Florida A&M University has announced that a woman will be head drum major for the first time in the HBCU’s marching band history. Oluwamodupe Oloyede, or “Dupe,” will be taking on this new role for ...

The Florida A&M University marching band has been put on suspension following the mysterious death of drum major Robert Champion over the weekend. Champion, 26, was found dead on the band’s bus ...

On Thursday the longtime director of Florida A&M University’s famed band announced his retirement, and a top state official urged the university to keep the band suspended while investigations ...

For Florida A&M student Oluwamodupe “Dupe” Oloyede — whose name translates to "Lord I thank you," — playing her saxophone has not only been an instrument of worship but a form of expression that ...

This year, Florida A&M University's Marching 100 band introduced its first female head drum major, Oluwamodupe Oloyede.

(AP) Florida A&M University’s famed band made its first appearance in a football stadium in nearly 22 months on Sunday after the 2011 hazing death of a drum major. The band entered Orlando’s Citrus ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In a 23-page motion seeking dismissal of a wrongful death lawsuit against the university, Florida A&M University officials said drum major Robert Champion’s own “imprudent, ...

Twelve former members of the famed Florida A&M marching band face charges of manslaughter in the 2011 hazing death of drum major Robert Champion, prosecutors announced on Monday. Twenty-six-year-old ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — At the time of drum major Robert Champion’s death, 101 members of Florida A&M’s (FAMU) Marching 100 were not enrolled in FAMU’s band course, a violation of university rules. Three ...

Robert Champion was gay, parents' probe discovers. ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 10, 2012 — -- The parents of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion, who police believe died after a violent ...

The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) has denied Florida A&M University’s appeal that would take longtime band announcer Joe Bullard off suspension in time to get behind the mic at the FAMU ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The embattled head of Florida A&M University's marching band is retiring. FAMU officials tried to fire Julian White, the director of the Marching 100, following the death of ...