Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence, Service, and Tradition The Vision Begins (1974-1976) The legacy of the North Carolina A&T State University Alumni Band Association is rooted in the same values that have long defined members of the renowned Blue and Gold Marching Machine (BGMM): respect, dedication, pride, and unwavering loyalty to their alma mater. For many alumni, graduation marked the end of their academic journey, but never the end of their connection to the band. The idea for an organized alumni band began in 1974 through conversations among former bandmates and close friends who shared a desire to reconnect, relive their marching experiences, and support future generations of student musicians.…

As North Carolina A&T State University celebrates the 100th Greatest Homecoming on Earth, the Aggie Athletic Foundation, Johnson Automotive Group, and Marcus T. Johnson are partnering to award one lucky winner the keys to a brand-new 2026 Lexus IS 350. Valued at $50,000, with $20,000 in cash to cover the fees, taxes, and registration, this car raffle is open to eligible participants in the United States who are at least 18 years of age, subject to the official raffle rules and applicable eligibility requirements.  Brought to you by the All Aggies, All In campaign, North Carolina A&T State University’s first capital campaign to support the university’s NCAA Division I programs,…

WNAA – Tony Welborne and fellow students 1966 Long before radio became a familiar part of campus life at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Aggie students were experimenting with technology that allowed their messages and voices to travel past Greensboro.  In 2026, North Carolina A&T State University commemorates 60 years since WANT began operating as the university’s campus radio station, marking a milestone in a broadcasting tradition shaped by student initiative, technological innovation and a commitment to serving the community.  WANT officially began operations in February 1966 from Julian Price Hall. But A&T’s connection to radio stretches back more than three decades earlier, when students studying electrical engineering…

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University alumnus Craig Stokes is stepping into the national spotlight as host of Chick-fil-A’s unscripted competition series, “Kind and Seek,” blending his experience in entrepreneurship, television and community engagement with a message centered on kindness. The series, which premiered Sept. 1, follows three teams of relatives as they compete in challenges throughout Atlanta designed to encourage acts of kindness. Each completed challenge contributes money toward Feeding America, combining competition with service and community impact. For Stokes, the opportunity represents more than a new professional milestone. It marks a return to an interest in entertainment that began while he was a student at N.C. A&T.…

N.C. A&T Alumni Chapters are celebrating the 25 Day Countdown to the Greatest Homecoming on Earth! Join your local Alumni Chapter for Wine Down Wednesday on Wednesday, Sept. 30.

Long before Virginia Novella Horton Coverson became a mother, educator and proud 1948 North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University alumna, she was a determined young woman from Lenoir, North Carolina, raised in a close Christian family that believed education could open doors.  As Coverson approaches her 100th birthday July 24, 2026, her life reflects courage, independence, faith and an enduring devotion to family and service. Her journey has stretched from a small western North Carolina community to classrooms throughout Philadelphia and New Jersey, and through extraordinary social, cultural and technological change.  Her daughters, Edwina Coverson-Barnes and Rolanda Coverson-Durham, describe her as intelligent, strong-willed and generous.  “She’s always had an independent spirit,” Rolanda said. That independence began early. Coverson was born the second of six surviving children of Larkin Horton Sr. and Effie Lipford Horton. (Two siblings…

May 30, 1901, 125 years ago, three students were awarded bachelors’ degrees from the Agricultural and Mechanical College of the Colored Race (now North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University). This ceremony featured the smallest graduating class in A&T history, and yet they still have profound meaning in our modern prestigious university. Their class motto was “Fortune Favors The Brave”.  To understand the class’s size and significance, some background history is needed. A&T was established by an act of the NC General Assembly that was ratified on March 09, 1891. By 1893 an established Board of Trustees had elected our first president, and a bid was won by the city of Greensboro to locate the college close to the city’s railroad depot. The first…