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Click here to join a team for March of Dimes! http://www.marchforbabies.org/event/downtownatlanta  

Get the facts, and then decide. By Denise Dunbar March 25, 2015 Plans are in the works to fix Georgia’s failing schools, or are they?  Seems like the more information that’s released about a new piece of legislation that’s progressing at the state capitol, the more confused some people become. Governor Nathan Deal calls it […]

Let’s take a good long look at HIV rate in our community. By Denise Dunbar We have to stop ignoring this!  New CDC numbers show a distressing trend. There’s an increasing number of young people, ages 13 – 24 becoming infected with the HIV virus!! (What’s really going on?!!) According to health professionals, of all […]

Friday – March 20, 2015 WHAT- Concerned Clergy and Activists speak out against Education Bill WHO-  Rev. Frank Brown, President of Concerned Black Clergy Dr. Verdaillia Turner, President of the Georgia Federation of Teachers Concerned Parents WHEN-  Friday, March 20, 2015, 12:30 pm WHERE-  Georgia Capitol Rotunda   Sunday –  March 22, 2015 WHAT-  Church […]

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  Join REEC & The Ho 107.9 Hotshots This Friday March 20th at Therrell High School to help raise uniforms for students in need. You know the celebrities will be in the building including Bandit Gang Marco, We Are Toonz and Hot 107.9’s own REEC! Therrell High  School @ 4pm 3099 Panther Trl., SW Atlanta, […]

This Saturday Help Tri Cities raise scholarship funds for students in need as they have a Alumni Basketball Game. Tri Cities High School: 2575 Harris St, East Point, GA 30344 Women Game Vs. Doug HS Alumni- 5:30pm Men GAme Vs Doug HS Alumni – 7:30

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While hosting the SIAC College Basketball Tournament, Hot 107.9’s REEC took part in several community events including a Real Men Read Event in Birmingham’s Robinson Elementary School. This event was a great way to bridge the gap between the boys at the school and men of the community and public eye. Participants also included the Chief Of […]

“The day they bled for your vote” By Denise Dunbar Millions of people are getting ready to mark the 50 year anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” in Selma, Alabama. That’s the day marked in history as the day that hundreds of civil rights marchers and advocates were brutally attacked by Alabama State Troopers. They were attempting […]

GABEO’S 45TH Annual Winter Conference “Where Do We Go From Here” (CHAOS OR COMMUNITY….DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.) February 27– March 1, 2015 Hosts: The City of Douglasville 6700 Church Street Douglasville, GA  30134 678-715-6094     GABEO (Georgia Association of Elected Black Officials) is focusing its winter conference on explosive and relevant topics such […]

By Diane Larche’ Celebrating Our Heritage, Our History: Saluting African Americans in the Arts is the theme of the annual Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Heritage Dinner set for Thursday, February 26 at the Georgia World Congress Center, 7 p.m. in the Thomas Murphy Ballroom. Hosted by Actor Comedian Chris Tucker and Fox TV News Anchor […]