Tag: band
Miles College Head Drum Major Markelle Ross: Leader On and Off...
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
The Birmingham Times
From the stands the role of a drum major may look like sheer fun and entertainment but those few hours...
High School Band Director Says He Was ‘Just Doing My Job’...
AP news
An Alabama high school band director said this week that he was just “doing my job” when police officers arrested him and shocked...
Alabama State rallies to defeat Alabama A&M in 2022 Magic City...
The Associated Press
Dematrius Davis found Jeremiah Hixon with a 23-yard touchdown pass with two minutes left in the game to earn Alabama State a...
Marching Bands Developing Talent in Birmingham City Schools
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham City Schools (BCS) officials have found a way for music students to enter high school on a high note.
The...
How Tamara Travis Instills Love of Music in Her Young Students
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
When most girls played with dolls, Tamara Travis, who directs the school band at Epic Elementary School in Birmingham’s Glen...
Meet Jada Dabney: Ramsay High School’s Drum Major of Excellence
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
For Jada Dabney, a senior at Birmingham’s Ramsay High School, music is therapy.
“I feel like people don’t really realize how...
Talladega President Billy Hawkins on the controversy: “The most courageous ....
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
If he had to do it all over again, Talladega College President Billy Hawkins said he would send the school’s...
Talladega College confirms band will march at Donald Trump’s inauguration
Jeff Martin
Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) -- The marching band of a historically black college in Alabama will perform in President-elect Donald Trump's Jan. 20 inaugural...
TRUMP SHRUGS OFF GOP REJECTIONS OF PROPOSAL TO BAN MUSLIMS
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) -- Donald Trump is standing by his call to block Muslims from entering the United States, even as the idea...
