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Benefit concert for Fund for Southern Communities

By Shelia M. Poole
July 20, 2012

A concert featuring Sweet Honey in the Rock will be held this month to benefit the Fund for Southern Communities.

The concert will be held at 8 p.m. July 28 at Ebenezer Baptist Church, 407 Auburn Ave.

The Fund For Southern Communities is a non profit foundation that provides funding to social justice, grassroots organizations throughout the southeast. Tickets are $30. To purchase: www.fundforsouth.org or call 404-371-8404.

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