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Planning to vote? Akron NAACP helps get area residents ready for Election Day

From left, Akron chapter NAACP volunteers John Fuller, Sandra McClain and Lillie Jackson table to get residents registered to vote

Camped in front of the new “Vote Bus” at the downtown Akron Robert K. Pfaff Transit Center, volunteers John Fuller, Lily Jackson and Sandra McClain called out “Voter registration!” as people passed by. It was all part of Tuesday’s National Voter Registration Day, with volunteers from the Akron chapter of the NAACP helping Metro RTA travelers prepare for the November election.

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Black Chamber of Commerce launching in Summit County

Robert DeJournett, senior pastor at St. Ashworth Temple Church of God in Christ.

A business organization dedicated to improving the prospects of Black-owned businesses is forming in Akron. The Black Chamber of Commerce — Summit County was created to ease the racial wealth gap and create more opportunities for African American entrepreneurs, as well as expand economic opportunities in Akron, said Robert DeJournett, its founding president and CEO.

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