Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta, Georgia · The dossier: identity, why-here, band, homecoming, deadlines — every fact from the Yard roster.
Clark Atlanta University
Photo: HBCU marching band — file photo: andscape.com
Why here — the dossier
- Est. 1988Founded in 1988 — 38 years of history.
- ConferenceCompetes in the SIAC.
- Mighty Marching PanthersHome of the Mighty Marching Panthers, founded 1942.
- Yard legendsAlumni on record: James Weldon Johnson, Rev. Ralph David Abernathy Sr. (1951), Kenya Barris (1996).
Every highlight comes from the Yard roster — nothing invented.
Band spotlight
Mighty Marching Panthers
Band founded 1942
The Mighty Marching Panthers are CAU's most famous face: Drumline (2002) put them on movie screens, and seven Honda Battle of the Bands appearances (2003–2007, 2010–2011) — plus the Ellen DeGeneres Show, the BET Hip Hop Awards, Falcons halftimes, and rallies for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton — made them nationally known. After the program collapsed to about six members in 2017, Tomisha Brock, the first woman to direct any SIAC band, began 'The Rebirth,' and the band climbed back past 100 members. The drumline, Essence Dance Team, and Silver Breeze Flag Corps carry the school motto as their own: 'I'll find a way or make one.'
From the Yard roster. No videos are shown — none verified official and rights-clean.
Deadlines are not yet published on the Yard for Clark Atlanta University.
We only post deadlines verified against the school’s own admissions pages — nothing guessed, nothing borrowed. Until then, go straight to the source:
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Head to head
Identity only: facts on this page come straight from the Yard roster. Missing fields are omitted, never invented. No logos or brand colors are shown — none verified on file. Letter chips are generic monograms, not school marks.