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MOREHOUSE TO MARCH INTO THE MILLENNIUM WITH HOMECOMING 1999 CELEBRATION

ATLANTA, October 5, 1999 - Morehouse College will close the book on the 1990s in style with "Marching into the Millennium," the final homecoming celebration of the decade, Oct. 10-17. This year's festivities, held in conjunction with Spelman College, feature a gospel and a hip-hop concert, a comedy show, a fashion show and of course a parade and a football game.

Here is a schedule of events:

October 10
Opening Worship Service
Sister's Chapel, Spelman College
11 a.m.

Gospel Concert, featuring "Virtue"
Forbes Arena, Morehouse College
6 p.m.
General admission: $5

October 11
Blue Butta' CafŽ Ð Live Jazz and Poetry
Spelman College Oval, Spelman College
7 p.m.

October 12
Fashion Show
Forbes Arena, Morehouse College
7 p.m.
General admission: $7

October 13
Culturefest
Cosby Center, Spelman College and
Sale Hall, Morehouse College
4 p.m.

Comedy Show featuring, Ricky Harris and Lavelle Crawford
Forbes Arena, Morehouse College
8 p.m.
General admission: $5

October 14
"Spirit Day"
Homecoming Convocation
Forbes Arena, Morehouse College
11 a.m.

Pep Rally
Kilgore Plaza, Morehouse College
4 p.m.

Spelman Coronation
Sister's Chapel, Spelman College
7 p.m.

October 15
Market Friday
Manley Center, Spelman College
1 p.m.

Flag Football: Second Annual Morehouse/Spelman Dorm Challenge
Spelman Oval, Spelman College
3 p.m.

Morehouse Coronation
Martin Luther King Jr. Chapel, Morehouse College
7 p.m.

October 16
Homecoming Parade
Begins at the Atlanta University Center parking lot on Westview Drive
10 a.m.

Homecoming Football Game
Benedict College vs. Morehouse College
B.T. Harvey Stadium, Morehouse College
2 p.m.

Hip Hop Concert
Forbes Arena, Morehouse College
9 p.m.

October 17
Closing Worship Service
King Chapel, Morehouse College
11 a.m.

Founded in 1867, Morehouse College is the nation's only historically black, private liberal arts college for men. The College enrolls approximately 3,000 students and confers bachelor's degrees on more black men than any other institution in the world.

Prominent alumni include Martin Luther King Jr., Nobel Peace Prize laureate and civil rights leader; Dr. David Satcher, U.S. Surgeon General; Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, president of the Morehouse School of Medicine and former Secretary of Health and Human Services; and Michael L. Lomax, president of Dillard University and former president of The National Faculty.

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