Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Adalyn Barnes stepped onto the podium as one of Arkansas Tech University’s drum majors this fall, she carried with her the ...

Florida A&M head drum major Oluwamodupe "Dupe" Oloyede has had quite a couple of weeks. First, she and her line sisters crossed over as the newest members of the Beta Alpha Chapter of Delta Sigma ...

Florida A&M University's first female head drum major, Oluwamodupe “Dupe” Oloyede, performed at the 2026 Oscars. The FAMU senior was part of the opening performance for the song “I Lied to You” from ...

"Lord, I thank you" is the Nigerian Yoruba meaning of Oluwamodupe "Dupe" Oloyede's name. "I am truly living up to my name right now." Oluwamodupe Oloyede has been named the new head drum major of the ...

For Women's History Month, we talk to Kelly Ballard, who in 2005 went from playing piccolo to leading the Pride of the ...

Shortly after the second installment was published, a message arrived from a passionate Howard University alumna, urging the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s a year of firsts for the Penn State Blue Band, a student organization that traces its roots to 1899 — and that continued ...

Of all the leaders on the field during LSU games, Catherine Mansfield is probably the least banged up at this point in the season. “No injuries yet,” she reports. “Sometimes a little bit of a sore ...

When Adalyn Barnes stepped onto the podium as one of Arkansas Tech University’s drum majors this fall, she carried with her the spirit of Greenwood’s band program — and the challenge of helping lead ...

Adalyn Barnes, a Greenwood native, is one of the new drum majors for the Arkansas Tech University Band of Distinction. Barnes credits her high school band program for preparing her for a leadership ...