Fall semester is always my favorite semester of the year. The weather is cool; I’m reunited with my friends after a long, productive summer, and I get a fresh start to a new school year. All of these aspects of the fall semester are incredible but one event that I look forward to most of any event in the semester is Spelhouse Homecoming. Homecoming is the one time a year where I truly understand what it means to attend an HBCU.
Alumni from all over the country come to celebrate their college years and update their classmates on what is going on.During Homecoming I’m reunited with alum that was seniors when I was a freshman. I get to learn about what my professors were like as students. As a Morehouse student, it is inspiring seeing all the Morehouse men talk about their glory days and how they inquire about what my plans are. For me, that innate bond that I have with Morehouse men make homecoming extra special.
Honestly, there are many parts of Homecoming that make it special but here are the five things I’m looking forward to most at this year’s Spelhouse homecoming below.
3. The Hip-Hop Concert
Every year during Spelhouse Homecoming there is a Hip-Hop concert. One year we had Future, another year the Migos and most recently we had HBCU alum, Wale. I have been to many concerts in my life and must say that I have never been to a concert that has a more lit crowd than that of an HBCU Hip-Hop show.
The Hip-Hop concert is a fun, safe and exciting concert where we all come together and enjoy a good Hip-Hop show. Usually, during the concert, there will be a moment where we indulge in the spiritual experience that is Swag Surfin’ and get loose to “Before I Let You Go” another HBCU favorite. The Hip Hop concert is a moment of culture, music, and blackness, another highlight of Homecoming I can’t wait to experience.
