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Events

Show up, connect, and move your dollar. Tap any event for details and registration on the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber site.

Coming up

Registration is handled by the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce.

October 23, 2026 · 8:00 to 10:00 AM
Empower Black
Gems & Joe, 1019 Hamilton St, Allentown
A morning with the African American Business Leaders Council at a Black-owned Allentown coffee shop. Come out, connect, and move your dollar.
Details & register ↗
November 20, 2026 · 6:00 to 10:00 PM
The Diamond Gala: AABLC 10th Annual Awards Gala
Aster Event Center, Allentown
A Decade of Brilliance. Honoring Hasanna Birdsong, Dr. Isaac Jamison, Officer Jamil Newsome and Andrene Nowell.
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Monthly
Move Your Dollar Monthly Pop-In
A different Black-owned business each month
Each month the community gathers at a Black-owned business to show up and spend together. Watch this space for the next spot.

Recent events

What happened, with photos from the room.

Panelists Aaron Fisher and Max Aggrey at the table, with Itbaan Nafi joining on screen, beside the AABLC bannerModerator Ngozi Bell leading the panel, with Itbaan Nafi on the screen
September 29, 2026 · 8:00 to 9:30 AM

Angel Investing 101: Insights from the Investors' Table

Fowler Family Southside Center, Bethlehem

Thank you to everyone who came out in person and on Zoom. The panel covered who can be an angel (it is not just millionaires), why investors want to see a founder's first 100 no's, how a founding team is judged like a quilt held up to the light, and where to start: university and community angel groups, syndicates, and crowdfunding.

Photos from the event. Have more? Send them to the AABLC so we can add them here.