The National Black MBA Association, with a boost from Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, announced this week that the organization's 33rd annual convention will begin Oct. 4 in Atlanta at the Georgia World Congress Center.

With more than 12,000 people expected and 350 corporations attending, organizers say the event is the largest black business and professional conference in the country.

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Ceudy Gutierrez reads a book to her 2-year-old son, Matias, at their home in Buford, GA, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Ceudy Gutierrez is struggling to make ends meet for herself and her three young kids following her husband’s ICE arrest earlier this fall. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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