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(BPRW) Reading Partners Celebrates Black History Month with Joyous Book List For Youth

(Black PR Wire) Reading Partners celebrates Black History Month with a curated book list: Uplifting Black opportunities, dreams, and joy! Featuring Black authors and stories to immerse Young readers into colorful African American history th...

(BPRW) BLACK GIRLS ROCK! Partners with Culture Genesis to Expand Black Girl Magic Across Digital Media with the Launch of the BGR!TV Digital Network

(Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Beverly Bond, founder and CEO of the award-winning global women’s empowerment brand BLACK GIRLS ROCK!®, today announced a partnership with media tech company Culture Ge...

(BPRW) 1 in 3 Black Women Find it Challenging to Navigate a Career in Mainstream Media

(Black PR Wire) Notedd, a digital media startup committed to bringing Black women to the forefront of mainstream media surveyed media professionals across politics, technology, health, entertainment, and culture. Through a survey conducted...

(BPRW) Southern California Black Chamber of Commerce Pays Tribute to Sidney Poitier on the Inaugural Hollywood Chapter Virtual Business Mixer

(Black PR Wire) Southern California Black Chamber of Commerce Pays Tribute to Sidney Poitier on the Inaugural Hollywood Chapter Virtual Business Mixer Thursday, February 17th at 6:30 PM the Hollywood chapter of the Southern California Black...

(BPRW) CHAPMAN PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC.

(Black PR Wire) GREENVILLE, SC —Founded by husband and wife team William P. Chapman Jr. and Kimberly Chapman, the CPC conglomerate remains a leader in the hair and skincare industries by providing superior products made from quality i...

(BPRW) It's a MVEMNT: $1,000,000 In Revenue Directed to Black Businesses In 2021

(Black PR Wire) Washington, DC — Lifestyle brand MVEMNT announced today they directed $1,000,000 to Black-owned businesses in 2021. The brand itself is at the intersection of entertainment and information started by Anwaa Kong. I...

(BPRW) BLACK GIRLS ROCK! Partners with Culture Genesis to Expand Black Girl Magic Across Digital Media with the Launch of the BGR!TV Digital Network

(Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Beverly Bond, founder and CEO of the award-winning global women’s empowerment brand BLACK GIRLS ROCK!®, today announced a partnership with media tech company Culture Genesis for the n...

(BPRW) THE 23RD ANNUAL SUPER BOWL GOSPEL CELEBRATION RETURNS WITH TRIPLE THREAT SIMULCAST STREAMING ON PRIME VIDEO AND IMDB TV AND PREMIERING ON BOUNCE TV SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12 AT 8E/7C ON, WITH ENCORE ON ION

(Black PR Wire) Atlanta, GA – Bounce will premiere the highly-anticipated 23rd Annual Super Bowl Gospel Celebration on Saturday, February 12 at 8 pm ET. The debut telecast will be followed by an encore on Bounce’s sister network...

(BPRW) Jessie Trice Community Health System recognizes National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

(Black PR Wire) MIAMI - February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), an annual observance to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS prevention, care, and treatment in Black Communities. In recognition of NBHAAD, Jessie Tri...

(BPRW) Black History Milestones: Timeline, Part 4 (2001 - 2021)

(Black PR Wire) Colin Powell Becomes Secretary of State, 2001 As chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989 to 1993—the first African American to hold that position—the Vietnam veteran and four–star U.S. Army general&...

(BPRW) Black History Milestones: Timeline, Part 3 (1965 - 1995)

(Back PR Wire) Selma to Montgomery March, March 1965 In early 1965, Martin Luther King Jr.’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) made Selma, Alabama, the focus of its efforts to register Black voters in the South. Alabama&...

(BPRW) Black History Milestones: Timeline, Part 2 (1900 - 1964)

(Black PR Wire) Washington, Carver & Du Bois, 1900 As the 19th century came to an end and segregation took ever stronger hold in the South, many African Americans saw self-improvement, especially through education, as the single gr...

(BPRW) Black History Milestones: Timeline, Part 1 (1619 - 1896)

(Black PR Wire) In August of 1619, a journal entry recorded that “20 and odd” Angolans, kidnapped by the Portuguese, arrived in the British colony of Virginia and were then were bought by English colonists. The date an...

(BPRW) Urban Historic Preservation of the former home of The Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad

(Black PR Wire) CHICAGO – Urban Historic Preservation is on the rise in Urban Cities throughout America. African Americans around the United States are preserving their history through the development of House Museums. Preservationist...

(BPRW) ACTRESS AIXA KENDRICK JOINS FLORIDA PREMIERE OF HISTORIC WAR DRAMA THE DAHOMEY WARRIORS FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH

(Black PR Wire) New York - Award winning actress Aixa Kendrick has joined the cast of Layon Gray’s critically acclaimed war drama The Dahomey Warriors for its Florida premiere at the Sandrell Rivers Theatre in Miam...

(BPRW) Black owned Oakland Fashion Start-up launches a line of lightweight bomber jackets and accessories during Black History Month 2022

(Black PR Wire) “In a nutshell, we make clothes and accessories for proud global citizens of color,” says Ellias Kenneth Fullmore, founder of Oakland fashion start-up Saint Maurice. The brand takes its name from the 3rd center N...

(Black PR Wire) Yum! Brands, the University of Louisville and Howard University Introduce First-Ever Franchise Accelerator Fellowship to Advance Underrepresented People of Color and Women MBA Talent in Franchising

(Black PR Wire) LOUISVILLE, Ky. & WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM), the University of Louisville and Howard University today announced the launch of the Yum! Franchise Accelerator, a one-of-a-kind MBA elective...

(BPRW) Pretium Appoints Jocelyn Moore to Lead Corporate Affairs

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK -- Pretium, a specialized investment firm with approximately $40 billion in assets, today announced the appointment of Jocelyn Moore as a Senior Managing Director to lead corporate affa...

(BPRW) Meet LyNea “LB” Bell & Sharifah Hardie; The Dynamic Duo Redefining Black Business & Black News

(Black PR Wire) Southern California, CA – LyNea “LB” Bell and Sharifah Hardie today announced the launch of their latest ventures HollywoodBlackNews.com and LongBeachBlackNews.com. The two independent websites compliment e...

(BPRW) Clix Celebrates Black History Month, Highlighting Leading Black Voices In Entertainment From Beyoncé to Jennifer Hudson, Will Smith and Jay-Z

(Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Clix, Inc., the free multi-platform streamer, celebrates Black History Month, unveiling a list of leading Black voices in entertainment including Beyoncé to Jennifer Hudson, Will Smith,...