Actress and Entrepreneur Kim Fields will be the featured keynote speaker at the Atlanta Business League (ABL) 2023 Membership Campaign on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 Experience Membership and Embrace Success Networking Opportunities Professional Development Advocacy and Support Visibility and Recognition Come and learn how you can join the Atlanta Business League (ABL) and tap into a supportive community that can offer guidance and opportunities to help grow and sustain your business in the Atlanta business ecosystem. Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Location: The…
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Eta Omega Golf Classic Friday, September 29, 2023 Date : Friday, September 29, 2023 Time : 7:30 am Registration and Breakfast 9:00 am Shotgun Start 3:00 pm Lunch and Awards Location : Heron Bay Golf and Country Club 5100 Heron Bay Boulevard Locust Grove, Georgia 30248-7008 Eta Omega Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. will host its Annual Golf Classic on Friday, September 29, 2023, at Heron Bay Golf and Country Club in Locust Grove, Georgia. This annual event of fellowship and fun will benefit the Eta Omega Foundation,…
Special to The Atlanta Inquirer by Willene White-Smith What a beautiful time they had on Sunday, August 20th, as the J.K. Smith, Sr. Foundation presented: “Re-Tracing our Roots to Ghana,” this summer! They fellowshipped in the spacious A.D. Powell Fellowship Hall of Allen Temple AME Church-Atlanta. Everyone had a wonderful time reconnecting with their Ghana Travel family, all in Afro-Centric attire. It was exciting to revisit the Tribal Village where each received his African name; ELMINA, the Slave Dungeon for “US” & castle to others Upstairs; Re-Visited the Slave River…
AARP co-sponsored the Atlanta Hip-Hop Day and Atlanta Hip-Hop Festival in Atlanta, Georgia. On September 3, 2023, AARP honored hometown artists Pastor Troy and Li’l Jon at Atlanta’s Historic Fourth Ward Park, at 680 Dallas Street NE, near the Ponce City Market. Hillary Johnson, AARP Associate State Director (ASD), and Lee A. Baker, AARP Regional Volunteer Director and former AARP President, presented the two awards. The AARP Icon Award was presented to Pastor Troy, and the AARP Pioneer Award was presented to Li’l Jon. Both musical artists / rappers /…
You can count them all on your fingers. East Point, College Park, Fairburn, Union City, The City of South Fulton, Palmetto, and The City of Chattahoochee Hills. All of these cities make up the small towns of South Fulton County. One unique thing about them is all, except two, have had Black mayors. In this next election, that could change in that the number of African-American mayors in South Fulton County could increase by at least one. The City of Palmetto, Georgia, founded in 1854, has been upward and mobile…
Shiloh Baptist Church Event Reflects Civil Rights Movement’s Focus on Advancing Health Equity as Nation Recovers from COVID-19 Pandemic Atlanta, GA (August 25, 2023) – The Conference of National Black Churches (CNBC) will host a health fair in collaboration Dr. Wallace Charles Smith and the historic Shiloh Baptist Church on Sunday, August 27th, as part of the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington. The event recognizes the historic role health equity has played in the Civil Rights movement, as well as the Black Church’s strong role in leading the…