After an executive order ending DEI initiatives, the U.S. Marine Band canceled a concert featuring young musicians of color.

A spokesperson for the Marines confirmed in an email Tuesday afternoon that “the Marine Band’s participation ... spots through competitive virtual auditions and who were to perform at the ...

Students were selected by the U.S. Marine Band to be a part of the performance after a competitive audition process that took ...

The United States Marine Band was forced to cancel a concert with students of ... “We came up with the idea of, ‘Can we bring a select group that we would audition through a competitive process to ...

Students were selected by the U.S. Marine Band to be a part of the performance after a competitive audition process that took their “musical merit” into consideration, Dorsey said.