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A Georgia university coach sparked online rage this week when a Black baseball player recorded him berating him over his hair, vowing the athlete wouldn’t play until he cut his locs.

In a TikTok video posted Tuesday by Asher Akridge, the athlete can be heard conversing with Valdosta State University Baseball Head Coach Greg Guilliams.

“I never gave you any attitude about my hair,” Akridge says. “I tried to comply.”

“No, you didn’t. No, you didn’t,” Guilliams is heard telling Akridge. “If you complied with what I said, you would’ve gotten your hair cut and I wouldn’t have to keep talking to you about it.”

Akridge explains to the coach about his interpretation of a hair grooming rule having to be under a certain length and how he would keep his hair tied up.

“It wasn’t hanging down,” Akridge says, defensively.

“What I should’ve said in the beginning was, ‘This is what you gotta do with your hair. And then once you do that, I’ll let you come out there,’” Guilliams responds, supposedly blaming himself for not explaining the rules better.

Akridge attempts to bring up how other players on the team wear their hair, but Guilliams cuts him off.

“We’re not talking about other guys,” he says. “We’re not going down that route! …This is between you and me; I’m the head coach. It doesn’t matter what any other player says. …So, again, why would I want you back on the team when we’re right back on the same conversation again?!”

Akridge explains that his hair is cut, within the length policy, and that some teammates have hair longer than his.

“But it’s not short enough to be on the baseball team,” Guilliams says. “I’m willing to set some rules. I can set whatever rules I want. …We’re not talking about anyone else on the team. I don’t know why you can’t get that through your head.”

“I want to be treated just like everybody else!” Akridge demands.

“If you want to be treated like everybody else, then follow the rules I give ya.”

Guilliams ends the conversation and tells Akridge there’s nothing that could put him back on the baseball team.

At the end of the video, Akridge showed a picture of his thin locs that barely hung past his ears.

The video had garnered over 440,000 views by Thursday afternoon.

Social media users rushed to the comments to explain what they considered racially biased unequal treatment.

“It’s not that the coach has a rule. It’s that he’s not enforcing the rule with everybody on the team,” a TikTok user wrote.

“It’s not the length of his hair,” another TikToker commented, “its [sic] the style that his racist ass don’t like.”

“Valdosta State University as an Alumnus, this is completely unacceptable! Valdosta State Athletics we expect an equitable and fair reaction to the shame and disgrace that this coach has brought onto our team and program,” Brandon McCrae posted on Facebook. “There is NO rule that only applies to ‘certain’ demographics.”

“Are you a college that allows the ‘Head Coach’ of your Baseball team to openly discriminate against players?” a Facebook user commented on an unrelated post on Valdosta’s page.

“How about addressing the racism and discrimination exhibited by your head baseball team!” another wrote. “The racism he demonstrates is unacceptable on every level. You should be ashamed and embarrassed by this situation!”

Comments also flooded Valdosta State University’s Instagram page on a post advertising the school community ahead of the upcoming academic year.

“VSU is aware of a viral video and is currently reviewing the situation,” the school replied in the comments.

In a statement posted on Twitter Thursday, Valdosta State University said that in order to keep in line with its non-discrimination policy, the school “is committed to a fair, respectful, and non-discriminatory environment for all.”

“The VSU Office of Human Resources is conducting a comprehensive inquiry into the current matter and will address any personnel actions that are deemed to violate university policy if the inquiry reveals anything,” the post read without providing any specific details. “We are progressing through the required due process procedures.”

According to Guilliams’ profile on Valdosta State University’s athletics website, he has been coaching for 26 years and has been awarded on numerous occasions. “Energy, discipline, resolve” are his coaching words of inspiration.

Neither Guilliams nor any of the baseball coaching staff, athletics directors, or Valdosta State University administration immediately returned The Daily Beast’s multiple requests for comment Thursday.

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Daniel Akridge

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Cody Dell Akridge

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Day 6 of my art challenge , Cookie! Baking is very common in Ogden, as the fields of wheat and grains were not bombed in the Nuclear War of 2036, and thus were equally unaffected by the Nuclear Winter that most heavily affected the bombed areas. What gets baked depends on the region. Common goods in House Blueacre are Juneberry cakes, blueberry pies, and Dandelion muffins. The most common Blueacre pastries use Juneberries, from pies to pretzels. But for the more western Akridge House, most of their baked goods are corn-based, such as chips and cornbreads. House Guevarra took advantage of the flooded southern region to grow rice and sorghum, but depends more on the Eastern Sea for animal products than agriculture or baking.

Cookies are not a popular item in any of the Houses, so above is a Juneberry pie carved with the Blueacre crest. They're baked until the crust is quite hard, similar to a crunchy cookie, and on holidays the carved vents are lined with liquid chocolate or fruity syrup after baking.

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If you are in North Alabama, Marshall County, Arab area:

These shells were sold against the wishes of my family. We are asking for help in locating as many as possible. I will personally buy back as many as we can find.

They were likely within a drivable distance of Arab, from the home at 385 Arcadia Circle, likely by a man called "Bob" or "Bobby", full name William Robert Akridge of Canton, GA.

These were collected by my great-grandmother Effie Leona Pentecost Akridge. My mother wanted to keep them.

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Valdosta State University investigating coach’s controversial comments

VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - Valdosta State University says it’s investigating a now-viral recorded conversation between the head baseball coach and a former player.

In the recording, the coach, who is White, tells the player, who is Black, that he can’t play on the team because of the length of his hair.

In less than 24 hours, the video went viral with over 22,000 likes and over 4,000 comments. In the video, you can’t see the coach and player. But a source on the baseball team told WALB the video is of VSU’s Head Baseball Coach Greg Guilliams speaking with former player Asher Akridge. In the recording, the man identifies himself as the head coach.

Coach: “It’s not short enough to be on the baseball team.”

Player: “My hair is not short enough to be on the team?”

Coach: “No.”

Player: “Right now?”

Coach: “No. I’m the head coach. OK? I’m the one who sets the rules. I can set whatever rules that I want.”

Player: “These rules— how is that possible though? I bet you a $1 million there’s somebody else on that team that has longer hair than me.”

Michael Lane is a local pastor and barber who says he cuts the hair of some of the team members. He says he was outraged when he saw the video.

“When I first saw the video, I was livid,” Lane said. “Thank God there is technology out there now, and the young man was smart enough to record. Now we know what he’s doing. You have someone trying to eliminate this man and mess with this man’s career because he decided to grow his hair out which is part of our culture.”

WALB went to VSU’s baseball practice on Thursday. The head coach wasn’t there, but we did see several other players with long hair — both White and Black players.

Akridge returned this season with shorter hair. But in the recording, he’s told, he still can’t join the team

Coach: “If you want to be treated like everybody else, then follow the rules I give you.”

Player: “I’m following the rules.”

Coach: “No, you’re not.”

Player: “How am I not following the rules?”

Coach: “OK look—.”

Player: “My hair is in regulation.”

A former Valdosta State University employee and 2004 national championship football team member was upset by the dialogue in the viral video.

“I played alongside athletes that also had longer hair than that gentleman we saw in the video. Long hair did not prevent us from winning the national championship,” Sterlin Sanders, a VSU alumni, said.

The school also says it’s committed to a fair, respectful non-discriminatory environment.

VSU has since released a statement in relation to the coach’s comments.

“In keeping with the Valdosta State University Non-Discrimination Policy, the university is committed to maintaining a fair, respectful, and non-discriminatory environment for all. The VSU Office of Human Resources is conducting a comprehensive inquiry into the current matter and will address any personnel actions that are deemed to violate university policy if the inquiry reveals anything. We are progressing through the required due process procedures.”

Valdosta State University

Copyright 2023 WALB. All rights reserved.

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Making bad decisions is my middle name

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like/reblog se pegar.

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Cody Dell Akridge

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Incorrect Ogden Quotes, featuring quotes from my own family and friends

Halima: I've always wanted to drink SpongeBob's tears

Morray: He's a happy little sponge you bastard, he did nothing to you

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Morray to Charlotte upon discovering their tents are sacked: Them damn bloody butt pirates, they struck again!

Cherry: SHIT SKILLET *turkey garbles* run it's a sphincter viking! (Singing) they're on patrol, for your anus hole, you better run, it's not as fun as it sounds

Morray to Matt: Welcome to the Sphincterverse, Spiderman

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Adalia wrapping an arm around Thomas Akridge and climbing in his lap: Now to talk to the person I really wanna see! Hey handsome, so when's your cute ass mom getting here huh?

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*Lori telling Leon about everything he missed while he was dead*

Leon: You look like the Unabomber

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Morray seeing the Warriors before the Trials: Look at this big fucking hunk crossing the street

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Leon seeing Matt for the first time: Bro if I was a gay dude I'd be all over that big slab of beef

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Cherry: Are you showing affection? I think you're a homosexual

Elijah: *burps*

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Morray: Soon I'm gonna go from sigma to gamma because all the monster I drink makes my piss radioactive

Halima: Soon you're gonna be dead.

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Morray watching the Trials: Show your weiner to the gnomes

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Leon: They have a reason to hate you.

Halima: I'm going to be the reason you don't wake up.

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Matt: *Morray indirectly saying my dick is huge? Where are your manners!! I asked her what she meant because she obviously made the 'you know what they say about muscley men' joke so I wanted to know how she says it*

Adalia: How rude, it's etiquette to say it directly to your face. Matthew, your dick is huge

Aiyana: Now what the hell

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Christian Leave

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And baby when you sleep do you dream of me? And when you're awake do you think of me? I need to know, how do you feel? 'Cause baby when I sleep I dream of you And when I'm awake that's all I do Think about every detail you have Do you notice when I get mad I clench my jaw? Do you notice when I get sad I tend to fall? Look at my words I say to you 'Cause I notice when you get mad you close your eyes And I notice when you are sad you let out sighs I need to know are those sighs ever over me? Do you know how in love with you I am? Do you see how in love with you I am? Every thing that you do, it makes my heart stop Oh, it stops And baby when you sleep do you dream of me?

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"Do you know how in love with you I am? Do see how in love with you I am?"

- Christian Akridge

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This is my Great Grandmother Effie Leona Pentecost Akridge, raising a roast beside her husband, my Great Grandfather Robert Hugh Akridge, at their 60th wedding anniversary party. Granny Effie passed in 2012 at the age of 95. Papa Bob held on until 2021 when he passed at the age of 99.

When Papa was 93, he went to dinner with his son, Bobby Akridge, my biological grandfather. He unfortunately choked and aspirated some of his food, rendering him unable to swallow. He lived for 6 years on a feeding tube. My mother, Pam, had been taking care of him and Granny for as long as I could remember. She ensured that their lawn was mowed and clean, their groceries purchased and put away, and took them both to doctor appointments. It made sense, with them living so close down the road, and their only living children much farther out.

With Papa now on a feeding tube and needing round-the-clock care, his son stepped in to "care" for him. While Bobby did the care tasks as he should, he did not show any care for his father in his remaining years. During visits, Bobby would often talk disrespectfully toward or about my Papa with the excuse that he couldn't hear or see well enough for it to bother him. Later, we would find out that he had been stealing money from Papa's accounts to pay his debts. My mother tried to convince Papa to take some action to protect his assets, but being a traditional man, he chose to leave everything to Bobby, as their only living child. His sister Linda followed Granny in death in 2014.

As we predicted, when Papa passed, Bobby attempted to take as much as possible from it. My mother was able to keep one account out of his hands, most of which was used to create a debt payment plan in order for my mother to attempt to purchase their home. (Another part, she sent to me to pay off my car when my family hit financial struggle, with the agreement to pay it back to her in full.) My mom genuinely wanted to keep that home and live in it for the rest of her life, when it would be passed onto another caring family member who wanted it. We had no legal power in this situation as only Bobby was named in the will.

Just last night, my father called me and during the span of the call, he informed me that Bobby had sold their beloved house on Arcadia Circle. In doing so, he also sold off their belongings, many of which were full of sentimental value. My mother had requested Granny's rings, all of which were given to her as gifts by Papa, and her shell collection from their travels. She had also informed me that her sister, Kelly, wanted the kitchen stool that they had used as kids to help Granny cook. I had also wanted to copy and preserve their photo slides from their travels.

Unfortunately, he's blocked the entire family, including my brother and I, who have never attempted to butt in or hold him accountable.

Today, I'm choosing to hold him accountable for the elder abuse he carried out, as well as appeal to the #thrifting and #secondhand communities in north Alabama. I am primarily seeking in the Arab area in Marshall County, but I have no record of where these items have gone or if Bobby has kept any. We have no way of finding out. We are asking for help in recovering these items and I am personally willing to buy them back in order to return them to my family.

William Robert "Bobby" Akridge of Canton, GA. You are a thief and a coward.

In 2011, just one year before your mother died, you let her live without power while your daughter rushed to Tennessee through storm damage and gas shortages to get her husband to MEPS to swear in. We brought them back a generator when you didn't lift a finger. Your daughter took care of them when they needed help. You only stepped in to squeeze as much money from your father as you could. I'm ashamed to know I share blood with you. You are not our family, and your actions over the years have proved that.

For those who are willing to help, I will attach whatever images I can. We are searching for pieces of a large shell collection, and a vintage Costzon kitchen helper stool in yellow. The images I currently have are low quality, and I wish I had better, but I am working with what I have from Colorado on a wild goose chase happening in Alabama.

If you are in the North Alabama region and frequent secondhand shops, thrift stores, or anywhere a greedy old bastard could take a bunch of curios to sell. They would likely have been sold locally, though some may have been taken back to Georgia. I'm contacting other family members to find out what items to request help in searching for in addition to the ones above. There were a handful of furniture items in the house that had also been built by Papa as well.

We have no idea where the projector slides are, if they were kept by him or sold. They would have been the type to fit a slide projector circa 40s to 50s, I will confirm with more info when I have it. Papa and Granny took photos along their travels after WWII before they settled down to have a family. Papa served in the Navy after being drafted.

I am just an illustrator living in Colorado with my USMC husband and 5-year-old daughter at Peterson SFB. If you are in the area and wish to help us in this quest, these items could be anywhere within the secondhand and thrifting network. I've been asking friends to call theirs and enlist as much help and grapevine gossip as I can find, with my local friends as my proxy. I mean it with my whole heart when I say that I will personally pay to back back any that are found in order to return them to my family.

Granny and Papa lived at 385 Arcadia Circle, Arab AL, 35016. The house was sold in May of 2023 and will be demolished for a subdivision. The items we seek were likely sold from the house or in the surrounding areas, most likely by William Robert "Bob" Akridge, pictured below with my then 1-year-old daughter.

Bob, the coward who sold a bunch of sentimental items under his own daughters' noses and sold the beloved family home to be demolished. This man valued money more than his own family's attachments to his own parents. My brother has no solid memories of him, and I have only two before these visits at Papa's before we PCS'd to California. None of those memories are pleasant. I hadn't even recognized him when he greeted me at his mother's funeral. He always had a habit of showing up at odd times, tried to impress folks around him and flirted shamelessly with nurses rather than caring for his father.

I would have loved to have discussed this politely, but you chose to block the entire family.

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Union Station expansion project's massive garage draws criticism from Akridge, D.C. officials 

Union Station expansion project’s massive garage draws criticism from Akridge, D.C. officials 

The amount of parking spaces included in the massive redevelopment of Union Station has become a flashpoint in the debate over the long-planned project, with D.C. officials and neighbors alike arguing for a substantial reduction in parking on the property.

Plans call for 1,575 spaces in a new, 10-story garage replacing the station’s existing parking structure, which sits on First Street NE. The…