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(BPRW) Healthy Churches 2030 National Conference Attendees Discover Innovative Ways to Fight Systemic Racisms in Healthcare
(Black PR Wire) RICHMOND, Va. – The Balm In Gilead Inc., the organization where faith and public health connect, kicked off its Annual Healthy Churches 2030 National Conference (HC2030) on November 16, 2020. With record-breaking...
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(BPRW) THE BLACK ARCHIVES CELEBRATES ITS 43RD ANNIVERSARY WITH A ‘SIP N SEE’ UNVEILING OF ITS NEWLY RESTORED 1913 THEATER AUDITORIUM AND STAG
(Black PR Wire) MIAMI, FL – The Black Archives History & Research Foundation of South Florida will celebrate 43 years of preserving South Florida’s black history with a special preview of the Historic Lyric Theater&rsq...
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(BPRW) FPL has essentially restored all customers affected by Tropical Storm Eta
(Black PR Wire) JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has restored service to essentially all customers affected by Tropical Storm Eta. While customers experienced approximately 350,000 outages, preliminary e...
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(BPRW) Center for Black Innovation receives a combined $2.1M investment
(Black PR Wire) The Center for Black Innovation has announced that the Knight Foundation, Surdna Foundation, and Comcast NBCUniversal’s combined $2.1 million investment in the Center for Black Innovation’s missions to...
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(BPRW) THE ALLIANCE FOR MEDIA ARTS + CULTURE RECEIVES $900,000 GRANT FROM THE ARTHUR M. BLANK FAMILY FOUNDATION FOR ATLANTA-BASED CREATIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
(Black PR Wire) Atlanta, GA -- The Alliance for Media Arts and Culture today announces a three-year, $900,000 dollar grant from The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation to support Arts2Work, an innovative creative workforce development i...
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(BPRW) Hexion Inc. Names Karen M. Fowler as Company’s First Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
(Black PR Wire) COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hexion Inc. (“Hexion” or the “Company”) announced today that Karen M. Fowler has joined the Company as its first Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
This pre...
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(BPRW) NewRez Announces Appointment of First Chief Diversity Officer
(Black PR Wire) FORT WASHINGTON, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NewRez LLC (“NewRez”, the “Company”), a national mortgage lending and servicing organization, announced today that Lusharn Heastie, former Human Resources Manag...
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(BPRW) WATCH THE OFFICIAL TRAILER FOR IDA AWARDS SHORTLIST DOCUMENTARY 'UNAPOLOGETIC'
(Black PR Wire) UNAPOLOGETIC, a 2020 International Documentary Awards (IDA) Shortlist Feature, is among this year's IDA Screening Series, a curated collection of the most acclaimed documentary films of 2020.
Director Ashley O'Shay and produ...
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(BPRW) Celebrated Pastor, TV Personality and Business Exec establishes a Credit Repair agency in key cities in the U.S.
(Black PR Wire) Detroit, MI – Dr. Pastor Sabrina McKenzie, among the nation’s most celebrated pastor, successful business executive, author and television personality on the highly watched BRAVO television show "In A Man's...
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(BPRW) STARTINGPOINT GETS ACCEPTED INTO COLLAB STUDIO’S INAUGURAL PREPSCHOOL FOR FOUNDERS COHORT POWERED BY COLLAB CAPITAL
(Black PR Wire) Redondo Beach, CA: Founded by technology entrepreneur, Ray McKenzie, StartingPoint is a SaaS customer operations and experience platform for companies and teams simplifying customer on-boarding, project management,...
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(BPRW) In light of pandemic, flu vaccinations more important than ever for people at highest risk
(Black PR Wire) Dallas – The American Heart Association, the leading voluntary health organization devoted to a world of longer, healthier lives, is helping to keep families and communities safe from the flu by providing facts, resour...
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(BPRW) Saama Appoints William H. Carson, M.D., to Board of Directors
(Black PR Wire) CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Saama Technologies, Inc. (“Saama”), the #1 AI clinical analytics platform company, announced today that it has appointed William H. Carson, M.D., Chairman of the Board at Otsuk...
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(BPRW) Comcast Promotes Rich Jennings to President of Comcast Cable's West Division
(Black PR Wire) PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Comcast today announced it has promoted Rich Jennings to President of Comcast Cable's West Division, reporting to Comcast Cable President and CEO Dave Watson. Effective today, Mr. Jennings is...
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(BPRW) FPL has restored more than 90% of customers affected by Tropical Storm Eta
(Black PR Wire) JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) today announced that as of 3 p.m., it has restored power to more than 90% of customers – or nearly 300,000 customers – affected by Tropical St...
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(BPRW) HBCU Foundation Partners with ClickUrban, LLC | #TheFutureIsNow2021 Virtual Conference: Solutions for Black Economics and Community Empowerment
(Black PR Wire) Denver, CO – ClickUrban, LLC announces strategic partnership with the HBCU Foundation on the upcoming #TheFutureIsNow2021 Virtual Conference: Solutions for Black Economics and Community Empowerment February 8-12, 2021....
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(BPRW) The Congressional Black Caucus Statement on Presidential Victory of President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-Elect Kamala Harris
(Black PR Wire) Washington, D.C. - Congratulations to President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice-President Elect Kamala Harris on your historic victory today. You fought for the soul of America. Today marks a new dawn in our country and the be...
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(BPRW) FPL responding to outages caused by Tropical Storm Eta; severe weather expected to affect Florida’s southern peninsula for several days
(Black PR Wire) JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) today announced that as of 12 p.m., it has restored power to more than 50,000 customers since the first impacts of Tropical Storm Eta late yesterday,...
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(BPRW) A Special Message from the CBCF
(Black PR Wire) A Message from Tonya Veasey, CBCF President and CEO
Dear CBCF Family,
Today we begin the work to heal our nation and build an inclusive future for our country.
The CBCF...
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(BPRW) Al Roker Reveals He Has Prostate Cancer: “It’s a Good-Bad Thing”
Al Roker, the long-time co-anchor on the TODAY show and arguably one of America’s favorite weathermen, announced today that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will be undergoing surgery to have his prostate remov...
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(BPRW) Next Frontier Conference & Expo 2020 Spotlights the Most Promising Industries for Diverse Talent
(Black PR Wire) Irvine, CA – Base 11’s Next Frontier Conference & Expo 2020 will welcome over 500 students and industry leaders from across the country on Nov. 10-11, gathering virtually via the 3D event platform Intrad...
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