The D.J's Music Site HBCU Campaign is a program started by D.J's Music Site to recognize and honor all HBCU's in the United States by including an writing about their achievements, goals, and programs along with a Bio of the school's history. Every month D.J's Music Site will recognize an HBCU randomly pick from students who vote for their school by tweeting #DJMSHBCUCampaign to @djmusicsite with their school pride.

October 2012 Pick Edition: The Southern University and A&M College. Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Southern University and A&M College is a historically black college located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Baton Rouge campus is located on Scott's Bluff over looking the Mississippi River in the Northern Section of Baton Rouge. The campus encompasses 512 acres, with an agricultural station on an additional 372 acres site, located five miles north of the main campus. The University is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall College was put forth by P.B.S. Pinchback, T.T. Allain, Henry Demas, and as an Institution " for the education of persons of color" at the 1879 Louisiana State Constitutional Convention. In April 1880, the Louisiana General Assembly chartered Southern University, originally located in New Orleans. Southern opened its doors on March 7, 1881 with twelve students. One of the original locations of the early campus was the former Israel Sinai Temple on Calliope Street, between St. Charles and Camp Streets in New Orleans.

Southern became a land grant school in 1890, and an Agricultural and Mechanical department was established. The new president and first president of what is now known as Southern University at Baton Rouge was Dr. Joseph Samuel Clark. Clark, an outstanding citizen in the Baton Rouge African American Community, presided over Baton Rouge College and the Louisiana Colored Teachers Association. The Student enrollment grew from forty-seven students to 500 students and many of the school's early buildings were built during the time. Clark president until his retirement in 1938, at which time the position was given to his son, Dr. Felton Grandison Clark, a renowned speaker and gentlemen. Under his tenure, the university underwent tremendous growth. The student enrollment grew from 500 to nearly 10,000 students. The University was one of the first historically black colleges to receive a visit from a first day, Eleanor Roosevelt, in 1943. Also during Clark's tenure, Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) (1956) and Southern University at Shreveport/Bossier City (SUSLA) (1964) was founded. They were later incorporated into the Southern University System in 1974.

In 1974, in the Louisiana Legislature established the Southern University System, with Jesse N. Stone of Shreveport as it president. The Southern University System, consist of Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge (SUBR); Southern University, New Orleans (SUNO); Southern University Law Center; Southern University Agricultural Center; and Southern University Shreveport (SUSLA is a two year, commuter college). Lake Kernan flows through the center of the campus and the Mississippi River forms its western boundary. Southern University main campus offers bachelors in 44 areas, 24 master's and 6 doctoral and one associate degree. All Southern University programs are accredited and also monitored by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).

As home of the columbia blue and gold, the Southern Jaguars and the Lady Jaguars represent the University in NCAA intercollegiate athletics. Southern's sports teams participate in Division | in the SWAC (Southwestern Athletic Conference). Southern University and it's northern Louisianna rival, Grambling State University, annually participate in the Bayou Classic on the Saturday following Thanksgiving Day in New Orleans.

The Southern University marching band, nickname the Human Jukebox, has been featured in television commercials, and invited to participated in the annual Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, Presidential Inauguration ceremonies and several Super Bowl halftime presentation. For many years, the band was one of the few in the U.S. that had no female members but has changed in recent years; currently there are over 20 female members.

Other notables are the 2012-2013 student officers and queens. This year's, Executive Cabinet includes: SGA President: Demetrius Sumner; SGA Vice President: Kiara Stewart; SGA Chief of Staff: Kiersten Victorian; Deputy Chief of Staff: Dontrail Dobison, Executive Ass. to the President: Isaiah Edah-Dike; Director of Activities: Anquienette Elie; Director of Business Management: Lillian Russel; Director of Communications: Umi Della; Director of Finance: Timothy Pickett; Director of Volunteers: JaQuay Jackson; Activities Coordinator (s): Don Batiste, Alaina Kinnon, Myron Lawson Jr., Business Manager (s): Crystal Briscoe, Julius McCray; and Executive Aid(s): Christian King, Gray Williams. The University Queens Court consist of, Miss Southern University: Chisolu Isiadinso, Miss Senior: Amber Jarrell, Miss Junior: Jemiela Castle Berry, Miss Sophomore: Ayanna Spivery, Miss Freshmen: TBA.

You can learn more about Southern University and A&M College by going to their website at www.subr.edu.