Top 5 Can’t Miss HBCU Homecomings

Because no school celebrates harder!

I'm Coming Home - It’s fall, and that means it’s time for three awesome things: Football, sweater and boot weather and homecomings! And no other schools go hard like HBCUs. But with only so many weekends available to turn up, which homecomings are worth your time? Read on to discover the celebrations you can’t miss — no matter where you went to undergrad. By Kenrya Rankin Naasel  (Photo: John McDonnell/The Washington Post)

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I'm Coming Home - It’s fall, and that means it’s time for three awesome things: Football, sweater and boot weather and homecomings! And no other schools go hard like HBCUs. But with only so many weekends available to turn up, which homecomings are worth your time? Read on to discover the celebrations you can’t miss — no matter where you went to undergrad. By Kenrya Rankin Naasel  (Photo: John McDonnell/The Washington Post)

Howard University - Twenty thousand-plus folks milling around the yard? Check. People who didn’t even go to "The Real" HU posting up at the tailgate? Check. Celebrities on stage and mingling with the students? Check. This is the homecoming celebration to end all homecoming celebrations.  (Photo: Howard University)

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Howard University - Twenty thousand-plus folks milling around the yard? Check. People who didn’t even go to "The Real" HU posting up at the tailgate? Check. Celebrities on stage and mingling with the students? Check. This is the homecoming celebration to end all homecoming celebrations.  (Photo: Howard University)

Florida A&M University - Want to see a good game and an even better band? FAMU’s celebration is the place to be. Hazing drama now behind them, The Marching 100 always puts it down.  (Photo: AP Photo/John Raoux)

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Florida A&M University - Want to see a good game and an even better band? FAMU’s celebration is the place to be. Hazing drama now behind them, The Marching 100 always puts it down.  (Photo: AP Photo/John Raoux)

North Carolina A&T State University - Yeah, it’s probably not “The Greatest Homecoming on Earth,” as they claim, but the Aggies do know how to get it in, with everything from a festival and major after parties to a concert that draws big names. (Photo: North Carolina A&T State University)

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North Carolina A&T State University - Yeah, it’s probably not “The Greatest Homecoming on Earth,” as they claim, but the Aggies do know how to get it in, with everything from a festival and major after parties to a concert that draws big names. (Photo: North Carolina A&T State University)

Spelman College, Morehouse College - Combine the upstanding gentlemen of Morehouse and the fabulous ladies of Spelman and you get double the homecoming fun in the ATL.(Photo: Kevin Dodge/Corbis)

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Spelman College, Morehouse College - Combine the upstanding gentlemen of Morehouse and the fabulous ladies of Spelman and you get double the homecoming fun in the ATL.(Photo: Kevin Dodge/Corbis)

Tennessee State University - Only this school could bring so many educated Black folks to Nashville to turn up. From the ice cream social on the university president’s lawn to the Greek step show, there is something for everyone.  (Photo: Tennessee State University)

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Tennessee State University - Only this school could bring so many educated Black folks to Nashville to turn up. From the ice cream social on the university president’s lawn to the Greek step show, there is something for everyone.  (Photo: Tennessee State University)