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Business leaders look to past, present, future at BTWBA anniversary. (Booker T. Washington Business Association)

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From: Jet
Date: 19930201
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The Power of the Past merged with the Talent of Today to Achieve the Vision of Tomorrow." That was the theme and goal of the Booker T. Washington Business Association's (BTWBA) recent 62nd anniversary celebration at the Westin Hotel in Detroit.

Jet Publisher John H. Johnson, a sterling example of the theme, delivered the keynote address for the affair that attracted 1,000 business leaders, community activists and youth.

Johnson, who began 50 years ago what was to become the world's largest Black-owned publishing empire with $500, spoke on the need for more Black ...

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