Overview

• The comment was made during halftime of the Sept. 27 game at Bragg Memorial Stadium as Alabama State’s Honey Beez concluded their performance.
• The announcer was identified in multiple reports as Joe Bullard, a longtime voice of FAMU’s Marching 100 dating back to 1975.
• FAMU President Marva B. Johnson issued a public apology to Alabama State and the Honey Beez, calling the remark inappropriate and offensive.
• ASU President Dr. Quinton T. Ross Jr. condemned the comment, noted conversations with Johnson and the SWAC commissioner, and praised the Honey Beez.
• Video of the incident circulated widely, fueling backlash across the HBCU community, while Bullard’s employment status had not been announced.