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<p>The yearly Orange Crush Festival brought hordes of partygoers to Tybee Island, a popular beach resort in Georgia, resulting in chaos and fighting that went viral on social media.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Throughout the weekend, the&nbsp;originally planned&nbsp;celebration for students and&nbsp;alumni&nbsp;of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) devolved into&nbsp;pure&nbsp;chaos. Tybee Island is suing unpermitted beach party promoters from the recent Orange Crush Spring Break event, seeking over $200k in damages.</p>

<p>Viral videos show chaotic scenes on the island's dock, with many women fighting, ripping off hair extensions, and even losing their tops in the fights. Some watched the fights and recorded them, others&nbsp;just cheered on the battles.</p>

<p>With a population of around 3,000, Tybee Island's police department had&nbsp;a hard time&nbsp; dealing&nbsp;with the&nbsp;huge&nbsp;inflow of festival attendees. While the exact number of participants this year remains unconfirmed, last year's event drew an estimated 40,000 to 55,000 revellers to the three-square-mile island.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">No Peace at Savannah’s Orange Crush as Women Brawl Breakout Over The Weekend At Spring Break Event <a href="https://t.co/cmfIZS7KQC">pic.twitter.com/cmfIZS7KQC</a></p>
— SHO’NUFF (@IAMSHO_NUFF) <a href="https://twitter.com/IAMSHO_NUFF/status/1782357544402354349?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 22, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<p>The Orange Crush Festival&nbsp;was first held&nbsp;in Jacksonville, Florida&nbsp;in&nbsp;the late 1980s. A few years ago, it moved to Tybee Island. Originally planned&nbsp;as a celebration of&nbsp;HBCU culture, the festival has turned into something like spring break and has drawn criticism for incidents of criminal activity and disorderly conduct.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Shout out to the black American(descendants of USA chattel slavery) Gen-Z/millennials HBCU spring breakers in low country Georgia via Chatham County Savannah/Lowcountry South Carolina for putting on a great weekend that had NO drama<br />
Setting a great example <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OrangeCrush?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OrangeCrush</a> <a href="https://t.co/fQmkf5RH1s">pic.twitter.com/fQmkf5RH1s</a></p>
— Cola (@taruscarolina) <a href="https://twitter.com/taruscarolina/status/1782762211137511828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 23, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<p><strong>Also read:&nbsp;<a href="http://wionews.com/world/gaza-war-us-puts-out-long-list-of-human-rights-violations-in-israel-palestinian-territories-714047" target="_blank">Gaza war: US puts out&nbsp;long&nbsp;list of human rights violations in Israel, Palestinian territories</a></strong></p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Quite little beach town gets trashed, but a least no one got shot this year. Tybee Island, Orange Crush <a href="https://t.co/gXmuIKzQnn">pic.twitter.com/gXmuIKzQnn</a></p>
— BYEW BOB (@ByewBob) <a href="https://twitter.com/ByewBob/status/1782445587784225038?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 22, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<p>The festival originated as Freaknik, a picnic for HBCU students and&nbsp;alumni&nbsp;in Atlanta. However, Freaknik's reputation for violence and chaos resulted in an official ban in 2010. While some compare Orange Crush to the modern-day Freaknik, the event's future is questionable due to worries about public safety and community effect. Despite the weekend's disturbances, Tybee Island Police Chief Tiffany Hayes called the event a "success," citing the backing of local stakeholders.</p>

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The yearly Orange Crush Festival brought hordes of partygoers to Tybee Island, a popular beach resort in Georgia, resulting in chaos and fighting that went viral on social media.

The yearly Orange Crush Festival brought hordes of partygoers to Tybee Island, a popular beach resort in Georgia, resulting in chaos and fighting that went viral on social media. Throughout the weekend, the originally planned celebration for students and alumni of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) devolved into pure chaos. Tybee Island is suing unpermitted beach party promoters from the recent Orange Crush Spring Break event, seeking over $200k in damages. Viral videos show chaotic scenes on the island's dock, with many women fighting, ripping off hair extensions, and even losing their tops in the fights. Some watched the fights and recorded them, others just cheered on the battles. With a population of around 3,000, Tybee Island's police department had a hard time dealing with the huge inflow of festival attendees. While the exact number of participants this year remains unconfirmed, last year's event drew an estimated 40,000 to 55,000 revellers to the three-square-mile island. No Peace at Savannah’s Orange Crush as Women Brawl Breakout Over The Weekend At Spring Break Event pic.twitter.com/cmfIZS7KQC — SHO’NUFF (@IAMSHO_NUFF) April 22, 2024 × The Orange Crush Festival was first held in Jacksonville, Florida in the late 1980s. A few years ago, it moved to Tybee Island. Originally planned as a celebration of HBCU culture, the festival has turned into something like spring break and has drawn criticism for incidents of criminal activity and disorderly conduct. Shout out to the black American(descendants of USA chattel slavery) Gen-Z/millennials HBCU spring breakers in low country Georgia via Chatham County Savannah/Lowcountry South Carolina for putting on a great weekend that had NO drama Setting a great example #OrangeCrush pic.twitter.com/fQmkf5RH1s — Cola (@taruscarolina) April 23, 2024 × Also read: Gaza war: US puts out long list of human rights violations in Israel, Palestinian territories Quite little beach town gets trashed, but a least no one got shot this year. Tybee Island, Orange Crush pic.twitter.com/gXmuIKzQnn — BYEW BOB (@ByewBob) April 22, 2024 × The festival originated as Freaknik, a picnic for HBCU students and alumni in Atlanta. However, Freaknik's reputation for violence and chaos resulted in an official ban in 2010. While some compare Orange Crush to the modern-day Freaknik, the event's future is questionable due to worries about public safety and community effect. Despite the weekend's disturbances, Tybee Island Police Chief Tiffany Hayes called the event a "success," citing the backing of local stakeholders. (With inputs from agencies)

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