First Annual Hip Hop for HIV
I heard about this on the radio and wanted to post it, but I couldn’t remember the details. Just so happens a friend of mine works with AIDS Foundation Houston and sent me the link. The testing started yesterday, but there are other days and places you can go to get tested and a ticket. I’ve posted before about AIDS in the black community and it’s a problem that can be controlled.
For more information visit this link
The City Of Dallas, 979 The Beat, MLK Jr. Family Clinic, Dwaine Caraway and Rickey Smiley are teaming up to Fight the spread of the HIV Virus in the Dallas Metroplex. Over the Next five weeks we will get information out to the public on Free HIV Testing sites across the Dallas Metroplex and it’s our collective goal to get 3000 people tested. On September 14, 2008 at Dallas City Hall a “HIP HOP for HIV” Concert will be held at Dallas City Hall and all of the people that took the test during the testing drive will receive a free ticket to attend. THIS WILL BE A TICKET THAT MONEY CANNOT BUY!
To get a free ticket just take a “free - confidential” Hiv Test Monday through Friday at any of our testing sites listed below or at our four jumbo sites. After completing the test you will get one free ticket to the concert while supplies last. You can test this week at following locations. It’s the Hip Hop for Hiv Awareness concert brought to you by 97.9 the Beat, Your interactive Hip Hop Station!
HIP HOP for HIV Concert Artist Line Up
September 14, 2008
Bun B
Mike Jones
David Banner
Pleasure P
Young Berg
Day 26
Trap Squad Cartel
Prime Time Click
The 1st Annual Hip Hop for Hiv Awareness Concert…..
Dallas has the highest percentage of HIV positive
people in the state..So Stop playin’…
It’s time to get serious and get tested!
Know Your Status!
This is the ticket money can’t buy!
August 23rd, 2008 at 11:17 am
I wish we had something like that here in Akron, Ohio.
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August 24th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
I’m glad to hear they are doing something big like this. It’s a great idea and hopefully it will drive HIV/AIDS awareness.
September 4th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Hello. My name is Taia I am 19 years old and I love to write reality poetry. I have a poem called Hiv and Aids Awarenes which I believe is a great poem to read for this occasion. I do not have aids or hiv but if you heard this poem you would assume so. It is so encouraging to see the radio station doing something like this for the community because it is something that has been happening for sometime now and no one has done nothing about it. I would like to read this poem at this occasion. If you would like for me to send you a copy I dont mnd.