{"id":25521,"date":"2026-06-21T10:41:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T10:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/06\/21\/unity-exchange-black-business-expo-community-news-swoknews-com-the-lawton-constitution\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T10:41:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T10:41:55","slug":"unity-exchange-black-business-expo-community-news-swoknews-com-the-lawton-constitution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/06\/21\/unity-exchange-black-business-expo-community-news-swoknews-com-the-lawton-constitution\/","title":{"rendered":"Unity Exchange Black Business Expo | Community News | swoknews.com &#8211; The Lawton Constitution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Partly cloudy skies. High 96F. Winds S at 15 to 25 mph.  Higher wind gusts possible..                                  <br \/>Partly cloudy with late night showers or thunderstorms. Potential for severe thunderstorms. Low 71F. Winds SE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 40%.<br \/><small><i class=\"fas tnt-info-circle\"><\/i> Updated: June 21, 2026 @ 5:32 am<\/small><\/p>\n<p>Members of The Lawton Underground and coordinators of the Juneteenth Unity Exchange black business expo, Lisa Willis and Sharmain Cooper, pose together at the second annual expo. The event had 40 vendors including Inspiration Ministries, fire trucks from the Lawton Fire Department, local and traveling performers, and event teaching segments, Cooper said. \u201cEvents like these are for the Black community to be seen, felt and heard. We want a safe space for them to thrive with their businesses, stay educated and learn networking.\u201d<br \/>Local business Souliegh\u2019s Closet joined in at the Unity Exchange Black Business Expo held at the VFW Post 5263 on Saturday.<br \/>Members of The Lawton Underground and coordinators of the Juneteenth Unity Exchange black business expo, Lisa Willis and Sharmain Cooper, pose together at the second annual expo. The event had 40 vendors including Inspiration Ministries, fire trucks from the Lawton Fire Department, local and traveling performers, and event teaching segments, Cooper said. \u201cEvents like these are for the Black community to be seen, felt and heard. We want a safe space for them to thrive with their businesses, stay educated and learn networking.\u201d<br \/>Local business Souliegh\u2019s Closet joined in at the Unity Exchange Black Business Expo held at the VFW Post 5263 on Saturday.<br \/>                  <strong>Success!<\/strong> An email has been sent to <strong><span class=\"user-email\"><\/span><\/strong> with a link to confirm list signup.              <br \/>                  <strong>Error!<\/strong> There was an error processing your request.              <br \/><span>Would you like to receive our daily news from The Lawton Constitution?&nbsp;<\/span><strong>Sign up today!<\/strong><br \/><span>Receive the most recent obituaries from The Lawton Constitution every Morning in you E-mail.&nbsp;<strong>Sign up today!<\/strong><\/span><br \/>Would you like to receive our daily sports from The Lawton Constitution?&nbsp;<strong>Sign up today!<\/strong><br \/>Get the latest breaking news from The Lawton Constitution.&nbsp;<strong>Sign up today!<\/strong><br \/>Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.<br \/>We recommend switching to one of the following browsers:<br \/><strong>Sorry<\/strong>, an error occurred.<\/p>\n<p>Already Subscribed!<\/p>\n<p>Cancel anytime<br \/>Account processing issue &#8211; the email address may already exist<br \/>Must be at least 8 characters, not contain repeating characters (e.g., 111), and not contain sequential numbers (e.g., 123).<br \/><span>Would you like to receive our daily news from The Lawton Constitution?&nbsp;<\/span><strong>Sign up today!<\/strong><br \/><span>Receive the most recent obituaries from The Lawton Constitution every Morning in you E-mail.&nbsp;<strong>Sign up today!<\/strong><\/span><br \/>Would you like to receive our daily sports from The Lawton Constitution?&nbsp;<strong>Sign up today!<\/strong><br \/>Get the latest breaking news from The Lawton Constitution.&nbsp;<strong>Sign up today!<\/strong><br \/><i class=\"fas tnt-check\"><\/i><br \/><strong>Thank you <span class=\"username\"><\/span><\/strong>.<br \/>Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in.<br \/>Check your email for details.<br \/>Invalid password or account does not exist<br \/>Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password.<br \/>An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account.<br \/>No promotional rates found.<\/p>\n<p>         <span class=\"fas tnt-lock tnt-fw\"><\/span> Secure &amp; Encrypted<br \/>Must be at least 8 characters, not contain repeating characters (e.g., 111), and not contain sequential numbers (e.g., 123).<br \/>             <span class=\"purchase-gift\">Secure transaction.<\/span>             <span class=\"purchase-standard\">Secure transaction. 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