What news did T.J tell Cassie and her brothers

In chapter 1, on the way to school, TJ Avery and his younger brother, Claude join the Logan children on their way to school. TJ tells Stacey that Mr. Berry and his two nephews were burned by some white men the previous night. Stacey says that Mr. Lanier had fetched Big Ma to help nurse Mr. Berry the night before. TJ knows about the burning because Mrs. Logan had stopped by to talk to his mother about it before school earlier that morning.