Live From the 50

Home Rotating hero carousel (auto-advances every 4 seconds) Live stats: total posts, videos, and votes across the app Live activity feed — recent actions by other users in real time Top 3 ranked bands with logos Quick links to every major section Pull-to-refresh Feed (Social Timeline) Scrollable post timeline from all users Create posts with text and/or photos/videos Like / unlike posts Reply to posts Repost with an optional comment Follow / unfollow users directly from the feed Delete your own posts View post author profiles Report posts Forum Browse posts by category (band, school, or conference) Search forum posts by keyword Create forum posts with title, body, category, and optional image/video attachments Vote posts up or down Write replies with @username mentions and up to 4 media attachments Emoji reactions on posts and replies Report posts or individual replies Delete your own posts Band Battle Weekly head-to-head matchup between two HBCU bands Live vote counts and percentage bars Vote once per battle (one vote per user) Countdown timer to battle end Battle history — browse past matchups and results Real band logos displayed for each competitor Videos Video library with thumbnails, title, author, view count, and date Tap to play in a floating video player (stays up while you browse) YouTube URL support with auto-parsed video IDs Fullscreen playback with automatic landscape rotation Minimize the player to keep watching while navigating Upload/add videos (authenticated users) Events (Schedule) SWAC and MEAC game schedules filterable by conference and week Game cards with away/home teams, logos, school colors, kickoff time, TV network, and location Live scores and FINAL results for completed games Countdown to kickoff for upcoming games Set game reminders Conference standings with win/loss records and streaks (expandable/collapsible) Rankings Full HBCU band rankings by vote totals Band logos, school names, conference, and rank position Tap a band to open their Band Detail page Band Detail Band profile: name, school, conference, location, colors Overall rating and total votes Submit your own star rating Band's recent activity and community content Direct Messages (Chat) View all your conversations with unread counts Start a new conversation by searching any user (2+ character search) Send and receive text messages Messages marked as read when conversation is opened Unread badge on the Chat tab (live, updates every 30 seconds, capped at 99+) Block / unblock users