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[music] Welcome to the 2024 Lane College Homecoming Celebration and it is indeed a pleasure to be here with my co-host, Larry Joe Miller.

Good morning, Larry Joe.

Well, good morning Ms. Samuels.

It's an honor to be here on this fantastic Saturday mo.. We're looking for a fantastic homecoming parade.

I've been looking forward to it.

I've been hearing so much about it.

I'm just ready to see these amazing floats and amazing students and faculty that are taking the time to be in this parade.

-I know.

On this beautiful, a little chilly - -It is a little nippy out here.

It's a little nippy.

It's a little nippy out here-- But a beautiful day.

Yes.

The sun is out, not too cloudy.

We've got people that came out to support us sitting on the sidewalk.

It's a beautiful day.

It really is.

Larry Joe, this is your first year.

Now, am I the only one who says Larry Joe or is it Larry?

Tell me what-- -Well, I'm from Little Rock, Arkansas, so we have a lot of like nicknames for the men and women in the family.

I go by Larry Joe, Joe, Joe-Joe, LJ.

It just kind of depends on who's speaking to me, they know me on a personal level, or just on a one-name basis.

Yes.

I love it.

Tell me.

Okay.

So Larry Joe, you are a mass comm major, so tell me a little bit about your journey here at Lane?

-My journey here at Lane-- Oh, look at the little guy.

[chuckles] Oh, look at him.

We have so many-.

Thumbs up.

amazing people here.

Thumbs up.

Thumbs down.

How are you feeling about the parade, Man?

Any kind of-- [chuckles] Any kind of-- you feel about it?

[chuckles] I'm a senior here at Lane College majoring in mass communication and creative media, minoring in marketing, looking into getting into integrated media marketing once I get done with my undergraduate degree here at Lane College.

My journey through mass communication has really been a wild one.

Your internship?

Did you not have an internship in D.C.?

Yes.

I had the internship with UNC of United Negro College Fund working the UNC of K-12 initiative in Washington D.C. for about two and a half months.

There I learned how to work community engagement.

I learned how to communicate with families and the community about events that was being thrown at the school.

It was really an amazing experience.

Shout out to the United Negro College Fund for providing that experience and still provided more experiences for Black students just like me.

Shout out UNCF for all the amazing work that you're doing in our communities.

Yes.

I agree with the United Negro College Fund has been around for many, many years.

Lane College is appreciative of all the resources that they also provide.

Of course, talking about the scholarships but also those internship opportunities.

Just thankful to have you here today to help me navigate through this wonderful day.

The parade departed the campus and we're excited that we have some student organizations who are involved in the parade this year, a lot of fun floats, and decorated cars.

Yes.

Then we take on Central State University.

Oh, that's going to be a game to remember right there.

It was so difficult just getting up here to downtown in here at Jackson, Tennessee in front of Cadence Bank.

It was just so difficult to get here because all the amazing floats, all the amazing young dance teams and cheerleading teams, the band.

Oh, people had their floats.

It was just taking up the street.

It's really a show that's about to happen.

I can't wait for y'all to see it.

Yes.

We have several bands that will be a par.. Haywood County, Humboldt High School, Fayette Ware.

Of course, our very own Quiet Storm.

Looking forward to that.

Woodstock Middle School out of Ripley.

Ripley, Tennessee.

Yes.

Ripley, Tennessee.

Shout out Ripley.

-They will be with us and .. -They could be with us.

--will be amazing.

-JCM.

-I know.

We're excited.

We're here.

This year's theme, Larry Joe, is Dragons Forever.

Yes.

Definitely.

I love that.

I love that theme.

Here we go.

We're rounding the cor.. Lane College.

Jackson, Tennessee.

That's the great Mr. Christopher in front leading our band.

That's our band director that we mentioned just not too long ago.

He has got our band sounding A-1.

One thousand watts of sound.

[laughter] One thousand watts of sound.

That's definitely true.

-Yes.

Mr. Christopher Jefferson is from Memphis.

He is.

He is.

From Memphis, Tennessee.

On occasions, he would hav..

He has a great team.

He has some great students.

We enjoy every moment of our band.

I mean, yes, it's just that-- I've got to make sure I get my mic close.

[laughs] Get your mic.

The drum major is a..

I know.

He's doing good.

He's doing good.

[music] I like this song.

This is the Hay Song.

[chuckles] This is what song?

-The hay song.

-Okay.

Oh, yes.

This leans to the quality and the sound that this band is providing.

This is what the hours of preparation is getting ready for.

Look at our dancers in the front leading the way.

They've worked so hard.

Yes.

[music] Lane College Marching Band.

What a fantastic look.

Fantastic sound.

Fantastic band.

Shout out to Lane College Choir Storm.

[music] I like this cadence.

You hear this cadence in the middle of the night.

That's why I like it.

[chuckles] It's been beating to my head.

Yes.

[laughter] Yes.

In your sleep.

[music] This is [?]

coming behind them is our cheerleader team.

They have expanded over time.

Yes.

Slowly but surely.

[music] Listen to that sound.

They're looking good.

In sync, in unison every step.

[music] Now, you can't tell me that doesn't sound good.

You can't tell me that doesn't sound good, Ms. Samuels.

Just listen to it.

I'm all ears.

Shout out to our flag girls.

Man, they twirlin' them flags.

Man, they've been practicing every night every day.

They've been practicing so hard.

Man, that band is good.

I just love how our school has expanded over time.

Four years ago, our school dwindled a little bit because of COVID.

It's really starting to get back to that real HBCU experience.

They're getting their rhythm back, get the rhythm back.

Yes.

They're starting to get back to the swing of things.

Ls.

[chuckles] Shout out to our cheerleaders.

They look amazing on this fine morning.

You said this is the Corvette Club?

Yes.

Well, here is your parade, Marshal.

Being escorted by two students, Mr. Summers and Mr. Sanders, serving as Lamman Rucker's -.

he's our parade marshal.

Yes.

It is nice, clean, cand.. with the chrome shiny wheels.

That's too smooth right there.

Lamman Rucker was awarded his Doctor of Humane Letters from Lane in 2019.

He has really fallen in love with Lane College.

We're happy to have him back here today as our parade marshal.

Is he going to come?

I guess he's going to come after-- This was a surprise for you, Larry.

He's going to sit next to you.

Remove that bag there, Larry.

At some point, he's going to come over.

This bag, ma'am?

-Yes.

-Okay.

Yes.

Well, what we going to do?

He's going to have a conversation with us.

I'll put this to the side.

He's going to sit over here and talk to us.

Then we have our president following behind him.

Oh, look.

Everybody's cheering more.

It's like, "Yes."

That's the man right there.

It's not only about how we have our Interim President, Dr. Comer, man.

He's been doing an amazing job as Interim Pre.. coming in and making immediate improvements.

Yes.

We're excited about-- Oh, he's getting-- he's hopping out.

The car's so clean.

What is this?

You know our president's not playing with you.

No.

He's not playing.

He is going to come and represent everything.

Man, he drip and drown every day.

He's drip and drown.

Drip?

Wait.

Are we going to talk..

He going to know something about it.

He might know a little something about it.

Oh, wow.

That is hilarious, Larry.

Then we have our other President, Glenn Vaulx, who served as our Interim President in 2013, 2014.

Then his lovely wife is going to be coming shortly.

Now he's coming out of the blue Corvette.

It's like a midnight blue.

-Yes.

-I love that.

Then we have our Board Chair.

Yes?

We're in unison, huh?

Yes.

Good morning.

Good morning, Mr. President.

We're going to have Lamman to come over and talk to us.

It's a great pleasure.

Get him over here.

This is our Board Chair, Marvin Frank Thomas.

He's the chair of the Lane College Board of Trustees.

We're just so happy to have him.

Dr. Rucker, Lamman, good to see you today.

We're going to give the mic to him so that he can say a word to us and say good morning to us.

Good morning.

-Hey.

-Yo, you're talking to the mic.

-All you.

-All you.

We're right here.

We're looking right here.

We live right now, man.

This is Larry Joe.

He's a student, mass comm.

-Larry Joe?

-Yes, sir.

-How're you doing, man?

-I'm doing g.. -Yes.

Larry.

-Good morning.

How are you, Ms. Samuels?

I'm doing well.

You're still with us.

Of course.

Of course.

Of course.

Good to see you this early morning, Saturday.

Happy homecoming.

Happy homecoming.

Dragons Forever.

All day.

Every day.

Yes.

Lamman, you were with us in 2019, but you were with us for commencement.

That's when you were awarded your Doctor of Humane Letters.

Since then, you said that you wanted to have a relationship, you wanted to be involved in the life of Lane College.

What is it that makes Lane special for you?

You know what?

One of the things I love about that question is that I'm still discovering exactly all the things that make this place so special.

First of all, I know for one thing, it's just a feeling.

I have always trusted my spirit.

I've always trusted God's peace and governance of my heart.

There's just something about it that I actually haven't been able to fully articulate yet because my relationship is still so new.

I know sincerely that it's something that I want to be a more significant part of.

I think this is the beginning of a great conversation.

It's been the beginning of a great relationship.

Even though 2019 is five years ago already, literally our whole world stopped right after that.

Then there's been leadership shifts and things like that.

I think this is really the perfect opportunity to now that we've reconnected and able to, I think, pick up where we left off.

I'm excited to lean into this community at large, not just the university environment, but just as we spoke about yesterday.

Every department and every school within the college that are within my wheelhouse, I would love the opportunity to teach, to be more involved, more engaged.

It was great speaking with so many wonderful alumni yesterday-.

And the students.

I spoke to several students.

There's so many things that are on their minds and on their hearts that I think I can bring some value to.

Shout out to Miss Lane College.

We want to recognize Miss Lane Coll.. -Miss Laila Cooper.

-Beautiful.

An amazing person.

Gorgeous.

Sharp.

Bright.

Brilliant young lady.

Really wonderful opportunity to talk to her and hang out with her yesterday, too.

While we was talking, we had our Mr. and Miss Homecoming, Alyssa Moore, and Marcus Berry come up on the stage wearing their amazing white.

They're looking sharp, too.

Pulling up right now, we have Alpha Phi Alpha's very own Mr. Lane College wearing some of Miss Stephanie Wilburn's.

Designs.

Custom designs.

One-on-one custom designs.

Shout out to Miss Wilburn for her creativity.

Tell Miss Wilburn I'm going to need one of them blazers.

[laughter] You won't see those blazers nowhere else.

I didn't know she was doing that.

All right.

Where are you?

All right.

I'm going to need one .. like a 46, 48, extra-long.

I'll have it.

I'll represent.

You got to get one of those on camera, man.

Before you know it, I'll be wearing that on my show while you're playing.

She already been working with over 400 celebrities, so why not be 400 more?

Oh yes?

Good for her.

Is she an alum or from this area?

Oh, she is from this area.

She's from this area.

I'll give you her contact information.

I'll have to make that happen.

Well, Lamman, she was at the President's Luncheon, and by the way, wonderful job at the President's Luncheon.

As you were talking about esse non videri and just having a heart for Lane.

The alum really appreciate your comments, so we thank you for that.

Oh, yes?

I got a lot of wonderful feedback, so I really appreciate that.

Again, like I said, speaking from the heart, being sincere.

I was told a long time ago-.

Shout out to [crosstalk] talk about what you know, and don't try to be something you're not.

Again, we spoke to that, too.

Right?

To be, not to seem, which I think is so very profound and significant.

That's the other thing about Lane that I think is so special.

I think fundamentally, the principles, its foundation, not just what it was and what it is and what it is still yet to be, but there's just consistency in the principle of what it stands for and what it represents.

That's universal.

Those things speak to me and I identify wit.. Every place doesn't necessarily do that.

That's part of what it is, too.

I think there's some really wonderful things happening here.

I just learned about-- even Gil Scott-Heron's connection to the city and to the community.

While you were riding through the grounds?

Absolutely.

That's one of my idols of all time.

Again, there's things like this.

There's so much richness here that not enough people know enough about.

Thank you.

Well, this is-- We're recognizing our organizational representation right now.

We have-- Miss UNCF, Kayla Ray.

Ms. Kayla Ray, she is also a part of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated.

Oh, who's the little princess with her?

Oh, sweet.

I don't know but doesn't she lo.. Then Mr. UNCF.

Ms. Terrence, Mr. Terrence Wilkins.

Looking sharp.

Give him a good wave, Terr..

Smile away.

Smile away.

Then our National Alumni President.

I love everybody with their crowns on.

Yes.

We all roiled out.

Everybody got their crowns this year.

It looks so amazing when they sit together.

There's just so many crowns.

Chapel every Wednesday.

Yes.

Belinda Browning is the National President for the Lane College National Alumni Association from Metro Atlanta.

Right.

I was about to say I met her yesterday, I have to make sure I know where to find her, too.

I work in and out and spend a lot of time in and out of Atlanta.

We have to make sure, be more connected to her.

What's next?

What's on your grid?

We're looking to go back into production on the Black Hamptons as soon as possible.

There's always stuff going on on the business side in this business.

Relative to things happening at the studio level, the network level, a lot of people may or may not be aware we had a huge labor strike last year around this time.

That delayed and pushed back a lot of schedules.

A lot of production cycles have been completely derailed.

Now, who is this pulling up?

In the G-Wagon?

That's our SGA President.

Black Hamptons will be coming back.

Then I have a holiday movie called Kismet Holiday that's also scheduled to release this holiday season.

Wonderful.

This is the G-Wagon.

Now this G-Wagon is for real.

This is the Student Government Association President.

-Mr. Keith Jordan Jr. of Memphis, Tennessee from Raleigh.

Look at the red interior.

From Raleigh.

You got to let him say it.

He got that Memphis slang from Raleigh.

Keith is an amazing person.

He's also a fellow mass comm major.

Amazing person.

He's a model.

He's a photographer.

He's a creator.

Look at this truck full of our amazing representation of our class.

The Class Royals.

You met Ebony Lamman and you know Ebony.

Ebony is somebody.

She's on it.

Oh, what's his first name?

In the back?

Andrew.

Andrew Caesar.

Andrew?

Andrew Caesar.

Anthony.

-Andrew.

-He's Andrew.

That's what I thought.

He was good.

We have Miss Real money, right?

Yes.

Real money is-- is she--?

I think she is-- President of PEC, but wh.. She's the president of something.

-I know she's Pre-Alumni Council.

Right?

Pre-Alumni Council.

Pre-Alumni Council.

Oh, yes, Ms. Broceria(ph) We have-- -Is this Ms. Crimson?

Ms. Crimson and Cream Yes.

This is Ms. Crimson and Cream.

Ms. Crimson and Cream.

Oh, yes.

We're getting to the lit part now.

Every day of the year, coordinating.

They getting wrecked.

-So many [crosstalk] this is happening here.

Good morning.

How y'all doing?

Good morning.

Good morning.

Yes.

They lit.

This is our Jackson Chapter right here.

Our Jackson Chapter Alumni Association, man.

They take so much time with us.

They come, see their face.

You see their face on the campus all the time.

One of my hairstylists, Shifante.

Let me please give a shout-out to her.

All right.

Mr. and Mrs. Let me, I missed the-- Liberty, did it say Top Teens?

Oh, Top Teens of America.

Wonderful.

-Top Teens of America.

-Top Teens of America.

-I like it.

[crosstalk] There's Dr. LaToshia Chism who's on-- a member of the faculty here.

Yes.

Top Teens of America.

Lamman, did you get a chance to hear the band?

Were you-- because they led the parade.

Sounding good.

Yes, that boom, it boomed.

That drum section was real.

-Yes.

We have a very good-- -The band is the Quiet Storm.

-Right?

-Yes.

We have a very good drum line.

-It wasn't quiet.

[crosstalk] You know they're here.

You know they're here.

Yes.

This is the Northeast-.

-All right.

Northeast Jaguars.

--Jaguars.

The cheer team.

I really like their jackets.

They have nice jackets.

Yes.

These are good colors.

These colors get your attention.

They got potential.

They're about to represent and do their thing.

We welcome the Northeast Middle School Cheer Team.

[cheerleaders cheering] [crosstalk] The show must go on.

[cheerleaders cheering] This is the type of rhythm that I'm accustomed to.

[cheerleaders cheering] [applause] Yes.

Jackson, let's go.

[crossta..

They take point.

They made they point.

"Jackson, let's go."

Well, thank you so much-- [laughter] -I thought they was waving bye.

[laughter] I'm just waving at everybody.

[cheerleaders cheering] I almost got one of those scarves in the bookstore yesterday.

I should've got it.

I should have got that scarf.

They definitely should have got that scarf.

I'm thinking [crosstalk] I'm taking a point of personal privilege.

I need you to wave at my children right there.

They're waving at you.

Right there?

Yes.

[laughter] I see the resemblance.

I'm sorry I had to do that.

-That's okay.

There's nothing wrong with it.

They're fans of Lamman so-- and all of us are.

One of the students, was it Lemanuel Mr. Lane when he was doing his introduction of you, he said, "You're my mom's favorite actor."

[laughs] Yes.

That's what's starting to get weird.

It's not just mom.

It's like, "My grandma loves you."

[laughter] "My granddad said you're the man."

I'm like, "Your grandad?"

They make you feel old.

It does.

Also, yesterday, matter of fact, even a couple of the freshmen were like, "I grew up watching you."

You're like, "Oh, yes?

Your whole life?

Thanks, buddy."

[laughter] This is Riverview-.

Oh, yes.

Riverview.

home of the Vikings, Memphis, Tennessee.

I came all the way from Memphis to show love.

[music] They're sharp.

They are sharp.

You see that already.

[cheerleaders cheering] You know what?

What I love about stuff like th.. you can tell they're also, well, I guess around the same age as the other young ladies before them.

The fact that you just mentioned they came that far to do something like this, these are the things that help young people like this get in the practice of what this really requires of them.

By the time they're doing this back in Memphis, they've gone outside of Memphis to do this enough times, that it's just going to tighten this whole thing.

-It's like clockwork.

It's like clockwork.

[cheerleaders cheering] [crosstalk] -Uh-oh.

They got a lift.

Oh, right now?

They got stunts.

They stuntin'.

[cheerleaders cheering] Thank you, Riverview, home of the Vikings, Memphis, Tennessee.

You remember earlier, we had mentioned Haywood County Humbold..

I know I should've brought my scarf.

--and this looks like-- -I had my own scarf.

Dragons forever.

You said what now, Lamman?

I had my own scarf but then [crosstalk] Lamman, you have been talking about this since 7:00 A.M. No.

It's just reminding me-.

Class of 1969. of my mistakes this morning.

Class of 1975.

I'm not going to take it from you.

Since 7:00 A.M., we've been talking-- -Oh, man.

-Miss JCM.

I'm just kicking myself.

Larry Joe was trying to tell us about Miss?

JCM.

The JCM band Oh, it's Raleigh.

Raleigh's neighbors to us.

-Yes.

They are neighbors across Detroit.

We have a lot of community service.

Andre, Darnell, and-- You better go find it.

Shout out to little Jackson.

School board.

School board.

She's a Lane graduate.

[music] Oh, we get to listen to another band, Larry Joe.

We get excited over the band.

We do get excited over the band.

That's what makes a parade.

I really like the drum lines.

The drum lines to me is what makes it cool.

[music] [applause] [?]

They call it everywhere.

[music] Okay.

Is that your song, Larry?

Yes.

This is Jay and Sue's song.

[music] All right.

[?]

High School.

[music] Shout out to that flute player.

He's blowing that tool.

[music] All right.

Jackson Central Merr.. Cougars right here from Jackson, Tennessee.

Lamman has gone through, as the fashion show, [crosstalk] you all went through those different scenes.

Now Lamman is going to come with a different scene.

[laughter] Shout out to this drum major right here.

She's playing.

She's playing clear as day.

[?]

Just get back to leading.

Shout out to her for doing that.

Thank you, Superintendent Marlon King.

He is a huge supporter of Lane College and it's so wonderful to have JCM, Jackson, Tennessee.

Thank you Mayor Conger for all of your support.

The community wraps its arms around Lane College and it's so important for us to have that partnership with the community.

I like these cars.

I like this Mustang right here.

Now this car is very creative.

I like the dragon and the football on the front.

Very homecoming.

You would say yes to this?

They're being judged.

Yes.

This is pretty much the creative of this car.

The most creative car.

Yes.

It's reflective of the..

Yes.

The most creative car I've seen so.. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Fall '89.

-Of course, she is.

[?]

Now she has Kimberly Hicks who is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha.

Did we get the name of the-- I didn't see who she was really representing.

I didn't either.

[chuckles] It is one of the most creative cars.

We have our Masonic Lodge here in Jackson, Tennessee.

Jackson, Tennessee.

They're talking about some, "Over here."

Yes.

Throw one.

"Throw one up here."

"Up here."

[laughs] Jackson Jewels Majorettes.

Okay.

Jackson Jewels.

Dragons Forever.

This year's homecoming.

Larry, I guess the Homecoming Committee will think of next year.

You got any ideas off the top of your mind?

You like to-- you said you're in marketing, you'd like to--?

I definitely think that we need to get some type of performer to come and perform-- Student choice, almost like get them a chance to pick at least one or two artists that they like to hear and listen to, give a good homecoming show.

I think that will be something good for the school and the community.

Jackson Jewels is here and they are representing.

I really like this black and silver.

Yes.

I love the uniform.

I think, yes, Bill's going to perform for the review assembly.

"Bill to women.

Vote" [cheerleaders cheering] -This is the-- -Let's vote.

Let's vote.

Let's vote.

Let's vote.

Let's vote.

Let's vote.

Let's vote.

Let's vote.

Let's vote.

Let's vote.

Let's get out there to the polls.

Let's vote.

Let's get out there to the polls, make sure y'all vote.

Speaking of voting, we might as well go ahead and go d..

It's really about seven easy steps that you can do.

First, make sure that you're registered to vote.

Just check.

That's your first step.

Two, you pick a day to vote.

Early voting starts October 16th through October 31st.

You can vote on Election Day, Tuesday, November the 5th, from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM.

The next step, which is the third step, you review your ballot on govote.tn.

You go vote tn.gov.

Step three is you review your ballot.

Go vote tn.gov.

Just to go download or scan your QR code below.

You can download it and have it as an app on your phone.

That's extremely important because everybody, every state has different guidelines.

It's really important to check and make sure all your information is current, to check whether or not identification is required, to check, make sure you've got the proper precinct.

You also want to check and make sure you get a chance-- You can also review your ballot.

You can go to-- What is it?

govotetn.gov.

You can also review the ballot.

That way, when you go to vote, it helps streamline the process because you typically can see a sample ballot, review the ballot ahead of time, and go in, and do your thing.

Those are really important steps.

That's pretty much it.

All right.

As a matter of fact, look a.. -Yes.

"Learn about easy voting."

If you're a student, your student ID is not acceptable, you have to show a state ID.

If you use the touchscreen to vote, you put your ballot into the box, and election workers will assist you if needed.

Step five, you talk to others about voting and bring a friend to vote.

I suggest you just bring a friend to vote.

We need to get as many people to these polls as possible.

I don't know about talking about or who you're voting for.

Yes.

You don't have to share that.

Nobody's required to-- that is a private choice.

Exercise your rights.

That's why even when you vote, it's confident..

I definitely agree on exercising your vote no matter what your vote is.

Make your voice heard.

We recommend early voting in case you're unable to vote on election day.

Also, there also may be longer lines.

There's going to be long lines.

Early voting is going on now.

Make sure you get to those polls early.

Yes.

Now is the time.

A lot of places, they have local libraries.

They have all kinds of things set up in different places, different voting locations.

Oh, I didn't even see what she did in the middle.

The acrobatics over here are serious.

She's going on the concrete.

-On the concrete?

-Uh-oh.

-Uh-oh.

Uh-oh.

Uh-oh.

Uh-oh.

We don't need no big problems.

She about her business.

[laughter] She's about it.

She's about it.

She's playing no games.

She said, "I may not come for a play."

[applause] You can tell that these young ladies absolutely love what they're doing.

For real.

Just a smile on each and every one of their faces.

You know what I'm saying?

The beautiful smiles on our babies' faces.

You can't beat that, man.

You can't beat it.

It's definitely worth it, man.

I love how jeweled and decorated they all are.

That's right.

Get her.

Get her.

[crosstalk] [laughter] [?]

you mum about it.

That's right, mum about it.

"Let's get to the polls and vote."

"Let's go to the polls and vote."

"Let's go to the polls and vote."

Jackson, Tennessee, I love this chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

My sorority.

Go vote.

There are more.

Y'all living with it, too.

[laughter] Yes.

This is important.

It's important for us to not just speak about it, talk about it, but we need to do something about it.

It's important for us to exercise our right to vote.

Early voting is going on right now.

We encourage you to-- If you can-- That's the Greyhound station right there.

-Yes.

-[crosstalk] That looks real old school, too.

I love it.

That's straight out of a movie.

It is.

They're up for the award, the trophy.

We saw the Mustang.

This is Beta Chi Initiated Sorority.

They're celebrating their 85th anniversary.

The Beta Chi Chapter.

This is the international president, Elsie Cook Holmes-.

Oh, for real?

who was on-- Yes.

Dragons vote.

They're celebrating their 85th anniversary.

That's neat.

-Oh, now this dragon-- -You all thought we were done?

We're not done.

This dragon head on top of this tru..

[?]

I think we already captured the trophy.

I think we already got it.

I don't know.

This dragon head is pretty interesting righ..

I'm seeing [crosstalk] -[crosstalk] -I'm trying to see.

We've already shut it down.

-Hey, look at that.

-We shut it down.

The Delta's coming out here to shut the whole show down.

Yes.

We're telling you all.

[laughter] [crowd cheering] We love you all, too.

[chuckles] President Crawford and the Jackson, Tennessee Alumni Chapter.

President is French and Fuller.

We'll let others come and shine now.

Little go-karts.

This is the Moolah Temple No.

54.

I think I'm going to need one of those.

-Those little go-karts.

-Where are you going?

Where are you going to go?

Lamman is pretty tall.

You probably can't get a foot in there.

You're pretty tall.

You can't get a foot in there.

[laughs] I'm going to need one of those.

[sirens blaring] Uh-oh, watch the baby.

Yes.

Don't hit that baby.

[crosstalk] They're having fun in these little go-karts, though.

We definitely need to invest in some of these.

Oh, yes.

Just to ride around campus, yes?

I'm going to have to buy one of those.

I can ride from the cab to the water tower.

[laughter] That's on my shopping list.

This is Order of the Eastern Star, Jackson, Tennessee.

Sunbeam Chapter, No.

170, Order of the Eastern Star, PHA.

You have to get all of that in there.

There are so many different chapters.

[music] It looks like they've got some people with them.

[music] Lane College Homecoming 2024.

We are just excited to have Larry Joe Miller here and our Parade Marshall, Lamman Rucker.

-Excited to be here.

Excited to be here.

Thank you.

Lamman, are you in ar.. Are you in Atlanta?

Is that your home?

I know you're from-- It varies.

I split my time up depending on where we stay or live or have family or work.

Also, half the year, four or five months is in Los Angeles.

That's right.

That's when the hardest questions to ask an artist.

Where do you live?

[laughter] -Everywhere.

[laughs] You pay taxes in multipl..

Listen, Haywood Middle School is here.

Joining the Lane College Homecoming 2024 Celebration.

[music] Lane College 2024 Homecoming, Dragons forever.

These babies look cold.

It is a little nippy out here.

[music] It's a little nippy out here.

[music] Haywood Middle School, it's been a tradition for them to join us every year for the parade.

If it's not Haywood Middle School, then it's Haywood High School.

Glad to have them with us as we celebrate our homecoming celebration, taking on Central State at two o'clock today at Lane Field.

The tailgating is already going on I'm sure.

Formation.

[music] Look at the little one.

Look at the little one getting it down too.

[chuckles] I mean there's always the cuteness factor.

She getting down, too.

He came with the tow rope for the other .. You sure you want one now?

[laughter] What's that?

Didn't they bring something for the othe.. Did something happened to the vehicle.

-What happened?

It broke down a little?

-Yes.

[laughter] It broke down.

He going for a tow.

One more to walk off.

[applause] He's creating his own [?]

in the parade.

Haywood Middle School has been patiently waiting.

They have.

They're patiently waiting for ..

Figured he had a punctuation mark [crosstalk] He had to get his five seconds.

He had to get there.

[music] Middle school, Haywood.

[music] Thank you, Haywood.

Thank you so much.

I like this old school right here.

Yes.

Yes.

This is cool.

[music] Good morning.

Happy homecoming.

I'll take that car, too.

This is some old ride right here.

I like that.

Old school Impala.

Yes.

What is that?

An Impala?

Mm-hmm.

All right.

What year or model you think that is?

I wouldn't even be able to catch that.

The Lions Club, District 121.

Right there.

Y'all take a look at this suit right here.

This is a design by Prep Curry right here.

Dr. Billy Wesson.

He has the boot-cut flare pants coupled along with the oversized hoody.

He got Lane College going across the shoulders.

The big L on the front, 1882 on the left side.

Another-- He's doing-.

Look.

This is amazing, the tracksuit.

This is an amazing tracksuit made by none other than Prep Curry with his floor designs.

This is what I was talking about school spirit and having diversity within our bookstore when it comes to student apparel because school spirit starts from apparel, things that you can wear, branding, and marketing.

Thank you to Prep Curry for taking the time out to design these amazing jumpsuits.

We look forward to see you.

Listen, every time I come up here, I'm bringing.. [laughter] Because I'm leaving with all-- I want a whole Lane wardrobe.

Every time I visit, I'm leaving with merchandise.

Yes.

You know what we should do?

What?

I'm not a designer per se.

Let's create some Lamman Rucker signature merchandise or something.

Okay.

I'm checking out this-- You know what I'm saying?

You should give Ms. Stephanie Wilburn, she makes custom, had one award.

Yes.

It doesn't even necessarily have to be so much as one of a kind things, but just certain items that would be, if not created or designed or envisioned by me or us, things that are like, "This are part of Lamman Rucker collection."

[crosstalk] Curated, ideas, or concepts or designs.

They can be designed by different people but-- You can have contests.

Yes.

[crosstalk] I have ideas.

I got ideas for all kinds of d.. Larry Joe is here.

He's ready to market it.

That's your thing?

Yes.

I'm a marketer.

[laughter] [crosstalk] Yes.

I'm a marketer.

That's what I do.

You're a marketer?

Oh, I'm a marketer.

[laughter] If you think you're a marketer, then you sitting next to the right dude.

Yes, man.

I got to pick your brains.

This is West High 19.

07 through 1992.

East High School.

1960 through 1969.

Well, thank you for celebrating Homecoming.

West and East High School together we-- This is the Royal - missed the first part of it.

She's like, "Oh, let me get it."

I don't know what that is.

[laughs] She almost forgot.

She's like, "Oh, the number."

Oh, look at the babies.

They dance at the mic, too.

Royal Heat Dance Company.

Royal Heat [music] They got the babies up early this morning, didn't they?

Yes.

They did.

They said, "We're going to Lane College Homecoming."

Face us over here, baby doll.

There you go.

Aw, she's so nervous.

[laughter] She's like, "What?

This it is my turn right now, mommy."

She getting in, too.

There you go.

Look on her face.

She mean, she's standing on business.

She turned it on.

She's the leader, look.

[music] That's like the head flick when you put your head back and the other thing.

-You saw Beyonce.

You're not Beyonce so that's ok..

I'm going to do that today.

The time I look at somebody [?]

flick my hai..

Looking really good.

[laughter] I just love that our babies are coming out here and getting this exposure.

Our beautiful brown babies.

Yes.

It puts a smile on my heart.

It's hard.

All right.

Royal Heat Dance .. All right.

Now we got the pre-teens.

Now teenagers coming.

Look, they're like little bitty baby.

Move over here.

[music] All right.

Okay.

You got to keep going.

-That's your home.

[crosstalk] to h.. She said, "My bad."

[music] Some more mic.

[music] I don't know about you all but it ain't nothing like an old school Mike song.

This is taking me back a little bit.

Ain't nobody grooving like Michael no more [?].

-Yes.

[chuckles] [?].

[laughs] Yes.

Ain't nobody grooving like Mike, for real, no more.

[music] Hold up.

I don't know this song.

I don't really know this song either but it's Michael Jackson, so you know we're going to bop our heads to it.

You know it might not even be a real Mike song.

You could have just, "Create a new song-.

By AI?

with Michael Jackson's voice .. You know what I'm saying?

Yes.

AI, it generates a whole song.

Yes, you can.

You really can.

[music] This might be a real song.

[music] Okay.

Royal Heat.

[chuckles] She put the baby aside.

She's like, "You know what?"

She's getting ready to go.

Just getting ready to go.

They did amazing.

Shout out to these young ladies.

Yes, man.

There are so many unique-.

Those line dancers.

no pun intended, unique line dancers nowadays.

It's something I've heard.

What is that?

You can do line dancing, anyway.

You really can.

It's just everybody getting together and b.. Don't let the cupid shuffle drop on.

Be out here wobbling.

Yes.

Wobbling.

[applause] Shout out to, what?

Cadence Bank.

Who are some of our other sponsors?

Yes.

Cadence Bank.

-All right.

We're here in front of City Hall, Cadence Bank and the Greyhound Station Pathways.

That Greyhound Station is look-- I've got to do a photoshoot or something over there.

I think that Greyhound Station is from 1862.

It's definitely a photoshoot movie-worthy or something.

Oh, they're going to hit the dance floor.

I feel like we need to march on some while looking at that Greyhound St.. All right.

Here we go.

Oh, yes.

Here they go.

All right.

Lamman, what do you know about this one?

This is not bad.

The Unique Line Dancers.

It's pretty unique, too.

They added the touch of the fans and stuff like they didn't know you know.

That's a small detail.

[laughter] [music] Oh, yes.

Get the fans.

Yes.

The fans adding that little detail in there.

That's right.

Uh-oh.

Uh-oh.

I need to-- [singing] "Got in the contract.

That's where they're at."

[music] Lakisha is having a song.

What are you doing?

I don't know nothing about this song.

[music] All right.

Unique Line Dancers.

[applause] -That was [?].

Give it up for them.

The..

They got their little fans-.

-Thank you.

--what going.

That was very unique.

You like that, don't you?

We're celebrating with Lane College.

Look, I'll tell you when we're walking around campus.

"What I tell you?"

Emphasize.

We still have the fan an.. She doing-- [laughter] Maybe get some of those in the bookstore.

Definitely do.

Lane College fans.

We'll get some fans.

Who's this queen?

This is Miss Juneteenth.

Those pairs would be a hit.

Oh, no.

You know what?

MaKenzie.

Miss Juneteenth.

She's the national Miss June.. because she's from Jackson.

They went to the national pageant and took that crown.

-Really?

-Look at that.

-MaKenzie went to-- she's the National Miss June.. That is amazing.

The classic Vette, too.

Right here from Jackson, Tennessee.

Miss Juneteenth.

All right.

Gorgeous girl, too.

In this Corvette.

Yes.

Straight out of Jackson.

Represent.

Represent.

Uh-oh.

I like-- -What is this?

This is JCM?

I like the colors on this one, too.

I believe these are the cheerleaders from Jackson Central Merry High School.

We are here at the intersection of Church Street and-- Main.

What street are we on?

We're on Main Street.

This is Main Street?

This is Main Street.

How did I not know that?

[laughter] We're arguing on city hall.

I love it.

Small town USA, baby.

That's what it is.

I love it.

I love it.

[applause] Jackson Central Merry cheerleaders.

JCM, Jackson Central Merry High School.

-Central Merry.

-Oh, I passed this school.

I passed right by-- I'm sorry.

-[crosstalk] -I recognize the other colors.

I like these colors.

Green is one of my favorite colors.

I definitely like this green glow-in-black.

It's very contrasting with the touch of the bows, too.

You're right.

They brought the-- They're going to give us a little show.

They got something to say to Lane.

I don't know what they say.

You've got the D at the end.

Where the heck?

They're going to do something.

I think it's an L and a C. I think they're going to work us in there some.. That looked like a D down there.

We're going to see.

[chuckles] LCD.

Lane College Dragons.

Lane College Dragons.

I didn't see the C. Where did you see it?

[cheerleaders cheering] It's in the middle right here?

Hey, I don't think I've heard girls with so much bass.

All this bass today.

[cheerleaders cheering] They came out busy, man.

All right.

They're rapping.

Check it out.

[applause] Yes.

Check you out, JCM.

Thank you.

Let's go.

[cheerleaders cheering] You rock.

LCD.

LCD.

You hear it.

[cheerleaders cheering] "Can you rock with the LCD?"

[applause] "Can you rock with.. We want to thank Jennifer Freeman and Nicole Hewitt-Hicks for working with the JCM certainly as their advisors.

All right.

They're doing amazing.

[cheerleaders cheering] Did she just do a clap?

She did do it, too.

They sent to do some more stunts.

LCD.

That's what they're doing.

Lane College Dragons.

[cheerleaders cheering] Love it.

JCM.

Well said.

JCM.

[crosstalk] [applause] They handle their business.

I think they did a pretty good job kissing up to Lane College.

[crosstalk] That is amazing.

They handled their business.

That's right.

-I think we need to be [?].

There we go.

I think they're up there.

Yes.

They definitely are up there.

That was good.

That was creative.

That was organized.

Listen, I'm glad I'm not a judge because th.. Creative, organized [crosstalk] They have been so many great crews and bands and dance teams.

West Tennessee PBS.

West Tennessee PBS.

You know, Larry Joe, West Tennessee PBS is still about internship opportunities for our Lane students.

They are and specifically one of my frat brothers, Terrance Bryce, he interns for PBS on occasion.

Good.

That's great to know though.

That's great to know.

He'll fly out there on the weekend..

I'm going to have to pay them a visit too.

Yes, definitely do that.

Always one of the PBS Kids is definitely one of my favorite resources for the young children in my life, so I have to pop my head in down there.

Oh, is that Daniel the Tiger?

Yes, it's Daniel the Tiger.

You want a picture with Daniel, or something?

Okay, Daniel.

That is so funny.

Lamman, what is your favorite aspect of the parade?

Larry and I were talking about the bands.

When you think about Collegiate Parade, always had to have bands.

What's the good part [?]

parade?

For me, it's the people, honestly.

It's the way that no matter what, a parade never gets old.

Right.

Yes.

Again, I love, this small-town energy, this family community vibe, and how we're out here and again, celebrating everybody.

We're talking about some of our really small young children, to our teens and pre-teens, to the aunties and uncles out here line dancing to our college kids.

It's just one of these things where the whole community comes together.

Everybody comes out, and I think that's my favorite part.

It feels like just a big family reunion-type vibe.

-We're all cousins.

We're all cousins.

It's like yes.

Exactly, you know what I'm saying?

It's that type of energy.

I think that's always my favorite part of para.. is like, "You going?"

"Yes, I'm going."

"We're going.

Okay."

What's going to happen?

Even though you know what's going to..

It never gets old, and I think this just says something just about us as people and as a community.

We just love being together, celebrating each other, having a good time.

It's a beautiful day, so I think that's it for me.

It's the family and community.

Yes, for sure.

Everything else is icing on the cake.

[music] -Mr. and Mrs. Lane trying to get a picture.

With Daniel.

I guess they couldn't get it.

[music] [cheering] They definitely got a rhythm.

[music] [cheering] Aren't they cute?

All right, y'all.

Is it PTX?

I couldn't see it.

Here we go.

Here we go.

I think it is DTX.

DTX, okay.

We were talking about our community partners.

We have Cadence Bank and the City of Jackson.

EPlus TV, Jackson Energy Authority.

They have been sponsors for our golf tournament and making sure all those golfers were having a good time on Thursday.

The Community Economic Development Commission provides grant so that we can support some of our homecoming activities.

Is it me or do they all look alike?

Right, they're all related.

They all do.

I think they're all sisters.

They all might be reated.

Those two could be twins.

They all look just alike.

They really do.

It could be a family thing.

Oh, it's got to be, and they're all like scare steps.

It's like she's a miniature version of her.

She's a miniature version of her.

-You can tell.

-Right?

They look just alike.

I like the little sneakers.

Those are so cute.

-Yes.

-They are.

They good at that.

The sneakers really pull down the whole outfit.

Oh.

-Oh, that's all they got for us.

[?].

Shout out to those young ladies.

They've got to be related.

That's bugging me out.

Now this is an interesting float.

We have representative Shaw here.

John and Shaw.

Representative Shaw.

Hey, y'all.

We voted yesterday.

He talking about we voted yesterday.

[laughter] [cheering] Some nice laying sweatshirt.

Yes.

Look, I'm eyeballing it.

Yes, they got it.

They got some swag in there, man.

I'm eyeballing everybody.

I see something raining.

[?]

Oh, you going to see a blue, white, and red sweatshirt.

It look like Tommy Hilfiger almost, but it's late.

Yes, you going like that.

That's a nice one, too?

Yes.

I was trying to find where they're getting them.

They like to hide the good gear.

I don't know why they hiding it from us.

He came to get interviewed.

You take it, Larry.

-I don't know what to do.

[chuckles] Lamman got it.

Lamman got it.

You want it?

Well, hello.

Okay, there.

We say hello to Daniel.

What's up, Daniel?

Let's do it.

-Okay.

-Yes, come do it.

You got to be careful back here.

Be careful.

-Stand up?

-Stand up?

You want to come over here, Daniel?

Daniel, right there.

Be careful.

-Don't go too far.

-There you go.

There you go.

Well, thank you for being a part.. -Shout out to Daniel.

-We appreciate it.

Well, thank you.

Thank you for being a part of the Lane College Homecoming celebration.

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

Be careful.

We love you.

Thank you.

There you go.

There you go.

There you go.

Thank you.

No problem.

Oh, we got some more breakdancers.

[chuckles] They're here.

They're little tip-top dancers.

There's a little one right here.

I also was thinking about all the coordination.

Yes.

How many pink and baby bl.. -Yes.

[chuckles] All the little accents.

I just love us and our swag, man.

I love it.

Too cute.

She's getting lined up.

She getting them together.

There's Raya's mom.

They got a older group and a younger group.

This has been a pretty long parade.

It has been.

It just ran through my head.

I wasn't going to say nothing.

I bring them out.

What I'm saying-.

I wasn't going to say nothing.

is this is how we do when I come to the party.

When everybody knows I'm in the party.

I wasn't going to say nothing.

Bring them out.

Bring them out.

Bring them out.

Bring them out.

Bring them out.

Bring them out.

We got another round of JCU cheerleaders followed by Cheryl's Mobile Fashion.

An Gloria Johnson for US Senate.

All right.

[shouting "Got to vote."]

-Got to vote.

Got to vote.

Got to ..

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

Right.

Is that her or that's just?

I don't know.

Does she seem like a Gloria?

She look like my Aunt Gloria.

You all are sick.

This is Cheryl.

I'm moving on Cheryl's Mobile Fashion.

She definitely look like her name could be Gloria.

-Yes, it could be Gloria.

[cheering] We've got more JCU cheerleaders.

[?]

cheerleaders.

Another set.

Oh, so there's a middle school by the same ..

I see another one of my Freedom School students.

All right, so they are more gold with green for the middle school.

Okay.

Are they going to give us a little show?

Hell, yes.

Everybody got to stop here and represent.

Okay.

They going to do [?].

We [?].

We still haven't seen Humboldt, and Fayette Ware, Woodstock.

There's three more bands, I believe.

Yes.

[singing] Is that deep enough for you, Lamman?

Is that deep enough for you?

Yes, right.

[singing] -It's beautiful.

What I love or what's funny is almost sound like, "It's a new girl toy talking at the mill."

My daddy said, "[?]

".

It sounds like the voice that they would use to mock us.

It's funny because it's not their natural register.

You can also see how much practice it takes for them to still enunciate but still.

I can't help but think about it as an artist and as a vocalist and also as a vocal coach, which I can and how much just that practice of articulation and the training that you go through in phonetics and how you've got to make sure you take care of your voice, you know what I mean.

Take care of your body.

[singing] All right.

Cougars.

Good job, girls.

[singing] I guess all the guys they're saving all that stuff for tomorrow, they're like, "[?]"

Where are the fraternities?

Where are the guys?

Where are the young boys and drill ..

I was on a drill team when I was in elementary school.

This shit out there like the organizations or fraternities come through-- Do want me to start one?

Is that what I need?

I don't see why not.

You've got a lot of [?]

Lamman.

A [?]?

No, the drill, like .. You remember the 12 - -Why not?

For the young kings, for the young princes .. Why not?

Very good.

That's th..

The princes of Jackson.

Jackson.

Hey, that's the prin.. Everybody needs the outlook for something.

[singing] You heard it here first folks.

Is anybody even listening to us?

I'm just mouthing.

I'm just yapping.

Hey, that's pretty much life for you.

Did I overstay my welcome?

Me sitting here through.

[laughter] Lamman was just supposed to come, make a few remarks.

He took the microphone and has never left.

It's real.

It's game day.

I like this Hummer.

I know.

You almost forget, oh, yes.

Oh, by the way.

There's football game.

Yes, we've got a football game toda.. Don't forget about this.

It's game day.

-That's Hope-- -Hope Ch.. Hope Chapter.

Which will be replayed.

Hope Chapter.

On EPlusTV 6.

Hope Live?

EPlusTV 6.

We're going to replaying the footba.. EPlusTV 6.

You all get that right.

EPlusTV 6.

EPlusTV 6 or on eplustv6.com.

We will be replaying the football game, so you all can tune in there.

As we take on this win, just going just-- As we take on this win against Interstate, there shouldn't be too much competition.

It's Interstate though.

That's the popular move right there.

[laughter] They love that beat.

They caught that beating.

Yes, that's it right there.

This is what they love to do.

I say the babies love to do it and it's not doing anything to harm anybody or the community.

Let them be.

Yes, because I love seeing the young people because I f.. like I know some of the older levels like them.

[laughter] They are all like mini mes of somebody else you know.

-Ring them bells.

Ring them bells.

Ring them bells.

[laughs] [singing] -Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

All right, [?]

I love them.

We got the Hollywood.

Folks represent, whether they are 5 deep or 50.

Whether you come out in your slippers or your bonnet.

You ready to support your kids.

We've got the Hollywood Electrifying Elites Hollywood Electrifying Elites.

Hollywood community.

What is this on the front of their truck?

It's a dragon.

Okay, I see the dragon.

It's either they've got the belly on the dragon and the tongue coming out of the head or the mouth.

It's interesting.

Yes, it is [?].

This is a marching.

[?]

dance.

This is an auxiliary.

The city is there.

[chuckles] You said, what?

This is the Hollywood Electrifying E.. Electrifying Elites.

Black, gold and white.

There's some nice colors right there.

All right girls.

[singing] Right here.

Right.

Let's go.

The coach is saying, come on.

[laughs] Let's go.

Let's go.

Don't get up here, getting ne..

Turn us up.

Let's go, Hollywood.

I can't see from here.

[music] Five, six, seven, eight.

[?].

[music] All right.

They doing good.

Electrifying Elites.

Got to go low.

Get low.

Yes, get low.

[music] [laughter] It looks like they're setting up with something up here.

Yes, they're waiting for that new song.

They're setting up for something.

Oh, yes.

There we go.

They just set up for-- [music] They came pretty creative.

All right, Electrifying Elite.

They came pretty creative.

They did.

They definitely did.

Oh, wow.

The choreography.

The suit.

They had the whole nine yards.

What is something, Electrifying Elites?

Electrifying Elites.

I'm looking at their name.

[laughs] They got them from [?].

[laughs] We have Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Incorporated.

Yes, ma'am.

Celebrating homecoming 2024.

This looks like [?].

You're saying this is Mr.

Romantic Yes, it's Mr.

Romantic [?]

Do you hear that, Lamman?

This is Mr.

Romantic on this next float.

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority and this is Mr.

Romantic.

Oh, that's what you're telling me.

I don't if I've ever seen so many crowns.

[laughter] -You come to Jackson you get a crown.

That should be a whole campaign.

That should be the campaign.

That could be a campaign, for real.

-I love it.

Everybody is [?]

the 1, 2.

That's the great part about it.

It really could be a campaign and especially talking about Miss Juneteenth.

All right Steven.

Yes, I got you.

And Johnny Sanchez.

Johnny Sanchez.

Johnny Sanchez.

She plays softball.

Softball.

From Florida.

Fayette Ware High School from Somerville, Tennessee is here celebrating plain culture.

This drum major is getting you all ready.

Fayette Ware High school.

They came in numbers.

They did Get it, get it, get it.

Get them knees up, young bro.

Get them knees up.

-[laughs] -That's right.

Get them knees up.

He's the only one I've seen came through with a hat on.

The full attire.

The full attire.

Okay, where's the band?

All right, good jump.

Here we go.

FW.

Fayette Ware.

Just giving you guys a little rundown of what's going on today.

First off, we started early this morning with our parade.

Started at 8.30 AM.

Next, we have our tailgate extravaganza.

Starts at 12 PM at Lane Field.

We have our football game, Lane College versus Central State University at 2 PM at Lane Field.

Our tailgate starts at 12 PM, the game starts at 2 PM.

Make sure you come out and show your love.

[band playing] [humming] What you say?

[humming] What they do?

I like this.

[band playing] Watch it.

[band playing] [cheering] Y'all check out the band director style.

Fayette Ware.

You'll see him coming around this corner.

-Oh yes.

-See him there?

That's all a little bit.

Hey, my daughter wrote that.

Your daughter wrote the song?

Okay.

She wrote the-- Not the song, but wrote that version of it.

All right, all right.

Same to you, man.

Oh, that's what's up.

Thanks for the love.

[singing] Well, thank you Fayette Ware High School coming from Sommerville Tennessee.

[singing] Talking a little bit about the weather that's going on in Jackson.

Right now, it's 63 degrees, mostly sunny, with a high of 73 and a low of 40 degrees.

[band playing] Perfect weather, huh?

Pretty much perfect weather.

Right now, it's a little niffy but as we get-- We get to the bald weather.

As we're getting closer to that about 2 .. it'll be about 72 degrees so it should warm up just a little bit before kickoff for our homecoming game.

Well, we are here.

North Parkway Middle School, Lady Pantherette..

It's a beautiful day, a good day for football game.

Sunny.

It feel like it's starting to warm ..

Yes.

You think folks are going to change and get into their game attire?

Oh, yes.

We're going to change and get into our game at.. That's what we're going to do.

Yes, I'm going to the tailgate, that's what I'm getting ready to do.

Before you go to the game.

[laughter] Go and have a ball on the hill, that's what I look forward to.

[music] Good all warmup.

We should've had a couple of those.

What were those?

Some hand warmups.

[music] Would you like to start interviewing other people?

I'm wondering, Larry Jones, how far-- -How far along are we?

Yes.

We've been here for a little bit.

This show, this kicked off at 8.30, 8.45.

8.45 is when they got to-- Is when we started.

When they started walking.

We'll stay right here.

It was a three mile parade.

Three-mile parade route.

We had to wait for a little second before they came.. [cheers] We thank the North Parkway Middle School, Lady Pa..

I'm thinking though, Larry, we're probably almost toward the end.

Because we have probably two more bands.

Humboldt and Woodstock.

We'll just keep Lamman right here with us.

Cool.

Enjoy the Dazzling Divas from Jackson, Tennessee.

Look at them ready.

Let's see what show ..

I love their silver shoes.

Look at these silver shoes that they have on.

They're like little boots.

Little silver boots.

I like this.

The Dazzling Divas ready.

[music] Look at this faint face, Larry.

[laughter] You see the face they're making.

Faint face.

Yes.

[music] Okay.

Come on, y'all.

Come on.

Now faster.

Come on.

[music] Come on, y'all.

Woo.

[music] All right, Dazzling Divas from Jackson, Tennessee.

Northwest Tennessee Head Start.

This is AKA Spider.

Top maintenance and repairs.

Okay.

[music] [whistles] [band playing] All right.

They want to put the case.

Yes.

[music] All right.

[applause] All right, young man.

Good job.

Good job.

Good job.

All right.

Here's the Jackson Tennessee Alumni Kappa League.

[music] Go Kappa League.

Shout out to the men of Kappa Alpha Psi side for taking time out in these young men's lives.

It's very needed in our community.

Shout to them for taking the time to make this happen.

Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.

Kappa Alpha Psi J-tech.

The president is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi.

We've seen the Deltas.

We've seen Sigma Gamma Rho and I guess, the brothers A5 will come around in a second.

Larry Joe will represent.

Now we have Miss Debutante, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority.

This is the new Sigma Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Miss Debutante in her pretty royal blue and gold with marching Corvette drop top.

Kristine Henning is Miss Timothy Teen Volunteer.

Congratulations to Kristin Henning, Miss Timothy Teen Volunteer.

Volunteer.

Yes, we have a lot of volunteers.

She's at a state level.

[music] Elite Designs.

This is all the same.

Elite Designs.

Coach Ray.

Coach Ray, are you ready?

Anyone calling them out from the sidelines, Coach Ray, are you ready?

Coach Ray is ready, number 16?

[music] That's the popular move.

And you're calling, what now, Larry Jones.

[?]

[laughs] Beat them down.

Beat them down.

Beat them down or somethin..

I don't know what it is.

[music] Right.

Here we go now.

Right, right, right.

Here we go now.

[music] Well, we're getting ready for another band, Larry Jones.

We hear them approaching.

We hear them approaching and a beautiful day here on our homecoming weekend.

[music] The participation has been enormous.

We're talking about a parade from marching units, marching bands, decorated floats, those are encouraging us to vote.

Remember early voting is happening now and so, as you take a pause between the parade and the football game, we encourage you to head out to vote.

Elite Designs is here with us.

Unique fashions for men, women and children at affordable prices with Elite Designs for celebrating homecoming with Lane College.

Elite Designs.

Elite Designs.

These are the Wildcats approaching.

Alexander Elementary.

Wildcats.

Let's go Wildcats.

Let's go, little babies.

A sweet group, the Wildcats being led by an alum.

This is Wildcats for a cure.

She has her cheer team.

Alexander Elementary Wildcats.

Locally in Jackson, Tennessee.

[singing] [music] Good job.

They did amazing.

Cheering for a cure.

Thank you, Wildcats for a cure.

Alexander Elementary School right here in Jackson, Tennessee.

Definitely about time to eat.

They wake up this morning and ate and just came right here.

Well, today is Saturday so Jamaican cuisine is pretty much-- Didn't you have that yesterday?

Jamaican cuisine.

Why is that a question?

[chuckles] What's the best place to eat?

That's a question.

Jamaican cuisine.

It's over there.

Everything is closed in Jackson.

Yes, everything closed in Jackson.

[laughter] It's not too far from here.

You know where the movie theater is.

Vann Drive.

Off of Vann Drive, by Lowe's.

-By Lowe's.

-By Lowe's.

All right.

Cheerful cheer.

It's over there on the side by Walmart.

Thank you, Alexander Elementary School.

Now, you've got to go on down.

You've got to keep passing.

Keep on going.

Thank the partnership with the J.. County School System, Marlon King.

I wanted to thank those who attended the prayer breakfast this morning, our elected official.

We had representation from the Madison County Commission, Jackson City Council.

We saw crawl girl [?].

I'm sorry.

Jackson-Madison County School Board.

You all are still talking food.

[laughter] Yes, we all still talk..

I'm thinking about food too.

I was just sitting here thinking.

What's Ray?

I'm trying to thank these folks who woke up at 7 this morning to start our day.

Then we had the US Marshal Tyrese Miller.

He was there with us this morning along with the fire chief Don Fiddle and our fire marshal Latrell Billingsley who's also a Lane graduate.

It was good to see him and Commissioner Juanita and just a host of folks there.

Our international president of Delta Sigma Theta sorority L.C.

McCombs, Dr. Sherry Townsend.

Just a good representation today at our prayer breakfast.

I want to thank Madison County Olivia Abernathy for being present and offering the prayer.

Dr. Claude Bass, Bishop Vohn.

Beautiful early day to begin our day with a prayer.

[band playing] [singing] Humboldt Pride band.

[singing] [band playing] [?]

Yes, they're playing.

They sound so together and maybe it's not about the number you have but it's about-- But the quality.

It's about the quality.

[band playing] I want to thank the three of us.

You're going to have to give him a hug.

[band playing] Yes, trying to find [?]

Okay.

Perfect.

Perfect.

Those are the [?].

They want you to wave at them.

[laughter] [band playing] They're grooving.

I like that.

They got this one tuba player here, this one tuba player blowing.

Tell me about it.

These drums and percussions back here, they are not playing.

This tuba player is blowing so hard.

He's watering at the eyes.

[laughter] All right, Humboldt High.

Look, I'm telling you better beat that drum.

Humboldt came out here to show out.

I like that.

I like that.

Shout out to Humboldt High.

All right.

Good for Humboldt.

All right, Humboldt High.

All right, Humboldt High School.

They showed out, Larry.

They did.

Oh, yes, that sun came out now.

Okay, so Lamman, last one.

I got to get my family in here for a picture of you.

[laughter] That sun came out.

It feels so much better down here in Jackson, Tennessee.

Right now in front of us, we have Trendsetter Hair Studio doing a live demonst.. on the style and how fly their creations is.

Make sure you check out Trendsetter Hair Studio.

They don't give no locations but hey, look him up on Google.

He may have some good work.

He's going to take a picture with you all.

Look him up on Instagram.

Hair, Trendsetter Hair Studio.

Look him up.

Grand Rises Grow Green Lawn Care.

We thank you for being with us.

Thank you, Pamela Moses, for celebrating Lane College Homecoming.

Definitely.

Larry, we got Trezevant High School.

We do.

We've had a good representation of bands.

Especially from Memphis.

You feel that sun hitting your face?

Yes, I feel like I'm waking up a little bi.. [laughter] I was just finna go to sleep, too.

Man, I was in here fighting.

Right.

Yes, that sun came and woke me..

It's time downtown for the Lane College Homecoming Parade.

Okay, we haven't seen a baton twirler.

We haven't.

She's twirling it, too.

Lamman got his mind on food.

Food, food, food.

He just whispered to somebody, hey, go to Jemaine's Pizzeria and get me a plate.

You go to Jemaine's Pizzeria and get me a plate.

[laughter] I'm getting a platter.

Yes, they load you down, too.

That's why I love them.

[singing] [band playing] We got that one tuba player again, he blowing.

[band playing] All right.

Trezevant High School ..

Thank you for joining Delaine College Homecoming 2024.

This year's theme is Dragons Forever.

We've had participation from Trezevant, Fayette Ware, Humbolt, Haywood and JCM.

[band playing] All right, Thank you Trezevant.

Ready for Liberty Technology here for state of court.

Shout out Liberty Tech.

Shout out Liberty Tech.

They have an amazing school.

They have an amazing school out there at Liberty Tech.

Location is over by our softball fields.

I forgot where this is.

Where's the vocational school?

No, it's not trade.

I think it is like a trade school almost.

That's what vocational is.

Well, you done taught me something new.

Yes, sir.

They do like little stuff like that after teaching you how to cut hair, stuff like that.

Yes.

Lane College concert choir and we are almost at the end of the parade.

This is our amazing concert choir.

Just like we were saying in the beginning.

How at the president's luncheon, our choir could come in and sing Candice coming in and singing.

We have amazing students at Lane College who can sing.

I think they're going to sing too.

Hey, good morning.

You'all going to sing for us?

They're going to sing.

Oh, they going to sing for us, you'all.

We going to listen to something amazing.

We got St. Paul C&E Church.

Professor Rainbow is there.

Or [?]

Rainbow.

Professor Rainbow.

She takes care of them.

She has chairs out there on that bed.

Oh yes.

[music] [singing] Get up.

Hey.

Get up y'all.

Get up.

Get up y'all.

What you think about the parade?

Oh, I love it.

This is a big city parade.

Is this the tail end?

Is this it?

I think this is.

-That's it.

-The tail end of it.

That's your vehicle waiting for you.

That black van right there for you, Lamman.

With food in it?

Hopefully you got the food, hopefully.

Hopefully you ain't Steve [?].

And a scar.

Since I was messing with other [?]

We got food and a couple scars on there.

Food and another trip to the bookstore.

Yes.

We all deserve a trip to the bookstore, especially in college.

If there's anything left, it was striped bare yesterday.

It had gotten absolutely demolished.

Our alumni love to come back yesterday.

There's probably going to be a line in front of the bookstore today.

Yes.

Guaranteed.

Well, they'll be at the game.

Yes.

They'll be at the game selli.. [singing] Get up, Get up, y'all Hey, how you doing?

Well, Lane College family.

This has been an amazing 2024 Lane College Homecoming parade where the theme is Dragon Forever.

[singing] We ask you to get up, rise up out of the community.

We're getting ready to our next thing for today on this homecoming Saturday is our homecoming tailgate, which starts at 12:00 PM at the Lane Stadium.

Make sure you make your way through the lane field at 12:00 PM to start off our home, our homecoming tailgate and at 2:00 PM is when it is kickoff for our homecoming football team, where they will face off against Central State Football team.

All right.

That's the Final Authority.

Shout out to do the Final Authority.

They're walking in St. Paul, CME Church.

Reverend Claude Bass, Pastor.

Yes.

Wow.

This has been amazing.

-Yes, and that is a wrap.

It gets ov.. -Yes.

It's out here warming up.

-It starts feeling good.

You see that quickly it clears out also.

Thankful for the Jackson City Police and thankful for this opportunity with e-plus TV.

The sun is shining, so I had to release my scarf.

-We thank you all.

-Especially set out.

Thank you so much Larry Joe Miller, stepping in my co-host.

I appreciate you.

Student at Lane College and doing wo.. We're so happy to have all of you.

Thank you for e-plus TV for being with us and helping celebrate Lane College's Homecoming celebration.

Lamman, it is a wrap.

We thank you so much for being here and serving this parade Moncho, peace out.

-Hey, shout out to him, man.

Shout out.

Little rally tail.

Lane College, baby, 2024.

All right, we're signing out.

-Yes, sir.

-We'll see you next year.

See you'all next year.

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[music] It's all about home.