Talk:HBCU band

A fact from HBCU band appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 2 May 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the distinctive style of the drum majors of HBCU bands, such as those of Jackson State University (pictured), was inspired by performers in minstrel parades?

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 08:58, 27 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the distinctive style of the drum majors of HBCU bands, such as those of Jackson State University (pictured), was inspired by performers in minstrel parades? [1]

ALT1 ... that more than 83 percent of students and alumni of historically black colleges and universities believe people attend their schools' football games just to watch HBCU bands, such as that of Jackson State (pictured)? [2] (p 17)
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Troy Collings

Created by Chetsford (talk). Self-nominated at 00:53, 6 March 2020 (UTC).[reply]

This interesting article is new enough and long enough. The image is appropriately licensed, the hook facts are cited inline and either hook could be used, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:24, 9 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I came by to promote this, but the first paragraph under Events lacks a cite, per Rule D2. Yoninah (talk) 19:09, 19 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the catch, Yoninah. I've removed it. Chetsford (talk) 05:03, 25 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Restoring tick per Cwmhiraeth's review. Yoninah (talk) 18:21, 25 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Additional HBCU Bands[edit]

Additional HBCU bands to add are the below: Prairie View A&M University (Marching Storm) SWAC Alcorn State University (Sounds of Dyn-O-mite) SWAC Alabama State University (Mighty Marching Hornets) SWAC University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (Marching Musical Machine of the Mid-South) SWAC Langston University NAIA See link for images: https://www.flickr.com/groups/366970@N21/ 2C2KPhotos (talk) 01:02, 29 April 2021 (UTC)2C2KPhotos[reply]

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