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Hip-Hop for HIV Campaign conducting testing site in Fort Worth on Saturday Sept. 7

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FORT WORTH — The Hip-Hop for HIV Campaign will conduct a testing site in Fort Worth on Saturday September 7, from 12 noon to 6 p.m. at Gipson Auto Detail, 5721 E. Berry, Fort Worth.

It's part of "Hip-Hop for HIV," a major HIV/AIDS education and testing initiative targeted to teens and young adults, which has now expanded to the city of Fort Worth, coordinated by Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine R. Caraway, Rickey Smiley, KBFB 97.9 The Beat and the MLK Jr. Family Clinic.

The Aids Outreach Center and local recording artists including Trap Squad Cartel and GS Boyz have joined the effort.

Knowing your status and "testing for tickets" is the campaign's core concept. Those tested will receive one free ticket to the first Hip-Hop for HIV Concert, to be held on Dallas City Hall Plaza from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14. The goal of the event is to increase awareness, reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS and overcome the stigma associated with the disease.

More than 60,000 Texans are living with HIV/AIDS, with about 5,000 new cases reported each year. Tarrant County reported 269 HIV/AIDS cases last year.

Source: City of Dallas

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