The Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Clinic...Asking You To Know Your Status, Get Tested Today!

Rickey Smiley, Mayor Pro-Tem Dwaine Caraway, KBFB 97.9 The Beat, The City of Dallas, and The MLK, Jr. Family Clinic partnering to bring awareness throughout the Metroplex with the annual Hip Hop for HIV campaign.  The goal is to educate the community about the epidemic of HIV/AIDS and the need for people to be test...KNOW YOUR STATUS!  See list of locations (Testing Sites Download Now...Starting In May! ) you can get tested and also receive a ticket to attend The Third Annual Hip Hop for HIV concert.  June 20, 2010 @ THE PALLADIUM BALLROOM located at 1135 South Lamar, Dallas, Texas from 3:00PM to 7:00PM.  Performers are: Omarion, Marques Houston, Roscoe Dash, Dorrough, & more! 

What are HIV and AIDS? Learn More Click...The CDC

HIV is the human immunodeficiency virus. It is the virus that can lead to acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or AIDS. CDC estimates  United States contracted HIV in 2006.

HIV damages a person’s body by destroying specific blood cells, called CD4+ T cells, which are crucial to helping the body fight diseases.  The Third Annual Hip Hop for HIV Concert On June 20, 2010 Press Release