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April 2008

• The Links & The American Heart Association Join To Address Childhood Obesity 
• Atlanta Life Financial Group Mourns Passing Of President Ronald D. Brown
• Jackmont Hospitality Receives Four "Best of the Best" Awards At T.G.I.Fridays Leadership Conference
• Bentley & Sons Funeral Homes Doing 3 Times The Business Of Nearest Competitor
• Habersham Elected Georgia's Minority Small Business Champion Of The Year
• Center For Democratic Renewal Closes Its Doors

March 2008

February 2008

• Tranquility Home Healthcare & Dowanna Hardy Give Loving Care To Macon
• Friends Buy & Operate Successful Business In Macon
• Black Enterprise Magazine Announces Top 25 Money Makers In Hollywood
• Macon Insurance Agent Makes Others' Lives Easier
• Nanoscience Creates Major Breakthrough in Hearing Technology 
• Baranco Discusses The High Failure Rate Of Black-Owned Car Dealerships 
• Oprah, Tiger & Jay-Z Top The List Of Richest African Americans
• Black Business Organization To Host Annual Event At The Capitol 
• Pre-Paid Legal Making The Luxury Of Legal Access Affordable For Everyone 
• AFTER FIVE Celebrating Eight Years Of Creating Community
• Subprime Mortgages: No American Dream?
• GABEO Holds 38th Annual Board Meeting & Retreat 

January 2008

• Macon Pharmacy Tailors Treatment To The Individual Customer 
• AFTER FIVE Will Honor Harmon Construction At Annual Gala

December 2007

• Habersham Appointed Associate Director Of New OFHEO Office
• Big House Foundation Announces Allman Brothers Band Museum
• H&H Restaurant Owner Passes At Age 92
• New ACLU Report Details Pervasive Racial Discrimination In America
• Hutchings Women Carry On Tradition At Hutchings Funeral Home
• All Eleven Trumpet Awards Tower Of Power Honorees Are Georgians
• Camilla, Georgia Elects First African American Mayor
• 2008 International Civil Rights Walk Of Fame Inductees 
• Rev. Jesse Jackson Responds To FCC Decision
• Tubman Museum Receives $8,000 Grant From AT&T
• 2008 Trumpet Awards To Be Held In Atlanta

November 2007

• Johnson & Osborne Elected To National Black Caucus - Local Elected Officials
• Macon Attorney Sees Law Firm As His Calling
• Study Finds Bank Of America Underserving Minorities
• Senator Reed Selected For Aspen Institute Fellowship Program
• Sellers Brothers Funeral Home Moves To New Location
• Macon Physician Treats Variety Of Illnesses With Newest Technology
• Ira Davis Discusses African American Immobility
• Governor Perdue Appoints Macon Physician To Chair Of Georgia Trauma Care Network Commission
• Ballentine Calls For National Blackout Day
• Center For Racial Understanding Presents: A Conversation On Race
• Ficklin & Gordon Receive Awards From GABEO At Fall Conference

October 2007

• Capitol City Bank Opens New Branch In Downtown Atlanta
• Tubman Museum Brings NYC's All Stars Jazz Band To Annual Fundraiser
• Branan Foundation Awards $12,000 To South-View Preservation Foundation 
• Macon Officials Unite For Ceremonial Groundbreaking Of Convention Center Hotel
• Hanging Noose Results In Employee Termination At Middle Georgia Company
• GABEO Holds 37th Annual Fall Conference In Augusta
• HomeFirst Educates Georgians About Foreclosure & Predatory Lending
• Ilyasah Shabazz Publishes Her Autobiography 
• Study Finds Bias Against "Black-Sounding" Names On Job Application Resumes
• Barack Obama On Black Planet! 
• JoNita's Restaurant Opens In Macon Mall
• Coca-Cola Elects Alexis Herman As Director
• Georgia Lags Behind 39 States In Offering ID Theft Protection
• Al Gore Wins The 2007 Nobel Peace Prize
• House Bill To Stop Banks From Extending Unfair Overdraft Loans
• Tubman Museum Holds Act Of Courage Awards Ceremony In Atlanta
• Macon Businessman Waldo Sheftall Slain In Apparent Robbery
• Macon Mayor Holds Muslim Observance At City Hall
• Beth Perera Receives Businesswoman Of The Year Award 
• First African American Mayor Of Barnesville, Georgia Passes
• Carpet Cleaning Business Does Incredible Job
• Rainbow PUSH To Hold Press Conference In Atlanta
• GABEO Holds 37th Annual Fall Conference In Augusta
• Hip Hop Artist NeYo Plans Benefit Concert To Aid Grady Health System 
• Macon-Bibb County EOC Taking Applications For Cooling Assistance

September 2007

• Herbert Dennard Receives NAACP's Most Prestigious Award 
• Rocker David Bowie Donates $10,000 To The Jena 6 Legal Defense Fund 
• Alumnus Gives $25,000 To Boost SSU's Tom Joyner Scholarship Campaign
• 100 Black Men Of Atlanta To Bring $30 Million To Atlanta For Football Classic
• Magic Johnson Endorses Hillary With Fundraiser At His Home 
• Lonzy Edwards Wins Bibb County Commission Seat Vacated By Sam Hart
• Summerset Assisted Living Community Opens Expansion 
• NAACP Files Lawsuit Against Major Home Mortgage Companies
• That 70s Atlanta Show: A Retrospective Of Boyd Lewis' Photography Of Atlanta
• Olympia Family Fun Center A Safe, Fun Alternative For The Entire Family 
• Marc Sydnor Joins Atlanta Life Investment Advisors
• Housing Made Affordable In The City Of Macon
• Roberts Radio Communications Company Reshaping Macon

August 2007

• Rare Opportunity: John Edwards & Jimmy Carter At Georgia Southwestern 
• Herbert Dennard To Receive Earl Shinholster Freedom Award
• Cleland To give Democratic Response On Iraq
• Hospital Authority's Board Approves $125 Million For Grady Health System 
• City Of Macon Honors Dr. D.T. Walton With Commemorative Marker Ceremony
• Rivers Becomes An Honorary Commander At Robins Air Force Base
• Clayton County's "Keeper" Making His Mark 
• Glover Excels In One Of The Largest Housing Authorities In The Nation
• Lori Howard & Office Of Workforce Development Improves Lives
• Albany State University Names Jackson Director Of Entrepreneurship
• MCCG & Coliseum Join Together For Community-Wide Safety-Patient Effort
• Gourmet Services Appoints New President
• Macon's Hilton Garden Inn Holds Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
• Macon Powerhouse Elected To NFDMA
• Plans For New Macon Convention Center Hotel Move Forward
• Tubman Museum Receives Grant From Institute Of Museum & Library Services
• Olympia Family Fun Center Is Safe Alternative For The Entire Family
• Six Georgia Auto Dealers Make Top 100 Black Enterprise List

July 2007

• Benefit Gospel Concert Brings In Over $3000 For Booker T Washington Center
• Clarence Otis CEO Of $Billion Restaurant Chain
• Renowned Anesthesiologist Welcomed To Medical Center Of Central Georgia
• Mayor & International Delegation Return From Macon's African Sister City
• The Tubman Torchbearers
• Largest Black Networking Training Conference Held In Atlanta
• Tubman African American Museum Adds 8 New Board Members
• Franklin Completes Her Term As Georgia Municipal Association President
• Atlanta Life Financial Appoints McCoy Vice President Of Marketing
• Successful Sales Team Appears In National  Magazine
• Savannah Clerk Of Council Reese Succeeds To Office Of Presidency
• Calvin Hicks Finds Success In Augusta

June 2007

• Black America Networking Training Conference Coming To Atlanta
• Young Resigns As Atlanta's Chief Operating Officer
• American Airlines Joins The Steve Harvey Show
• Winecoff Hotel Goes To Court After Nine Years
• Protesters Rally In Front Of Bibb County Tax Assessors Office
• Bibb County Board Of Commissioners Reduces Indigent Funding At Medical Center
• Citizens Trust Bank Holds Empowerment Seminars
• Hudson Elected Chairman of Macon Transit Authority Board

April 2007

• NAACP 98th Annual Convention In Detroit
• New Bibb County Tax Assessors' First Meeting
• Female Attorneys Open Firm In Macon
• City of Macon Encourages Minority Bid Participation
• Macon Woman Patents New Washcloth
• Citizens Trust Bank Offers New ATL Card
• Genesis Tailors Moves Business To New Location
• New Adult Day Care Opening Soon
• Story New CEO For Grady Health System
• The Links, Inc. Boycotts Don Imus
• Lary's Bakery Successful for Over 40 Years

March 2007

• Michael Vick Opens Restaurant In Atlanta
• Gordon's Out / National Debate Ensues Over NAACP Direction
• Bentley Opens Funeral Home In Taylor County
• Farrakhan Returns
• Cynthia McKinney Addresses The Issues
• Bibb County Sheriff Appoints Two Chief Deputies
• A Taste Of Macon Turns Out Movers And Shakers
• Black Tie Awards Gala Classy With a Capital "C"

• Macon-Middle GA Housing Counseling Center's First Time Homebuyers Class

February 2007

• Macon Housing Authority Receives $57,000 Grant
• After Five Awards Herbert Dennard Business Person Of The Year
• New Theme Party Salon Caters To Both Girls And Boys
• Atlanta Life Group Acquires Jackson Securities

January 2007

• Expansion Is Tubman Museum's Goal
• Homeownership Can Be A Reality!
• C&N Diversified Aids In Homeownership Challenges
• Middle Georgia Food Bank Feeds The Hungry
• CEO Of Macon Transit Authority Runs A Tight Ship (Bus)

November 2006

• Labor: A New Beginning In The South
• Grady Health System Gears Up For Progress
• Representative Al Williams Elected Chair Of Legislative Black Caucus
• Dogwood City Chapter Of The Links Hosts Literacy Workshop
• Magic Johnson Joins Drug Company To fight AIDS

October 2006

• Boo! What's Scarier Than Skyrocketing Insurance Premiums, Flood Damage & False Promises?

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