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'''Deanna "Dee" Reed''' (born [[June 26]], [[1989]]) is an event manager for [[Bruno Event Team]], a program coordinator for the [[Rickey Smiley Foundation]], and | '''Deanna "Dee" Reed''' (born [[June 26]], [[1989]]) is an event manager for [[Bruno Event Team]], a program coordinator for the [[Rickey Smiley Foundation]], and an activist. She ran for [[Birmingham City Council]] [[Birmingham City Council District 2|District 2]] in the [[2017 Birmingham municipal election]]. | ||
Reed is one of ten children of [[Old Pentecost Temple]] founding pastor [[Michael Reed]] and his wife, [[Barbara Reed|Barbara]]. She grew up in [[Birmingham]] and attended [[Banks Middle School]] and [[Ramsay High School]], graduating in [[2007]]. She went on to major in mass communication at [[Miles College]], earning her bachelor's degree in [[2011]]. | Reed is one of ten children of [[Old Pentecost Temple]] founding pastor [[Michael Reed]] and his wife, [[Barbara Reed|Barbara]]. She grew up in [[Birmingham]] and attended [[Banks Middle School]] and [[Ramsay High School]], graduating in [[2007]]. She went on to major in mass communication at [[Miles College]], earning her bachelor's degree in [[2011]]. | ||
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Reed served an internship at the [[Birmingham Civil Rights Institute]] and later worked as marketing and promotions director for [[Summit Media]] stations [[WBHJ-FM]] and [[WALJ-FM]]. She coordinated the stations' efforts to replace playground equipment at [[Center Point Elementary School]] lost in the [[January 2012 tornado outbreak]], and their response to the [[2013 Marks Village gas explosion|2013 gas explosion]] at [[Marks Village]] homes in [[Gate City]]. | Reed served an internship at the [[Birmingham Civil Rights Institute]] and later worked as marketing and promotions director for [[Summit Media]] stations [[WBHJ-FM]] and [[WALJ-FM]]. She coordinated the stations' efforts to replace playground equipment at [[Center Point Elementary School]] lost in the [[January 2012 tornado outbreak]], and their response to the [[2013 Marks Village gas explosion|2013 gas explosion]] at [[Marks Village]] homes in [[Gate City]]. | ||
As a candidate for City Council, Reed | As a candidate for City Council, Reed hoped to promote public safety and business development in District 2. She lost the seat to [[Hunter Williams]]. In [[2019]] Reed was one of the activists who founded the [[Birmingham Committee for Truth and Reconciliation]] to host an event for [[Angela Davis]] at [[Boutwell Auditorium]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:43, 19 February 2019
Deanna "Dee" Reed (born June 26, 1989) is an event manager for Bruno Event Team, a program coordinator for the Rickey Smiley Foundation, and an activist. She ran for Birmingham City Council District 2 in the 2017 Birmingham municipal election.
Reed is one of ten children of Old Pentecost Temple founding pastor Michael Reed and his wife, Barbara. She grew up in Birmingham and attended Banks Middle School and Ramsay High School, graduating in 2007. She went on to major in mass communication at Miles College, earning her bachelor's degree in 2011.
Reed served an internship at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and later worked as marketing and promotions director for Summit Media stations WBHJ-FM and WALJ-FM. She coordinated the stations' efforts to replace playground equipment at Center Point Elementary School lost in the January 2012 tornado outbreak, and their response to the 2013 gas explosion at Marks Village homes in Gate City.
As a candidate for City Council, Reed hoped to promote public safety and business development in District 2. She lost the seat to Hunter Williams. In 2019 Reed was one of the activists who founded the Birmingham Committee for Truth and Reconciliation to host an event for Angela Davis at Boutwell Auditorium.
External links
- Deanna Reed campaign website