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Sunday, May 12, 2013  Updated with video; The Albany Convention and Visitors Bureau held a hospitality expo and several hometown tours Saturday.

Sunday, April 28, 2013  The Moultrie McNeill UDC Chapter #661 held their 110th Confederate Memorial Day Observance Ceremony Sunday afternoon.

Sunday, April 14, 2013  Mission MCLB: Parris Island Museum

Thursday, April 04, 2013  "The American War in Vietnam: Still One More Lesson to Learn!” is the title of Georgia Southwestern State University’s (GSW) Third World in Perspective Seminar Wednesday, April 10.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  Turner Elementary School is making history after opening the first school based health clinic in Dougherty County.

Sunday, March 10, 2013  Updated with video; The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture partnered with Albany State University to host a day-long event on Saturday.

Sunday, March 10, 2013  The Andersonville National Historic Site held their annual Civil War Living History event over the weekend.

Friday, March 08, 2013  Updated with video; Dr. Nancy Dawson has held lectures at Albany State University throughout the week to educate the public on the issue of slavery.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Around 30 girls ages 6 through 18 participated in Girls Inc. of Albany's annual Black History Month Celebration titled "Past, Present, and Future" on Thursday evening.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Updated with video; The Youth Advisory Board of the Friendship Missionary Baptist Church of Broad Avenue held their annual African American Black History Program on Wednesday evening.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Universities, theaters in 4 cities to join in creating new theatrical productions on Civil War

Sunday, February 24, 2013  Updated with video; Albany residents met at the Civic Center Saturday evening for the Black History Celebration, an event that centered around the NAACP.

Friday, February 22, 2013  Updated with video; The Tift Head Start Center in Albany held a Black History Month program Thursday morning entitled “A Journey Through Black History Through the Eyes of a Child.”

Thursday, February 21, 2013  During the 1968 Civil Rights Movement, then nine year old Ralph D. Abernathy III, without his parent’s knowledge, stood alongside men and women, who were caught up in the push for equality. Arrested as part of a “mule train” march to a Martin Luther King Jr. rally, he was held in a warehouse alongside 250 other marchers.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Updated with video; The Albany Area chapter of Blacks in Government hosted their 19th annual Black History luncheon at MCLB Albany on Tuesday.