BOWIE, Maryland — Bowie State University junior Tamia McClorin remembers people running after a shooting near campus during her first homecoming two years ago. It’s an image she can’t forget. “I literally saw a guy that was shot and just lying in the ditch. … I was just freaking out,” McClorin recalled. “It was literally […]
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Inside North Carolina A&T’s Homecoming: When Greensboro Turned Blue and Gold
Photos By Cameron Smith GREENSBORO, North Carolina – Historically Black colleges and universities’ homecoming season vibes just hit different — and it’s off to a memorable start. From the fashion to the plethora of events, these annual homecomings can’t be replicated. The diversity of HBCU culture is on full display. HBCU homecomings’ roots go back […]
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For This North Carolina A&T Family, Homecoming Traditions Span Generations
GREENSBORO, North Carolina — David Myles Robinson barely remembers his first homecoming as a 1-year-old, but he points out an old photograph of his father holding him near an escalator at a Sheraton Hotel in Greensboro, North Carolina, in the late 1990s. North Carolina A&T State University’s homecoming was like a holiday for the Robinson […]