The Place Where I Learned The Word "Matriculation" #TheeILove

It’s homecoming week at Thee Jackson State University, home of The Sonic Boom of the South. As I scroll through my Instagram feed seeing all the festivities going on on Thee Yard it caused me to reminisce on how I ended up at my Dear Ole College Home.

Back in the summer of ‘99, yes 1999, I had my heart dead set on attending Winston-Salem State University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina for two reasons: Lawrence Starks and Lillian McFarlin. My maternal grandparents attended WSSU and I wanted to continue the legacy…