Article: OF TWO MINDS ON `FREAKNIK' ATLANTA WEATHERS COLLEGIATE WEEKEND

Article: Freaknik 1999 may be no-show
The Boston Globe;  April 4, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... approaches, Atlanta is waiting to see if Freaknik, a boisterous rite of spring for black ... materialize here this year. Though the Freaknik Web site promises that the 1999 celebration ... has been scheduled to coincide with the Freaknik date this year to offer "something meaningful ...

Transcript: Atlanta Prepares for "Freaknik"
NPR Morning Edition;  April 16, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... three-day annual spring celebration known as Freaknik. In recent years, Freaknik has become the subject of controversy, and some ... Stephenson (ph) considers himself a typical Freaknik fan. A student at Georgia State University ...

Article: A price to pay for freaking out over Freaknik
The Boston Globe;  April 30, 1995 ;     700+ words ... ... dust clears after last weekend's "Freaknik" in Atlanta, it becomes more apparent ... his handling -- or mishandling -- of Freaknik, the annual spring break gathering in ... reports came out that Campbell was against Freaknik, he angered many members of Atlanta ...

Article: Despite Attempts To Organize, Freaknik Just An ...
Atlanta Inquirer;  April 26, 1997 ;     526 words ... ... 1997 Despite Attempts To Organize, Freaknik Just An Unstructured Get-Together For Black Youth The wonder of Freaknik/Freedomfest/Black College Spring ... several approaches to ameliorate the Freaknik headache, from sending letters to ...

Article: Atlanta Is Less Than Festive on Eve of Another `Freaknik'
The Washington Post;  April 18, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... this summer's Olympic Games -- comes Freaknik this weekend. A raucous annual spring ... the nation's black college students, Freaknik was born in the mid-1980s as a low ... Metro Club. Now it has become monster Freaknik. For the last few years, hundreds of ...

Article: INSIDE ATLANTA: Quit Calling Freedomfest Freaknik!
Atlanta Inquirer;  April 22, 1995 ;     627 words ... ... INSIDE ATLANTA: Quit Calling Freedomfest Freaknik!. BY HAL LAMAR Despite efforts from ... the media are concerned, it is still Freaknik. Black people aren't helping either ... the media and their description of what Freaknik is. They will say that it is a huge ...

Article: Freaknik documentary To Premiere In The Atlanta Film And ...
Atlanta Inquirer;  April 29, 2000 ;     507 words ...Atlanta Inquirer 04-29-2000 Freaknik Documentary To Premiere In The Atlanta ... Down: AUC Students' Perspective on Freaknik," produced and directed by T. Anjanette ... examines the creation and evolution of Freaknik, an event founded by Atlanta University ...