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A Steady Climb to Change....Thrivin Online with Ashley D. Bell

Ashley has made a steady climb to get where he is today and The THRIVIN’ ONLINE crew was granted an exclusive interview to see what changes he has in store: https://youtu.be/mjsVNoQ2R8Q Everyone growing up has had a dream or goal and...

(BPRW) BLACK WOMEN FOR POSITIVE CHANGE IN AFFILIATION WITH POSITIVE CHANGE FOUNDATION

(Black PR Wire) The Positive Change Foundation, in affiliation with Black Women for Positive Change (BW4PC) announces the final days for students to enter the DROP National Essay Contest, based on the film, "DROP: A Story of Triumph." Youth...

(BPRW) TIMELESS, A Virgin Islands Love Story premieres in New York this Fall

(Black PR Wire) New York, NY -- Timeless is a love story that travels time from 19th Century Ghana to the modern day Caribbean. It is the story of Ajuwa, a Ghanaian warrior, who loses her soulmate to the slave trade. Their souls reuni...

'Empire' Season 5: Someone is going to die!

Season 5 of “Empire” is taking viewers six months into the future of the House of Lyon, where someone is poised to die, “And it will have deep ramifications,” showrunner Brett Mahoney previously told TV Guide. &ldquo...

(BPRW) ‘EMPIRE’ SEASON 5: SOMEONE ON THE SHOW IS GOING TO DIE

(Black PR Wire) Season 5 of “Empire” is taking viewers six months into the future of the House of Lyon, where someone is poised to die, “And it will have deep ramifications,” showrunner Brett Mahoney previously told...

(BPRW) MTV TO HONOR JANET JACKSON AS 2018 “GLOBAL ICON” AT “MTV EMAS” AIRING WORLDWIDE ON NOVEMBER 4

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK/BILBAO - MTV will honor Janet Jackson with its 2018 “Global Icon” award at the “2018 MTV EMAs,” one of the biggest global music events of the year that celebrates the hottest artists from aro...

(BPRW) HALLE BERRY AND LENA WAITHE TO EXECUTIVE PRODUCE BOOMERANG SERIES ON BET NETWORKS FROM PARAMOUNT TELEVISION

(Black PR Wire) New York, NY – Academy Award®-winning actress, Halle Berry, and Emmy® Award-winning screenwriter/producer, Lena Waithe, have signed on as executive producers for the BO...

Healthy Churches 2020 National Conference – A National Multi-Platform Initiative Bringing Public Health & Faith Together

This year, The Balm In Gilead will host its fifth annual Healthy Churches 2020 National Conference from November 13 - 16, 2018 in Point Clear, Ala. The three-day interactive training conference brings the nation’s most prominent publi...

(BPRW) ABFF Now Accepting Submissions for the Competitive and Showcase Sessions

(Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES, CA -- The American Black Film Festival screens dynamic content by and about people of African descent from around the world. The festival has both competitive and non-competitive sections. Below is a summary of...

(BPRW) NAACP PARTNERS WITH WE TV IN MULTI-PLATFORM EFFORT TO UNDERSCORE THE IMPORTANCE OF VOTING IN THE MID-TERM ELECTION

(Black PR Wire) BALTIMORE -- NAACP, the nation’s foremost civil rights organization, today announced a partnership with WE tv, the #1 cable network for African-American viewers on Thursday nights, that encourages the channel’s v...

(BPRW) Healthy Churches 2020 National Conference – A National Multi-Platform Initiative Bringing Public Health & Faith Together

(Black PR Wire) RICHMOND, Va. -- This year, The Balm In Gilead will host its fifth annual Healthy Churches 2020 National Conference from November 13 - 16, 2018 in Point Clear, Ala. The three-day interactive training conference brings the na...

(BPRW) SBA Opens Business Recovery Center in Collier County For the Red Tide and Toxic Algal Blooms

(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA - SBA is opening a Business Recovery Center (BRC) in Collier County, on Tuesday, Oct. 16 at 9 a.m. Other Business Recovery Centers in Lee, Manatee, Pinellas and Sarasota counties are already in operation. ...

(BPRW) Use FL511 to prepare for Hurricane Michael

(Black PR Wire) - TALLAHASSEE, FL -- In preparation for Hurricane Michael, be sure to include the Florida 511 Advanced Traveler Information System (FL511) in your planning efforts. Floridians are asked to make a plan now in preparation for...

(BPRW) Chance The Rapper Is Donating $1 Million To Chicago Mental Health Services

(Black PR Wire) CHICAGO, IL -- Chance the Rapper says he’s donating $1 million to help improve mental health services in Chicago. The Chicago native announced the news during his second annual summit for his nonprofit SocialWorks on T...

(BPRW) South Florida Youth Summit Return the Sixth Year

South Florida Youth Summit Returns for Sixth Year (Black PR Wire) MIAMI -- The 6th Annual South Florida Youth Summit (SFYS), presented by L.E.A.D Nation in partnership with the Knight Foundation, will take place October...

(BPRW) It’s time for Carnival in Miami! Here’s how to celebrate this Caribbean party right

(Black PR Wire) SOUTH FLORIDA -- Carnival, already? Yes! So shelve all your upcoming plans, because it’s on. The Carnival countdown has begun. The annual Caribbean Carnival season culminates with one of the largest cultural spectacles...

(BPRW) LIFEHOPE presents An Evening of Hope, Inspiration & Transformation

(Black PR Wire) Join Lance Williams, founder and executive director of LIFEHOPE for An Evening of Hope, Inspiration & Transformation. It takes place on Friday, October 19th at Metropolitan Baptist Church in New Jersey. Doors open...

(BPRW) NABJ to conduct Multimedia Short Course at North Carolina A&T State University

(Black PR Wire) The NABJ Multimedia Short Course at North Carolina A&T State University is a four-day intensive journalism workshop which provides hands-on experience and practical guidance of what it takes to be successful multimedia j...

(BPRW) NABOB Annual Fall Conference set for October 11th & 12th

(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON, DC -- The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK OWNED BROADCASTERS (NABOB) will hold the 41st Annual FALL BROADCAST MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE in partnership with KIZART MEDIA PARTNERS' annual POWER OF URBAN RADIO FORUM. The...

(BPRW) Breast Cancer Rates Among Black Women and White Women

(Black PR Wire) -- Black women and white women get breast cancer at about the same rate, but black women die from breast cancer at a higher rate than white women. Compared with white women, black women had lower rates of getting breast canc...