The celebration marks a step forward in building the new Burtonsville Elementary School.

Several thousand people turned out and turned up for the annual Haitian Cultural Heritage Preservation's Parade of Unity held May 18.

But it was the subsequent seasons, overseen by Sean “Diddy” Combs, that most people associate with the franchise. “Making the Band” moved to MTV in 2002, with Combs looking to form a hip-hop group.