Today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution asks, "What Ever Happened to Freaknik?"
By ERNIE SUGGS
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 04/14/08
It was a heck of a run. From 1983 until 1999, Freaknik — the college picnic that morphed into a sprawling street party — tormented, titillated and drove Atlanta to the brink.
At its peak in 1994 and 1995, more than 200,000 mostly black college students would flock to Atlanta, causing massive traffic jams as men would literally get out of their cars to taunt, videotape or grope women.
But by the time it ended in 1999, politicians and police had made movement in Atlanta so restrictive that for the students, Freaknik was hardly worth it anymore.
Read entire article here...
Was it "The Man"? You know how some folk like to get all legislative when more than two negroes congregate in one area.
Or
Was it the Freaknik patrons who sealed its doomed fate?
I think scenes like this may have had something to do with it:
courtesy Crunk & Disorderly
Click here for entire photo, if you must. **NSFW**, but so CTFU worthy.
I'm not mature enough to appreciate the memory of the annual event, but I know some of you (Goliano) can let us know what the real deal with the life and death of Freaknik.
