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06/02/2026

3rd Annual Jr. Debutante Presentation — Celebrate Confidence, Culture, and Community

06/02/2026

Small Business Development Center Hosting A Seminar On What You Need To Know About Buying A Business

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06/02/2026

Big dreams deserve real support. 💡🏙️

Applications are now open for the 2026 Habersham Downtown Dreams Initiative — an incredible opportunity for entrepreneurs in Macon and Middle Georgia to gain tools, training, mentorship, and community support to help turn business ideas into reality.

Whether you’re just starting out or ready to grow what you’ve already built, this 8-week program was designed to help visionaries move forward with purpose. Plus, participants have the opportunity to compete for business investment awards.

This is bigger than business. This is about building legacy, ownership, and opportunity in our community.

📍Hosted by NewTown Macon & Macon-Middle Georgia Black Pages
📅 Deadline to Apply: June 21, 2026
🗓 Program Runs: Tuesdays | July 21 – September 8

Don’t sit on the dream another year. Apply now and bet on yourself. ✨

06/01/2026

One Scan. Endless Resources. From local Black-owned gems to must-see events—it's all here.

Your Culture. Your Community. Your Connection. Scan to explore Black-owned businesses, events, and news that matter."

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05/31/2026

1 in 10 people in Georgia suffers from food deficiency.

1 in 7 adults goes hungry on average.

1 in 5 children suffer from hunger.

And the odds are that we know someone who is suffering. Maybe you are one of the suffering.

I just know we can’t stand there and do nothing about it. And good thing there are people doing something about it:

**Mulberry Street United Methodist Church started a community garden in Macon, Georgia back in 2011 just a few blocks down from the church. It grows a large variety of produce that is supported by the countless volunteers that make it happen. Since opening, it has** provided food to the Macon Outreach program and other kitchens and food pantries in the area.

Shaome Co-op is a nonprofit organization also based in Macon, Georgia that creates food security through education and planting Food Forests. A food forest is a dynamic way to regrow food that will last for a longer period of time. It mimics natural woodland ecosytems by created different layers of fruits, herbs and vegetables that will enrich the soil, allowing for it to replenish itself for years to come.

You can become part of the fight towards food security by contacting Shaome Co-op and learning all you can about the growing your own garden and donating to other community gardens in your area.

Become part of the change and do something.

05/31/2026

Applications are now open for the 2026 Habersham Downtown Dreams Initiative! 🎓

This eight-week program gives Macon entrepreneurs the tools, training, and community to turn their business vision into reality. DDI participants also have the opportunity to win one of three $2,500 awards to invest in their business. Whether you're an existing business owner ready to scale, or an aspiring entrepreneur who's been sitting on a dream for months (or years), DDI was built for you!

The deadline for applications is June 21 at midnight.
Apply now at https://ntmacon.wufoo.com/forms/2026-downtown-dreams-initiative-application/

Want to learn more about the process and how to submit a competitive application? Join our DDI Applicant Interest Webinar on June 8 at 12 PM. The link to register for interest webinar: Register for the DDI Applicant Interest Webinar: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/4817799018301/WN_e3ZhHtF-TUCuVwrbX97rlA

05/31/2026

Born in South Carolina in 1834, Henry McNeal Turner was born free because his grandmother was a white woman and according to slave law, her children were considered to be free. Appointed by Abraham Lincoln, he became the first Black Chaplain in the US Army during the Civil War. Fighting for Union side, Turner encouraged black people to fight against slavery from the pulpit to the field. He even recruited for the army inside of his own church.

After the war ended, he lived in Macon, Georgia and founded a few AME churches that are still around today. He then became active in Georgia politics after the seeing the many failures of the Black Codes and the Reconstruction era. This made him realize that America could never and would never be our home. So he begin to advocate for emigration (that’s with an “e”) where African Americans would, as the name suggests, move back to Africa in order to have freedom without boundaries.

But Bishop Turner saw it as an opportunity for African Americans to create our own black nation on the African continent. And places like the newly former Liberia would be perfect for this! Although most of the African American community did not agree to leaving the country, Turner helped organized groups to leave for Liberia and helped to establish AME churches in Africa.

He ran for political office in Macon and served as the representative for the Georgia State Legislature in 1867. He was run out of office for a few years until President Ulysses Grant appointed Turner as postmaster of Macon, Georgia (person in charge of the post office). We even have our main post office named after him: Henry McNeal Turner Building. His speech “I Claim the Rights of a Man” addressed to the Georgia legislature in 1868 demanded that he and other elected officials be treated with respect and dignity.

05/29/2026

🚨 CELEBRATE WITH US! 🚨

Thirty-five years ago, a vision was born to spotlight Black excellence, Black businesses, and the people making a difference throughout our communities.

Today, the Macon–Middle Georgia Black Pages stands as a testament to what happens when a community supports its own.

🎉 35 Years of Service
🎉 35 Years of Connections
🎉 35 Years of Celebrating Black Excellence

Now we’re inviting YOU to be part of this historic anniversary edition!

Whether you’re a business owner, community leader, church, organization, family, or longtime supporter, this is your opportunity to purchase a congratulatory tribute and help us celebrate this incredible milestone.

📣 Honor the legacy.
📣 Celebrate the journey.
📣 Support the future.

⏳ Don’t wait, space is limited!

35 Years Strong in 2026! 💙🖤

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