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Attention Atlanta & Nearby Residents!!!

Posted by Mike D. on July 28th, 2010

As reported on Dateline and The AJC on (7/19/2010). Starting Aug 1, 2010 Georgia will launch a 30 day speeding ticket frenzy. The state estimates that 9 million dollars will be genreated in speeding tickets. 1 Million will go to pay state troopers overtime. The rest to help with dwindiling budgets. There will be 50 stste troopers on duty at all times patrolling the 7 main intersections and highways. They are the following: I-20 East & West, I-75 North & South, I-85 North & South, I-675 North & South, GA-985 North & South, GA-316 East & West, and GA-400 North & South. 5 mph above the limit can justify a ticket and every state trooper is SUPPOSED to pull a car over and write a ticket every 10 to 20 minutes. They have issued 30 new unmarked Dodge Charger Police cruisers and are bringing in all of their part timers on full time. If you work in the Atlanta area, you will probably take one of these highways. It’s up to YOU how fast you are going when they clock you. WSB, WXIA and CBS have all confirmed this story!

Tags: Atlanta, Georgia, HipHopGivesBack.org, Speeding, state troopers, Tickets
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Premiere Concepts- Rock Star Back 2 School Showcase!!!!!

Posted by Mike D. on July 3rd, 2010

Are you a Rock Star or the parent of a Rock Star…Premiere Concepts by Kemi George presents a Back to School Showcase…Saturday, August 21, 2010 1pm – 4pm at Top Civic Center, 1098 Utica Avenue, Bklyn, NY 11203…$300 scholarship for the best performer…singers, dancers, instrumentalists, etc are all welcome…contact us at (347)-421-7944 for more info

Tags: Back to school, Civic center, dancers, HipHopGivesBack, Premiere Concepts, Rock Star, Scholarship, singers
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FORT GREENE FESTIVAL RETURNS SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 2010

Posted by Mike D. on June 23rd, 2010

Brooklyn, NY - - - I See Promotions, LLC, in conjunction with the Ajile L. Turner Scholarship Fund, is pleased to announce the return of the Fort Greene Festival on Saturday, June 26, 2010. Continuing in Brooklyn’s history of great outdoor festivals, the Fort Greene Festival (FGF) enters its second year this summer and is expected to once again attract thousands of people to the day long affair. Hip Hop artist and actor Common will headline the program; Malik Yoba will host, and Rosie Perez will co-host. Now dubbed, The Art, Soul, and Future of Brooklyn, FGF will continue in its mission to celebrate the cultures, cuisine, and artistic diversity of Brooklyn. The full day program, from 12:00 noon to 10:00 pm, is a mixture of musical performances, food, film, and shopping. The official entrance to the festival will be at the corner of DeKalb Avenue and Washington Park in the Fort Greene section of Central Brooklyn.

For more information, please call 718.902.9641 718.902.9641 718.902.9641 718.902.9641 718.902.9641 718.902.9641 . Online, please visit www.fortgreenefest.com or email fgreenefest@gmail.com. Find Fort Greene Festival on Facebook and Follow on Twitter: @fortgreenefest.

All media inquiries are directed to April R. Silver at AKILA WORKSONGS: pr@akilaworksongs.com or 718.756.8501 718.756.8501 718.756.8501 718.756.8501 718.756.8501 718.756.8501

Tags: Ajile L. Turner, Brooklyn, Common, Fort Greene, Malik Yoba, Rosie Perez, soul of brooklyn
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The Tupac Amaru Shakur Center For the Arts 2nd Annual Benefit Concert

Posted by Konata J on June 16th, 2010

The Tupac Amaru Shakur Center For the Arts 2nd Annual Benefit Concert will take place Wednesday, June 16th 2010 at the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts.

Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts
5616 Memorial Drive
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
Toll Free: 1-888-875-TASF / 404-298-4222 tel
404-298-4223 fax

Tickets are $35 on the day of the event. For more information call 404.298.4222.

SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY MIKE EPPS, RICK ROSS, BUN B, TOO SHORT, ROSCOE DASH, PILL and More to be announced!

(You must be 18 or over to attend.)

ALL PROCEEDS GO TO BENEFIT THE TUPAC AMARU SHAKUR FOUNDATION

Source: http://tasf.org/events.asp?id=193

Tags: arts, Benefit Concert, charity, Foundation, Hip Hop, TASF, tupac
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Jamie Hector’s Moving Mountains & NYC Paintball Present: “The Streets vs The Law”

Posted by Konata J on June 11th, 2010

The cast of ‘The Wire’ is reuniting in New York for ‘The Wire: Paintball Edition’ for actor Jamie Hector’s (Marlo) non-profit youth organization Moving Mountains.

The tournament will pit cast members against each other as The Streets Vs. The Law. Players include but are not limited to Michael K. Williams (Omar), Sonja Sohn (Kima), Felicia Pearson (Snoop), Anwan Glover (Slim Charles).

100% of proceeds go to Moving Mountains Youth Summer Program

Tags: actor, charity, Give Back, Hip Hop, summer program, The Wire, Youth With Opinion
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A gifted and highly sought after public speaker, Powell has lectured on multiculturalism, building corporate responsibility, American and Black American history, the life of Dr. King, civil rights, American politics and civic engagement, sexism from a male perspective, leadership, social activism, the state of hiphop, redefining American manhood, and being Black and male in America, among other topics, at hundreds of colleges and universities, community centers, prisons, religious institutions, conferences, and festivals, as well as in corporate settings. Furthermore, Kevin Powell routinely offers his insights on a variety of matters, to TV, radio, newspaper, magazine, and internet outlets in America, and abroad.

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Of paramount importance to Kevin Powell, however, is his activism. He has been a leader in some form or fashion for over twenty years, dating back to his days as a teenager at Rutgers University. He was a participant in the student-led anti-apartheid movement, the drive to end racism in South Africa. He has been at the forefront of police brutality and racial bias cases. He has worked for years around voting rights. Powell is one of the most prominent voices in the hiphop generation, and he has organized a number of concerts, mc battles, rallies, and forums that stress the use of hiphop as a tool for social change. As a result of his own past personal struggles, contradictions, growth, and a commitment to therapy and healing, Kevin has become a very outspoken critic of violence against women and girls, of violence in general, and he has been at the forefront of the movement to redefine American manhood away from sexism and violence. Powell also plays a key role in the Black male development arena, having produced, the past few years, among other things, a 10-city State of Black Men Tour, numerous Black male think tank sessions, and Black and Male in America, a 3-Day national conference (http://www.blackandmaleinamerica.org). Powell has taught, mentored, and counseled in schools, camps, prisons, and on the streets of urban America. He produces an annual holiday party and clothing drive every December in New York City that benefits the needy. And Powell was a central figure in Gulf Coast disaster relief efforts, facilitating the delivery of goods and services to the affected regions, and being a cofounder of "Katrina on the Ground," an initiative that sent over 700 college students to work in the devastated region.

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Attention Atlanta & Nearby Residents!!!

Premiere Concepts- Rock Star Back 2 School Showcase!!!!!

FORT GREENE FESTIVAL RETURNS SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 2010

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Jamie Hector’s Moving Mountains & NYC Paintball Present: “The Streets vs The Law”

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