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Langston University Homecoming crowd at W.E. Anderson Stadium in Langston, Oklahoma, on Saturday, October 19, 2024. Credit: Cory Young / The Black Wall Street Times 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
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Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
LangstonLangston University 2024 Homecoming University Homecoming crowd at W.E. Anderson Stadium in Langston, Oklahoma, on Saturday, October 19, 2024. Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
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Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
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Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University Homecoming crowd at W.E. Anderson Stadium in Langston, Oklahoma, on Saturday, October 19, 2024. Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Head Coach Quinton Morgan at W.E. Anderson Stadium Saturday, October 21, 2024 Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
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Langston University 2024 Homecoming Credit: Cory Young 
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2024 Booker T. Washington High School Homecoming Court Credit: Cory Young / The Black Wall Street Times 
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Action during the Bartlesville-Sand Springs football matchup on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. CORY YOUNG/for the Sand Springs Leader 
Action during the Bartlesville-Sand Springs football matchup on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. CORY YOUNG/for the Sand Springs Leader 
Action during the Bartlesville-Sand Springs football matchup on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. CORY YOUNG/for the Sand Springs Leader 
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Langston University Homecoming crowd at W.E. Anderson Stadium in Langston, Oklahoma, on Saturday, October 19, 2024.
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