The organizer of an inaugural, traveling festival with the goal of promoting education to reduce gun violence said he hopes the event will bring communities together.Daren Gayle, founder and organizer of the “Guns Down, Life Matters” festival, said he was inspired to organize a community event offering resources to those affected by gun violence after working with and getting to
Local politician reunites rap group to stop violence in Savannah
WJCL 4 hrs ago
A state politician and two Georgia businessmen are using rap to stop the violence.
In the 1980s, according to the group, Candy Love was the first national rap recording act of the south.Sign up for our Newsletters Our group started touring with Salt-N-Peppa, Heavy-D, and Bobby Brown just to name a few, and then went on to do national PSA s and national tours, said Georgia Representative Carl Gilliard. Rep. Gilliard, who heads the Chatham County Legislative Gang Prevention and Intervention Commission, and his childhood friends Daren Gayle and Lonnie Green used positive themes in all their songs.