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This news comes a year after Bey launched the Formation Scholars Awards Program for current or incoming female students of Howard University, Spelman College, and the Berklee College of Music and Parsons School of Design.

The universities receiving support through her initiative BeyGood are Xavier, Wilberforce, Tuskegee and Bethune-Cookman. On Monday, Beyoncé continued to build on her support of HBCUs with the announcement of her Homecoming Scholars Award Program that will give four HBCUs grants of $25,000 each. Her entire wardrobe was designed by black designer Olivier Rousteing, who heads the French fashion house Balmain. Her go-to tour dancers Les Twins also returned to deliver splashy footwork. Bey was joined by her husband Jay-Z, her sister Solange and fellow Destiny’s Child members Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland. And the set was definitely a family affair. The night also marked Bey’s homecoming to the performance stage following her yearlong maternity leave.

Many of the musicians are reportedly part of an HBCU tribute marching band called Drumline Live, which features members from Florida A&M University, Hampton University, Prairie View A&M University and other black colleges.įor many viewers, the night offered a two-hour primer on black college life - but for HBCU students and alumni, this was homecoming. Her theatrical stage set featured football field bleachers, where the marching band and majorettes dressed in yellow and black (a nod to the BeyHive). The performance was boosted by its vibrant aesthetics and the big-brass sounds of band members from historically black colleges and universities.