Jackson State Universitys Sonic Boom of the South marching band has delighting football fansand beyondsince 1971.
In 2021 alone, they performed at the presidential inauguration and in aPepsi commercial.
Most agree that being a part of Sonic Boom has felt like having a home away from home.
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“They’re my family,” former trumpet player Marice Graham toldSouthern Living.
Being part of this band makes me feel like I have a place to belong."
“What the Sonic Boom means to me is family,” he explains.
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The Sonic Boom of the South is far from your typical college extracurricular.
A few years later, Little would be donning the same powder blue.
A couple years after that, he’d lead the band as a drum major.
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