Southern, Grambling university marching bands shine in inauguration celebration Share Updated: 9:55 AM CST Jan 20, 2021 WDSU Digital Team Share Updated: 9:55 AM CST Jan 20, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript CHRISTIN THE BADDEST BANDS IN THE LAND SHOWED UP AND SHOWED OUT IN LAST NIGHT’S PRE-INAUGURAL EVENT, PLAYING THE BEST OF MAZE AND FRANK BEVERLY, WHITNEY HOUSTON AND STEVIE WONDER. THOSE SOUNDS MY HEART SMILE. GRAMBLING STATE AND SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY WERE AMONG HBCU BANDS EIGHT TO PARTICIPATE. RANDI: THE SIGNIFICANCE IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT WITH THE SWEARING IN OF KAMALA HARRIS. THE VICE PRESIDENT ELECT HAS BEEN VOCAL ABOUT HOW HER HBCU EDUCATION SHAPED HER LIFE, AND HER ROAD TO SUCCESS. IT’S MOTIVATING STUDENTS AND DONORS ALIKE. >> WE’VE SEEN 2020 WILL BE T LARGEST YEAR OF HBCU PHILANTHROPY EVER. MCKENZIE SCOTT ON HER OWN GAVE ABOUT $560 MILLION. LIMBURG DID 100 MILLION DOLLARS FOR MEDICAL SCHOOLS. NETFLIX DID $12 MILLION, SO IT’S CLOSE TO $1 BILLION LAST YEAR. RANDI: MEANWHILE, SUNO’S CHANCELLOR SAYS THIS MOMENT IN HISTORY VALIDATES THE PRIDE AND COMMITTMENT OF AN HBCU EDUCATION. THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY SHOWTIME MARCHING BAND IS SCHEDULED TO ESCORT KAMALA HARRIS AT