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DeKalb NAACP hosting membership breakfast

By April Hunt
March 26, 2014

The DeKalb County branch of the NAACP is hosting its annual membership breakfast Saturday.

Tickets are $30 for the event, which begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Greater Travelers Rest Baptist Church, 4650 Flat Shoals Parkway, south of Decatur.

Information/tickets: 404-241-8006.

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