The National Business League Celebrates 125th Anniversary Reaffirming Commitment to Black Economic Freedom

Subscribe and read what we will cover next! 132 years ago we were covering Post-Reconstruction when a former enslaved veteran started the AFRO with $200 from his land-owning wife. In 2022 we endorsed Maryland’s first Black Governor, Wes Moore. And now we celebrate the first Black Senator from Maryland, Angela Alsobrooks! Subscribe to keep our tradition going! Our Holiday sale ends on December 31st! NBL Launches Black Economic Freedom Movement to Digitize 1 Million Black Businesses for a Global Economic Renaissance By June Ings Marie June and Associates, Inc. mariejune@me.com Prominent leaders from corporations and the community in Montgomery, Alabama, partner with the National Business League to digitize 1 million Black businesses to form the “The Black Economic Freedom Movement” during a Black History event at the Alabama League of Municipalities in Montgomery, Alabama (Photo/Anita Jackson) TUSKEGEE, Ala., February 18, 2025 – The National Business League (NBL), founded by Booker T. Washington in 1900, officially launched its 125th Quasquicentennial Anniversary Year with an ambitious initiative to digitize 1 million Black Business Enterprises (BBEs)® by 2028, called “The Black Economic Freedom Movement.” This historic initiative was announced during a press conference at the Alabama League of Municipalities in Montgomery, Alabama, signaling...