Freaknik
freaknik originally freaknic annual spring break festival atlanta georgia initially attended student enrolled historically black college university atlanta university center began small picnic public park near atlanta university center sponsored dc metro club student could afford return home spring break continued annual event held third weekend april event drastically increased size popularity incorporating dance contest concert party basketball tournament rap session film festival job fair atlanta magazine called atlanta infamous street party event grew people problem worsened atlanta area police elected official worked together end freaknik revamped version returned one day june freaknik atlanta festival concert cellairis amphitheatre lakewood originally freaknic name event portmanteau picnic freak accordance dc metro club – theme return freak freaknik conceived march spelman college campus dc metro club meeting headed president schuyla goodson sponsored club composed student washington dc maryland virginia dc metro club intended challenge california club largest endoftheschoolyear party goodson suggested name freaknik spelled freaknic portmanteau freaky picnic name freaknik inspired le freak chic popular song dance first held john white park atlanta april attended student spelman college president johnnetta b cole banned dc metro club involvement freaknic school liability reason chartered collegiate student organization presiding event independent national promoter daryl miller asked dc metro club promote grew event five year radio television ad several promoter began promoting nonofficial freaknik named event one event happened acre lakewood fairground people attendance two nonhbcu student party promoter ronn greene diya nabawi first trademark name spelled officially freaknik ending k another held club x moreland ave event promoted group omega psi phi fraternity member estimated people parking lot another cruised moreland night kristina copeland woman washington dc ronn greene produced second event held lakewood fairground invited provocative controversial artist luke campbell live crew fame nature event took major undignified turn behavior public nudity public sexual act sexual violence towards woman became common atlanta university center student tried promote freaknic nonprovocative event attempt distinguish wholesome event started traffic became unmanageable freaknik event became popular nonhbcu noncollege individual general addition report violence looting driving influence car accident public drug use public drunkenness sexual assault rape significantly increased event active event became popular general public black people region united state canada caribbean europe came participate peak event attracted well people year also event major economic stimulus atlanta area estimated economic impact reached million freaknik grew local homeowner business owner attitude toward became negative challenged atlanta business neighborhood association business owner community leader pressure atlanta mayor bill campbell cracked freaknik april much larger police presence created tension discomfort among almost entirely black festival goer roadblock placed freeway exit led atlanta city leader took measure curtail freaknics accessibility popularity faded event moved east atlanta memorial drive dekalb county georgia associated press reported may atlanta committee black college spring break longer welcome freaknik cannot support event bring lewd activity sexual assault violence woman public safety concerns—firetrucks able reach victim ambulance able reach hospital timely manner said committee chairman george hawthorne despite moving dekalb county avoid atlanta police attendance declined due heightened police security dekalb county led official end attempt officially revive freaknik failed april atlanta official said permitted freaknicrelated event inside city limit atlanta mayor kasim reed also said tough even sue organizer freaknicrelated activity violate city guideline year last official freaknik atlantabased promotion company partner carlos neal contracted luther campbell juvenile trina others spearhead freaknik themed concert june freaknik featured hiphop rb music artist performing cellairis amphitheatre activity available throughout atlanta community service event many estimated attendee older adult participated official freakniks williams street studio produced onehour special spoof titled freaknik musical based popular festival show aired television network adult swim march season two episode popular feature character mary cherry saying went freaknik hotlanta turned mother grilled spring break activity season one episode true life followed college student freaknik season six episode sister sister chronicled tia tameras trip michigan atlanta toward freaknik college friend mixtape stn mtn kauai childish gambino open saying dream ran atlanta among thing would bring back freaknik hair day eleventh episode season six abc series blackish dre reveals son jack younger man beaten danceoff someone brought whistle party raised ire oldest son junior insisted dre told happens freaknik stay freaknik tom wolfe referenced freaknikfreaknic book man full initially around page chapter chocolate mecca place well freaknik referenced rap song early beyoncé reference freaknik song “thique” released renaissance hulu released documentary called freaknik wildest party never told march freaknik musical urban beach week successor event magic city club general african american atlanta list hip hop music festival