By AFRO Staff
Homecoming Day arrived at Morgan State University on Oct. 8, bringing thousands of alumni, friends and family back to the grounds where they first formed the ties that bind them still to this day.
Hillen Road was lined with food trucks and vendors offering Morgan State University merchandise. Fraternities and sororities were set up all over campus to celebrate and greet their members as they returned home. The marching band stepped into the stadium to the roar of the crowd. At halftime, U.S. Representative Kweisi Mfume, of the 7th District, and MSU President David Wilson, Ed. D, took to the field. They received hundreds of thousands of dollars to help support the school and important initiatives. The teams then returned to the field for a very entertaining second half, with Morgan suffering a heartbreaking 24-21 loss to Norfolk State University.
Ellie Adkins prepares to continue the legacy of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. (Photos by James Fields) 
Multiple generations of African Americans returned to the Northeast University. Baltimore campus to fellowship with other Morgan alum and friends. (Photos by James Fields) 
(L to r) U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-07) speaks with Melvin Miles Jr., legendary former band director of the Morgan Magnifificent Marching Machine, and Morgan State University president, David K. Wilson, Ed. D. (Photos by James Fields) 
Nelson Dennis and AJ Walker, brothers of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. (Photos by James Fields) 
Regent Stephanie Nellons-Paige, an alumna of Morgan State University and a board member for Texas Southern University, returned on Homecoming Day to donate $250,000 to the Maryland institution. (Photos by James Fields) 
Morgan State University’s marching band, The Magnificent Marching Machine. (Photos by James Fields) 
Morgan State University cheerleaders prepare to amp up the crowd on Oct. 8. (Photos by James Fields) 
Senior and quarterback for the MSU Bears, Carson Baker. (Photos by James Fields) 
(L to r) Loretta Brown, Bernie White and Rona Bowdem tailgate together ahead of the game against Norfolk State (Photos by James Fields) 
Micah Jones, of City Ranch, engages MSU Homecoming attendees with the rich history of horses in Black urban communities. (Photos by James Fields) 
Superfan Craig “Let Me At Em” Williams was on hand to keep the excitement in the crowd at an all-time high. (Photos by James Fields) 
Nia Fields passes down her love of Morgan State University to her guest, Omari Fields.(Photos by James Fields) 
Freddy Boyer of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, which began on the Morgan State University campus on Sept. 19, 1963. (Photos by James Fields) 
Aaron Williams celebrated Homecoming Day with the men of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity’s Gamma Chapter, the first Black Greek letter organization (BGLO) on the Baltimore campus. (Photos by James Fields) 
Morgan State University’s Honor Guard presents the American and State of Maryland flags at the MSU Homecoming football game. (Photos by James Fields) 
The MSU Foxxys groove to the rhythm of the Magnificent Marching Machine. (Photos by James Fields) 
MSU announced a new head football coach, Damon Wilson of the Bears in June 2022. (Photos by James Fields) 
(Photos by James Fields)
According to Merriam-Webster, a “homecoming” occurs anytime there is a “return of a group of people usually on a special occasion to a place formerly frequented or regarded as home.” And if anyone knows how to return in style, it’s the alumni body of Morgan State University. Founded in 1867, the institution has boasted a proud student body that is strongly supported by those who have gone before them. Morgan alum returned to their roots in their orange and blue as mighty moguls of business, innovative engineers, teachers and working professionals.
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