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Listening to “First Day Out” by Tee Grizzley brings back memories of living in Detroit during the mid-late 2010s. Remember back in 2017 when grabbing gas for under $2.70 a gallon and splitting an $850 apartment felt manageable? Fast forward to today, and basic survival costs have almost doubled across Michigan! 🫠

Between Michigan gas prices hovering over $4.40 a gallon, DTE Energy repeatedly pushing for utility rate increases, groceries taking double-digit chunks out of our paychecks, and average rent across Metro Detroit climbing over 40% since 2016, existing as a young adult in Michigan feels way more expensive.

This massive shift isn’t just random inflation, it’s driven by state and local policy decisions. From utility regulation and housing development laws to minimum wage policies and public transportation funding, elected leaders shape what everyday living costs look like in our cities.

Sitting out on Election Day means letting corporate lobbies and utility monopolies make those financial calls for us. Don’t let that happen! Deadline to register in Michigan is 10/19. 🗳️

#OurPower #Michigan #Detroit #TeeGrizzley #CostofLiving Affordability GasPrices Rent Groceries

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The type of music that has to come on when the little boo isn’t registered to vote. 🎶

Because being boo’d up on the Hill, planning homecoming fits and getting ready to pop out is all fun and games until election season rolls around and voter registration is nowhere in the conversation!

Texas HBCU culture is about more than the bands, the classics, the homecoming traditions and the school pride. It is also connected to the policies and decisions that shape the future of these institutions and the communities surrounding them.

From Texas Southern University in Houston’s Third Ward to Prairie View A&M University, decisions about state budgets and higher education funding can affect campus facilities, academic programs, student resources and educational opportunities. Understanding how these decisions are made, who is responsible for them and how public funding is allocated is part of understanding the challenges HBCUs face.

Underfunding is not just a number on a budget sheet. It can have real implications for the resources available to students and the long-term growth of institutions that have educated generations of Black leaders.

That is why voter registration and civic awareness matter. Elections determine who represents communities and makes decisions on issues such as education, public funding and economic opportunity. Voting is one way to participate in that process, and staying informed helps people better understand what is at stake.

The homecoming fits can be planned, the group chats can stay active and the boo can still be boo’d. But understanding the issues affecting Texas HBCUs deserves a place in the conversation, too.

The more we know, the more we understand. And understanding the issues is part of understanding #OurPower.

#Homecoming #Texas #HBCU #CVPriority

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That grocery bill looking a little too familiar? 😭
Michigan’s affordability problem is real. In the Detroit area, grocery prices were up 4.8% year over year as of June, with some everyday food categories climbing even more.
Now we’re 28 days from Election Day.
If the cost of groceries, gas, housing and health care is affecting your everyday life, this is probably a good time to look at what’s on your ballot and what each candidate is actually proposing.
Because whatever comes next, we’re the ones living with it.
Nov. 3. 👀

#ourpower #groceries #michigan #everybodyhateschris

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Ryan Destiny really had some of the best performances on Star. 😭🔥

Born and raised in Detroit, Ryan grew up around music. Her father, Deron Irons, was part of the ’90s R&B group Guesss, and Ryan spent time in studios with him growing up. She started pursuing entertainment around 12, studied choir and theater and eventually became part of the girl group Love Dollhouse before making the jump into acting.

As Alexandra “Alex” Crane, Ryan got to bring both sides of her talent to the screen, acting while reminding everybody that she could SING too. She starred alongside Jude Demorest and Brittany O’Grady throughout the show’s three-season run from 2016 to 2019.

And seeing where her career has gone since makes these Star clips hit even harder. From Grown-ish to playing Claressa Shields in The Fire Inside, Ryan has continued building a career across TV, film and music.

Who else was watching Star every week? 👀

#showout #RyanDestiny #StarOnFox #BlackTV #BlackActresses

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You may not have been alive in 1976, but if your parents ever woke you up on a Saturday morning to clean while this album was spinning, you know every single word by heart.

Today marks the 50th anniversary of Stevie Wonder’s masterpiece Songs in the Key of Life. From “Sir Duke” and “As” to “I Wish,” this double album literally soundtracked entire generations, cleaning days at home, and family cookouts.

When Southern University’s Human Jukebox performed the timeless classic “Knocks Me Off My Feet” during Battle of the Bands in 2025, it was pure magic. The lush horn arrangements, heavy low-end brass, and soulful execution show why HBCU band culture and timeless Black music will always go hand-in-hand. ✨

(🎥: A1Media Bands/YT)

#ShowOut #StevieWonder #SouthernUniversity #HBCUBands #HBCUPride HumanJukebox HBCU TheYard BOTB SU SWAC

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Back when Disney Channel was still hungry 😭🔥

Let It Shine premiered on Disney Channel in 2012 and gave us Tyler James Williams as Cyrus, Coco Jones as Roxie and Trevor Jackson as Kris in a movie that mixed hip-hop, gospel, romance and one of the most memorable rap battles from the DCOM era.

The movie was set in Atlanta and filmed around Atlanta and Marietta, Georgia, with scenes shot at Marietta Square and the Strand Theatre. 🎬

The cast was young too. Tyler James Williams was already known from Everybody Hates Chris, Coco Jones was a teenager raised in Tennessee and Trevor Jackson was still early in his career when they made this.

More than a decade later, people quoting the rap battles and arguing that Let It Shine is one of Disney Channel’s best movies.

#LetItShine #showout #BlackNostalgia #CocoJones #TylerJamesWilliams

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Throwback Thursday: Beychella still has the blueprint. 🐝

Years later, Beyoncé’s 2018 Coachella performance is still a hot topic because it was more than a concert. It was a full celebration of Black college culture, from the marching bands and majorettes to the Greek culture, drumlines and #HBCU inspired production that made the performance feel like a homecoming on the biggest stage in music.

And for #Texas, there was an extra layer of pride. Beyoncé brought the sound and spirit of Texas Southern University’s Ocean of Soul into the Beychella experience, connecting one of Texas’ most recognized HBCU bands to a performance watched around the world. 🌎

That’s what makes Beychella such a lasting throwback. It showed just how much influence HBCUs have on music, performance, fashion and #blackculture while putting that influence in front of a global audience. A moment that still gets referenced, recreated and talked about years later.

#Beyonce #blackexcellence

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30 years later, the legend, impact, and music of Tupac Shakur remain completely immortal! 👑🕊️

On this day in 1996, Hip-Hop lost one of its greatest poets and cultural icons. But when you step on the Yard and sit in the stands on an HBCU gameday, 2Pac’s spirit is alive and louder than ever! During the Labor Day Classic Battle of the Bands, the Alabama State University Mighty Marching Hornets and the Stingettes paid homage to the rap titan with a chill-inducing rendition of his classic anthem “Hail Mary.” 🔥

From stadium bleachers to the streets, Pac’s artistry continues to inspire generation after generation. Watching our bands keep his legacy burning bright in the stands is what it truly means to honor the greats and #showout for the culture! 🐝🎺

Comment below your favorite 2Pac track of all time! ⬇️💛🖤

(🎥: Marching Hornet Media/YT)

#2Pac #AlabamaStateUniversity #HBCUBands #HBCU HBCUPride TheYard TupacShakur ASU BamaState SWAC BOTB RIP HailMary

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CeeLo Green walked out barefoot in an all white fringed ensemble at the 2011 Soul Train Awards and delivered one of the most beautiful performances the show has ever seen.

The 2011 Soul Train Music Awards took place at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia on November 27, 2011. CeeLo brought out Melanie Fiona to perform their Grammy winning single Fool for You from his album The Lady Killer. The song won Best Traditional R&B Performance and Best R&B Song at the 54th Grammy Awards. Melanie Fiona wrote her lyrics on the way to the studio session. CeeLo performed barefoot. The crowd never recovered.

This year, the Soul Train Awards is coming BACK!! BET just announced that the show will return on November 27, 2026, simulcasting on both BET and CBS for the first time in history. The show is heading back to Chicago where Soul Train was born.

#showout #SoulTrainAwards #CeeLo #atlanta #BlackMusic

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Raven-Symoné was 18 years old when she performed Shine on That’s So Raven and a generation of Black girls felt every single word of it.

This is from “The Road to Audition,” Season 2, Episode 10 of That’s So Raven, which aired on Disney Channel on July 30, 2004. Raven Baxter had a vision that a talent scout was hiding at her school looking for the next big star. She spent the whole episode trying to make sure she was ready. Then she got on that stage and reminded everybody exactly who she was.

Raven-Symoné was born in Atlanta, Georgia and started performing professionally at 3 years old. She was on The Cosby Show at 4, had a record deal at 7, and was the first Black female lead of a Disney Channel series. Shine was released on the That’s So Raven soundtrack in 2004 and became one of the most iconic songs from that entire era of Disney Channel.

That’s So Raven ran on Disney Channel from 2003 to 2007 and was set in San Francisco, California.

#showout #ThatsSoRaven #RavenSymone #DisneyChannel #BlackGirlMagic

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Remember this one? 👀 Yung Wun’s “Tear It Up” was one of those early 2000s tracks that brought together hip-hop, Divine Nine culture and the unmistakable energy of HBCU-style marching bands.

Released in 2004, the track featured DMX, David Banner and Lil’ Flip and appeared on Yung Wun’s debut album, The Dirtiest Thirstiest. But what really made “Tear It Up” stand out was the marching band sound behind the record. The track incorporated the iconic “Dancing Machine” performance from the 2002 film Drumline, giving the song that larger-than-life band energy that made it instantly recognizable.

And then there’s the visual. The music video leaned into Black college culture with Divine Nine organizations and marching band imagery, creating a moment where hip-hop and HBCU culture were right in the middle of the same frame. For anyone who grew up around HBCU bands, Greek life or the culture surrounding Black college campuses, that combination hit different.

It is also a reminder of how much HBCU and Black college culture has influenced mainstream music and entertainment. The sounds, the organizations, the fashion, the bands and the energy have been showing up in popular culture for decades.

A real throwback for anybody who remembers when “Tear It Up” was in rotation. 🔥

#HBCU #DivineNine #ShowOut #BlackCulture #Throwback

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One Beer” was originally recorded for Madvillainy, but Doom and Madlib felt it did not fit the record and decided to leave it off.

1000 copies were pressed to 7” vinyl and given away by select online retailers with copies of Madvillainy a week after the album’s release.The song samples French jazz-funk band Cortex’s 1975 song “Huit Octobre 1971”

#mfdoom #music #rap #showout

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