Our theme this year is “BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD” and our speaker for the 2020 banquet will be Colonel Todd A. Bean. Colonel Bean is currently stationed at Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex in Georgia. He is familiar with the Abilene community having been stationed at Dyess AFB four…

Applications for the Martin Luther King Jr. scholarships given by the Abilene Black Chamber of Commerce must be postmarked and received by January 31, 2020. MAIL TO: Abilene Black Chamber of Commerce Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Committee P.O. Box 3572 Abilene, Texas 79604-3572 To request copies of the application packet, please send email…

Session begins at 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM Registration Begins at 8:00 AM  $10.00  Hunter Welcome Center Register over the phone at (325) 864-9491 or https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rise-and-shine-teen-girls-conference-tickets-86937393083?aff=ebdssbdestsearch This will be the 5th conference and it continues to grow. Last year  nearly 100 girls attended and  looking to pack the house again. The girls will receive a…

Celebrating Black History Month with National Endowment for the Arts American Masterpiece touring artist Toni Simmons Storyteller & Author Friday February 28 10:00AM and 2:00 PM FREE! Saturday February 29 11:00 AM FREE! The GRACE MUSEUM  102 Cypress St.  (325) 673-4587

Thursday, March 12, 2020 the Abilene Black Chamber of Commerce will host our Quarterly Membership Meeting which will be held from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM at the Hilton Garden Inn located at 4449 Ridgemont Dr., Abilene, TX 79606. This is an opportunity for our members and prospective members to get updates on the Chamber’s…

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KING SOLOMON BAPTIST CHURCH will be celebrating their 74th Church Anniversary March 29, 2020 at 3:00 PM Rev. Demotis Sherman of Mt. Zion First Baptist Church will be the guest speaker. Theme: "Strengthening Our Grip" - Philippians 2:16 (NLT) Please come out and join in this celebration. Houston McLendon, Senior Pastor  

POSTPONED-WILL UPDATE WHEN NEW DATE PROVIDED The Interested Citizens of Abilene North (I-CAN) wishes to announce and invite you to participate in the Annual Hero's Luncheon on Thursday, April 2, 2020 at 11:30AM in the North Conference Center of the Abilene Convention Center. Speaker will be Texas State Representative (District 71), Stan Lambert. Tickets are…

CANCELLED due to COVID-19 guidance. April 3, 2020 at the Abilene Convention Center at 7:00 PM doors open at 6:00PM VIP tickets $25.00 and includes meal, meet and greet plus special seating. General admission $15.00 For information please contact:  Robert Williams (325) 829-8155 or Deydra Williams (325) 829-1953

April 13, 2020 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm   Learn how your nonprofit organization can possibly obtain Coronavirus Relief through the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program and/or the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan program. The U.S. Government has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security…