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National Black MBA Association to meet in Atlanta this fall
By Ernie Suggs
July 12, 2011The 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.
About the Author
Ernie Suggs is an enterprise reporter covering race and culture for the AJC since 1997. A 1990 graduate of N.C. Central University and a 2009 Harvard University Nieman Fellow, he is also the former vice president of the National Association of Black Journalists. His obsession with Prince, Spike Lee movies, Hamilton and the New York Yankees is odd.
