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NAWBO-MEMPHIS August Guest Speaker is Businessman Jon Thompson
The National Association of Women Business Owners - Memphis will have local businessman Jon Thompson as the guest speaker for the August 9, 2011 meeting. He will speak on the topic Passion, Persistence and Patience. This meeting will be held at The Crescent Club, 6075...
Former Memphis Negro Baseball League Players Tour the Withers Museum Today
University of Memphis Professor Curt Hart is coordinating a visit to The Withers Museum of some of the former players in the Negro Baseball League. Hart who teaches a class at U of M about the old Negro League thought it would be a great idea to invite some of the...
Mayor Wharton to file petition for Re-Election and announces Headquarters Grand Opening
Memphis Mayor A C Wharton, Jr. will file to run for re-election on Monday, July 18, 2011 at Noon at the Shelby County Election Commission. Wharton, his family and supporters will convene at the Election Commission office, located at 150 Washington Avenue - Suite...
New Website Launches for Direction 2040 Plan (Public Input Needed to Update Regional Long Range Transportation Plan)
A new website to help gather and provide information in the development of the new regional long range transportation plan, Direction 2040, was launched this week. The website is www.Direction2040.com. The Memphis Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is...
Memphis Branch NAACP to Address Changes in Voter Identification Bill
In response to the recent passage of the Tennessee Senate Bill #16, the Political Action Committee of the Memphis Branch NAACP will hold a meeting for concerned citizens on Sunday, July 17 at 4 p.m. at Mt. Olive CME Cathedral Church (528 Linden at Lauderdale). The...
98th Annual Convention of the NAACP – Integrated Communications Campaign
In early 2007, the oldest civil rights organization in the country was mired in controversy. Bruce Gordon, the president of the organization resigned due to perceived conflicts with the board of directors. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People...
Homegoing of Bishop G.E. Patterson – Crisis Communications Campaign
Bishop G. E. Patterson died on March 20, 2007. As the Presiding Bishop of the Church Of God In Christ, Inc. (COGIC), he was the Pentecostal religious leader to more than 6.5 million members worldwide. Bishop Patterson still handled the day-to-day operations of the...
97th Holy Convocation for the Church Of God In Christ
Research In September 2004, representatives from The Carter Malone Group, LLC (CMG) met with Church Of God In Christ, Inc. (COGIC) Presiding Bishop G. E. Patterson to propose hiring our firm to handle public relations for the denomination. A week later, the leader of...