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Charlotte Observer: Two HBCU marching bands star in new Travis Scott song 4Ɨ4

A Fever Dream with HBCU flavor: In the music video, released on Friday, Scott uses ā€œThe Marching Stormā€ from Prairie View A&M. Scott grew up in Houston, which is 52 miles away from the city of Prairie View. Ā 

2025-01-27T13:19:53-06:00January 26, 2025|PV in the News, The Marching Storm|

HBCU Gameday: PVAMU Marching Storm stars in new Travis Scott song 4Ɨ4

Travis Scott debuted his new single ā€œ4Ɨ4ā€ on Monday, performing it live at the College Football National Championship game. On Friday he dropped the music video to the song which prominently features the Prairie View A&M marching band.

2025-01-27T13:13:15-06:00January 26, 2025|HBCU News, PV in the News, PVAMU, The Marching Storm|

Tickets for 99th annual State Fair Classic on sale

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (June 28, 2024) – Prairie View A&M University, ALW Entertainment and the Dallas Sports Commission are excited to announce that tickets are available for the 2024 State Fair Classic, taking place September 28, 2024. A historic college football rivalry between the Prairie View A&M Panthers and the Grambling State Tigers, the State [...]

PVAMU Alumnus Phillip Smith goes from ‘Top of the V’ to leading U.S. Army Band

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 16, 2024) - When students sign up for military service, the word ā€œmusicianā€ does not usually come to mind. However, every arm of the military enlists musicians who represent the U.S. in various capacities: at events, formal meetings with dignitaries, and many other occasions.Ā  Several former Prairie View A&M University Marching [...]

Black Fox senior Wesley Walsh shares how PVAMU prepared her for career in oil, gas

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Jan. 26, 2024) - Wesley Walsh is a senior chemical engineering major at Prairie View A&M University. She has worked hard to balance her educational responsibilities with the demands of being a part of the Black Fox dance line with the Marching Storm.Ā  Wesley started as a competitive dancer from a very [...]

PVAMU Black Foxes director included in book highlighting HBCU experience

Shawn Zachery PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Dec. 19, 2023) - Shawn Zachery has just completed her 10th season as head director of the Black Foxes Dance Line at Prairie View A&M University. There’s no better way to celebrate her accomplishments than being featured in the book ā€œHBCU Made,ā€ compiled and edited by Ayesha Rascoe, [...]

2023-12-19T09:36:28-06:00December 19, 2023|HBCU News, Latest News, PV in the News, Staff News, The Marching Storm|

PVAMU Marching Storm alumnus finds bright lights on Broadway

Photo courtesy: Travis J. Higgins PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Oct. 11, 2023) - Music performance can be an extremely challenging major at any university. Still, Travis J. Higgins '16, a graduate of the Department of Music at Prairie View A&M University and the Marching Storm band, has taken every opportunity to establish himself as [...]

PHOTOS: PVAMU’s visit with Harvard University

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 2, 2023) - Prairie View A&M University faculty, staff, students and the Marching Storm band welcomed a team of Harvard University officials, including President Lawrence S. Bacow and his wife, Adele, on Feb. 27. The Harvard team spent the day with Former President Ruth J. Simmons, joining her for the [...]

A Look at PVAMU’s Top 15 Moments of 2022

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas - Two-thousand and twenty-two – what a year for Prairie View A&M University! As 2023 begins, let’s look at the most notable items accomplished on ā€œThe Hillā€ over the last 365 days. 1. PVAMU achieved the prestigious Carnegie R2 Classification. PVAMU kicked off 2022 with a bang. The University attained [...]

This Week on “The Hill”: PVAMU’s Marching Storm performs with Paul Wall during Texans’ season opener

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (September 12, 2022) - This week on "The Hill"... The Marching Storm got the opportunity to perform with Paul Wall during the Houston Texans' season opener. Watch as they share their thoughts on the experience and prepare for their performance!