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(BPRW) Louisiana Lawmakers Pass Bill to Provide Parole Eligibility to Some Elderly “Lifers”

(Black PR Wire) Louisiana lawmakers passed a bill last week that provides parole eligibility to people who accepted life sentences in plea agreements based on the understanding that they would be eligible for release after 10 years and...

(BPRW) Wayne Brady at 50: “Every Year After 45 is a Win for Me”

(Black PR Wire) Multi-talented actor, host and comedian Wayne Brady has made audiences laugh for years on shows like “Whose Line Is It Anyway,” “Let’s Make A Deal” and Dave Chappelle’s “Chapelle&rsq...

(BPRW) ART 2063 Selects Honorary Chairs for Second Annual Juneteenth Caribbean Walkathon

(Black PR Wire) ST. LOUIS, MO – Africans Rising Together 2063 (ART 2063) is pleased to announce the selection of honorary chairs for its annual Walkathon commemorating Juneteenth and National Caribbean Heritag...

(BPRW) MATTER OF FACT LISTENING TOUR CONCLUDES WITH JUNETEENTH FINALE ACROSS HEARST DIGITAL AND TV OUTLETS

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK, NY – A Parkland shooting survivor, the first WNBA player to own a team, the president of one of the e-commerce era’s greatest successes, a Tony Award-winning actor, history’s most decorated A...

(BPRW) Citizens for Judicial Fairness, Reverend Al Sharpton Slam Governor Carney for Nomination of White Man to Chancery Court

(Black PR Wire) DOVER, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, following Governor John Carney’s announcement that he will nominate yet another white man, Nathan Cook, to replace outgoing Chancery Court Vice Chancellor Joseph R. Slights III on...

(BPRW) Neema Dance Collective Celebrates Black Representation through Premiere Dance Concert

(Black PR Wre) SILVER SPRING, MD. -- Neema Dance Collective continues to break barriers and foster diversity and inclusion with their spring 2022 dance concert, Melanin. As with many industries, there is a lack of representation in the danc...

(BPRW) NAMI Ending the Silence to Expand Reach Online

(Black PR Wire) ARLINGTON, VA — The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) today announced that its free, signature education program for middle school and high school-aged students, NAMI Ending the Silence, is now avail...

(BPRW) DENNY’S UNVEILS NEW ‘DINER DRIP’ MERCH STORE FOR FANS OF FLUFFY PANCAKES, SYRUP AND ALL THINGS DENNY’S

(Black PR Wire) SPARTANBURG, S.C – The new Denny’s Social Stars Influenced Menu co-created by TikTok* content makers hit restaurants in February as part of the brand’s new limited-time menu options. Today, just in time for...

(BPRW) G. ENTERTAINMENT proudly presents Indianapolis’ Inaugural Juneteenth Celebration Weekend Kick-Off with the “What the Funk” Concert

(Black PR Wire) INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Kicking off his return to national concert promotion in 2021, veteran Promoter Geno Shelton's 3-City "A Night of Legends" tour featuring Charlie Wilson and the Isley Bro...

(BPRW) DailyPay Proudly Participates in the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Future of Technology Event ‘The Pitch’

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK, NY – DailyPay, the industry-leading technology platform that's disrupting the financial system, was honored to partner and play a meaningful role in the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s (TMCF...

(BPRW) UNCF Hosting Summit on HBCU Transformation

(Black PR Wire) Join thought leaders, educators, researchers, advocates, students and practitioners to learn, share ideas and build connections focusing on the transformation of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the 21...

(BPRW) National Urban League Confronts Racial Hatred and Gun Violence with "Sound the Trumpet Sunday" on June 5th

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK -- As part of the ongoing mission to confront racial hatred and gun violence, the National Urban League has designated this Sunday, June 5, “Sound the Trumpet Sunday.” Inspired by the Bible verse Joel 2:...

(BPRW) Today's News from The Marsh Proj and NPR: How the Newest Federal Prison Quickly Became One of The Deadliest

(Black PR Wire) New York, NY -- Today, The Marshall Project and NPR released a new investigation into the U.S. Penitentiary in Thomson, Illinois, a new federal prison that has quickly become one of the deadliest, with five suspected homicid...

(BPRW) Civil Rights Leader Reverend Al Sharpton Urges Elon Musk to Join Citizens for Judicial Fairness’s Fight for Equity and Transparency in Delaware Courts Amidst Potential Twitter Acquisition

(Black PR Wire) WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- This week, Citizens for Judicial Fairness published an open letter print advertisement from Reverend Al Sharpton in the San Francisco Chronicle and Austin American-Statesman urging Tesla C...

(BPRW) Florida Center for Reading Research partners with Maya’s Book Nook to strengthen reading development in Leon County

(Black PR Wire) Florida State University’s Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) and Maya’s Book Nook are working together to provide the LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library System and community partners with Book Nook...

(BPRW) Black Designers & Black-Owned Businesses Featured Exclusively During Beverly Center’s ‘EMERGE in Color’ Luxury Retail Experience Curated by Maison Black and The Black Fashion Movement June 17-July 23

(Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Beverly Center is exclusively showcasing Black designers and Black-owned brands with its new, one-of-a-kind EMERGE in Color luxury boutique retail experience from June 17-July 23. Curated by Ma...

(BPRW) Five Things People of Color Should Know About Skin Cancer

(Black PR Wire) Miami, FL -- A common misconception about skin cancer is that, because their skin contains a higher amount of melanin, African-Americans and people with darker skin don’t have to worry about exposure to the sun’s...

(BPRW) NEW EMERGING DESIGNER CHANGING THE SCOPE OF FASHION AND THE GENERATION GAP

(Black PR Wire) Washington, DC – WJM Public Relations and Doncel Brown cordially invite you to the new game-changing clothing line Generation Typo. Generation Typo is a first-generation clothing line that believes in se...

(BPRW) LORETTA DEVINE, SHEILA E., MISTY COPELAND, ELLIE KEMPER, JACK MCBRAYER, RYAN MICHELLE BATHÉ AND WENDELL PIERCE JOIN THE CAST OF DISNEY BRANDED TELEVISION'S 'EUREKA!,' PREMIERING JUNE 22 ON DISNEY JUNIOR AND DISNEY+

(Black PR Wire) Emmy Award®-winning actress Loretta Devine, world-famous drummer Sheila E., and renowned ballet dancer and New York Times best-selling author Misty Copeland have joined the cast of Disney Branded Television's upcoming se...

(BPRW) Black PR Wire's June Power Profiler: Quincy Jones

(Black PR Wire) Miami, FL -- Quincy Jones is a musical performer, producer, arranger, and composer. With over 70 years in the entertainment industry, he is considered one of the greatest minds in music and television history. Jones was born...