadow of doubt.
Again, out of 300 plus band programs, you still can't name on less than five fingers the number of band programs lead by a Black person. That speaks volumes.
It's crazy what is happening with the PWC bands, they frown down on HBCU bands but try to be like us.
I wasn't talking about an individual school, I was talking systemically.Hell you can say that about Fortune 500 companies. Are you going to stop patronizing them? All I am saying is certain programs admitted young black band directors to work on their Masters and Doctorates when the ones in the South would not. And even those few programs that have folks leading their programs of color. None are ones near our schools. All are still those same schools who admitted our famous black band legends. You think Alabama or Ga would hire that band director at Penn State with his braids with his BCU degree? You think Florida would hire him?
And we no racism and prejudice is all over the country. Michigan is one of the most racist states in the US. So is Indiana. But hey that aint the topic. Penn State band director is a brother from a HBCU and if he wants to play black music. I think he has a right to do so. LOL.
But I don't recall Black bands looking down on White bands.HBCU bands copied from Big 10 bands such as Michigan and Ohio State, I think we're even now.
Copying and looking down are two different things. Copying is actually a form of respect: looking down is a lack of respect so no we aren't even.HBCU bands copied from Big 10 bands such as Michigan and Ohio State, I think we're even now.