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Mar 18, 2015 · Freaknik evolved from picnic to party to long weekend of concerts and cruising through Atlanta’s dogwood-shaded streets.
Mar 23, 2024 · A new documentary looks at Freaknik, an annual spring break party in Atlanta during the 1980s and 90s which became a victim of its own success.
Mar 21, 2024 · At its peak, the party attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors who poured into Atlanta’s streets — snarling traffic, thumping music and dancing on car hoods.
- Janay Kingsberry
Mar 18, 2024 · Recounts the rise and fall of a small Atlanta HBCU picnic that exploded into an influential street party and spotlighted ATL as a major cultural stage. Release Date March 21, 2024
- Isabella Soares
- Senior Author
- P. Frank Williams
- 15 min
Mar 21, 2024 · “Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told” promises to be more than a racy exposé, exploring the transformation over the 1980s and 90s of a modest spring break cookout for students at the city’s...
Mar 23, 2024 · By the ’90s, Freaknik — with its “economic tornado” of music, fashion, food and pimped-out rides — had sparked Atlanta’s growth into a mecca of “this culture of beautiful blackness,” as described...
Mar 20, 2024 · It was the party of the century. The new Hulu documentary “Freaknik” details this whole epic experience. Amadi Boon: “In the ’80s, we said, ‘Let’s plan a picnic during spring break.'” Sharon...
