Prestige.

Howard University's homecoming week...good stuff. Everyone knows about the hype, but I got to experience it for the first time.
     Well, this past week, as we all know, was homecoming week. All week long, different activities/concerts/shows were put on at different venues throughout the city. Fashion shows, poetry ciphers, basketball games, gospel shows, all went down. Those plus the game and YardFest, of course.
     The one thing I really wanted to attend was the poetry cipher. It was on Tuesday and it was wicked. The performances by the students were amazing. The special guests included Omari Hardwick, Queen Godis, and Talib Kweli. I loved it. I'm super glad I made it.
     I also planned on going to the R&B show, but tickets were sold out by the time I was getting mine. Note to self, by all tickets in advance next year.
     In all, I only attended the poetry cipher and the YardFest, but they were both great. I don't believe I got the whole "homecoming experience," though. It's no big deal or anything. I enjoyed everything I did and everyone I met. Besides, there's always next year.