From local political leaders and middle and high school bands to dance groups and the popular TSU Homecoming Court, members of the school and greater community lined Jefferson Street to cheer on the talent.

“Homecoming is a time for celebration but also for reflection on the college years,” said TSU graduate J’lissa Harmon. Harmon made the long drive from Alabama because returning home allows her to see friends and former classmates she doesn’t get to see often.

As the floats traveled along the historic road that connects TSU to Fisk University and Meharry Medical College, the community of all ages basked in the warm sunshine and danced to the sounds of the late, great Frankie Beverly’s “We Are One.”