Sunny or gray, they gon’ slay!
No HBCU does science, technology, engineering, and mathematics quite like Tuskegee University–a globally acclaimed producer of culture-shifters, scholastic stalwarts, and STEM stunners who slayyyed and parlayed at one of the buzziest Homecomings in HBCU Land.
Nestled in the heart of Tuskegee, Alabama (40 miles east of the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery), the private institution is the only HBCU with a fully accredited College of Veterinary Medicine.
Founded In 1881 by Booker T. Washington—mere years after Black people were emancipated from legal enslavement—the historic University started with only two small converted buildings, no equipment, and very little funding.
By 1888, the 540-acre Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute had an enrollment of more than 400 students and offered training in skilled trades like carpentry, cabinet-making, printing, shoemaking, and tinsmithing.
Over the past century, “various social and historical changes transformed Tuskegee into a diverse place of learning whose fundamental purpose is to develop leadership, knowledge, and service for a global society,” according to its site.
Committed deeply to academic excellence, the #3 HBCU in the nation (U.S. News & World Report) recognizes that exquisite talent is often hidden in students whose finest development requires unusual educational, personal, and financial reinforcement.
Notable alumni include Lionel Richie, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Tom Joyner, Rickey Smiley, Dr. Betty Shabazz, Ralph Ellison, Marilyn Mosby, Love Island USA it-girl Olandria Carthen, and more.
Have you experienced Tuskegee’s Homecoming? If so, how was your experience? If not, will you be there next yeat? Tell us down below and enjoy our gallery of Skegee stunners who slayed and parlayed at Homecoming on the flip.
