Remember The Removal Celebrates 40th Annual Bicycle Ride

On Friday, June 22, many people gathered in the Oklahoma town of Tahlequah, the capital of the Cherokee Nation, to cheer on the 19 bicycle riders who made the journey from northern Georgia to northeaster Oklahoma riding about 950 miles along the way. This annual event was special this year as it was the 40thContinue reading “Remember The Removal Celebrates 40th Annual Bicycle Ride”

‘Freaknik’ Misses A Lot Of Beats

Growing up outside of Atlanta in the 1980s and 1990s, Freaknik drew mixed opinions depending on your demographic and how tolerant you were. As Atlanta and many other towns and cities in the South were home to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, it was an event that was bound to happen eventually. By the 1980s,Continue reading “‘Freaknik’ Misses A Lot Of Beats”