Commentary by Tonyaa WeathersbeeBlackAmericaWeb.com
Jacksonville, Florida -- Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion died last month – likely from hazing. Now the survival of a lot of other things at the historically black university is looking shaky as well.
The famed Marching 100, a band that has performed at Super Bowls, at the Grammys and in Paris, has been suspended. Their performance at Carnegie Hall is off. So are performances by the music department.
And the band director, Julian White, a former neighbor of mine here in Jacksonville - so dedicated to his art that his life story probably ought to be written in musical notes instead of words - must now fight to salvage his job and his legacy.
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