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We are committed to: 
- Community outreach. Working closely with influence leaders in the community supporting and promoting the value of pursuing higher education and the opportunities available at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
- Continuous exposure of Historically Black Colleges and Universities in western urban markets.
- Bringing seasonal business growth and long-term alliances to the communities which host our events and millions of dollars in additional revenue for local businesses.
- Producing a cultural celebration of supportive community ties, the attributes of higher education as well as outstanding/wholesome entertainment and sportsmanship.
History of the Classic
2006
On September 29 and 30, 2006, two Historically Black Colleges and Universities marched proudly into Los Angeles into the prestigious stadiums of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Sports Arena for the first time in over 12 years. Morehouse and Alcorn State University exhibited musical perfection and the football teams played four quarters of exciting College Football.
Patrons young and old, from 8 to 80, joined in the festive celebration of the Classic Event. High school bands and students also participated in this family-oriented event, held in the Los Angeles community for the first time in more than 12 years.
Nowhere west of the Rockies did you experience the excitement, thrill and exhilaration of great marching bands performing in the “southern show style.” 
Nowhere else did our fans sense the hope of young college-bound students as they experienced the pure traditions of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Our Classic provides multiple opportunities and motivations for prospective young students.
The 2007 Angel City Classic promises to uphold this newly-found tradition by continuing to provide an even grander stage for our nation’s HBCUs!
2007
Again at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 8, 2007, the largest crowd of the year at any single event focused on African Americans witnessed the Historically Black College and University experience in the form of the Farmers Insurance Group Angel City Classic as North Carolina A&T battled Prairie View A&M for bragging rights to this now annual Classic.
Approximately 50,000 attendees, including approximately 10,000 youth, enjoyed a day of festivities including a festival of vendors, ongoing entertainment in the vendor festival area, a display of the breadth and depth of the educational opportunities offered at the two participating universities, a Greek Step Show, High School Drumline Exhibition, Classic Football Game and a half-time Battle of the Bands performance by two of the largest and most talented college bands in the nation. In the words of a very excited fan: “Those bands rocked the coliseum.”
The Historically Black College/University experience was embraced by Los Angeles like never before as fans began to witness the rise of what is now one of the largest HBCU Classics in the nation!
2008
Morehouse College will visit Los Angeles in an attempt to dethrone Prairie View A&M University as the Farmers Angel City Classic champion. September 26th & 27th 2008 Los Angeles and the Memorial Coliseum will rock Southern California like never before!
