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(BPRW) A Father's Justice - Moving Past the Pain

(Black PR Wire) Trayvon Martin (17), Michael Brown Jr. (18) and Daunte Wright (20), three young men whose deaths shook the world and re-ignited the focus on racial injustice in America. Join us June 19th as we hear from the fathers of these...

(BPRW) THE ELIJAH MUHAMMAD HOUSE MUSEUM™ CREATES RECYCLING TREND

(Black PR Wire) CHICAGO, June 15, 2021 – The former home of the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad at 4847 South Woodlawn Avenue in Chicago Illinois turns 119 years old this year. Built, in 1902, the home is currently being ren...

(BPRW) Cravath Announces $6 Million Donation to Support Civil Rights, Legal Services and Education

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP today announced that it will donate a total of $6 million to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, the Equal Justice Initiative (“EJI”), EJI’s Le...

(BPRW) Learning Design Company ansrsource Partners with Angel Rich to Create Online Black History Courses for Schools and Companies to Make a Business Case for Closing the Wealth Gap

(Black PR Wire) Dallas, Texas – The growing and open discussions around the Black Wealth Gap, Black Wall Street, and overall racism as a public crisis have created new interest in learning about Black American history. ans...

(BPRW) National Merit Scholarship Corporation Renews Commitment to HBCUs with Donation to UNCF

(Black PR Wire) National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC®) and UNCF celebrated the success of the Achievement Capstone Program, a scholarship program that grants financial assistance to high-achieving, underrepresented co...

(BPRW) AMA releases plan dedicated to embedding racial justice and advancing health equity

(Black PR Wire) CHICAGO —The American Medical Association (AMA) today released an ambitious strategic plan to dismantle structural racism starting from within the organization, acknowledging that equity work requires recognition of pa...

(BPRW) Accelerate: New York aimed at tackling unemployment in the metropolitan area with new opportunities for underserved communities

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK — Microsoft Corp., in collaboration with corporate, learning and community partners, announced the launch of Accelerate: New York. The program will provide a pathway from skilling to employment for c...

(BPRW) DIRECTOR MAYA TABLE NAMED TO ADWEEK’S CREATIVE 100 VISIONARY DIRECTORS 2021

(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA, GA., -- AdWeek announced that Maya Table, Director and Content Strategist, Sam Frank Productions, has been named to the AdWeek’s 2021 “Creative 100,” an annual designation that recognizes the...

(BPRW) YouTube Expands Black Voices Fund By Opening New Grant Applications This Month

Los Angeles, CA - Black stories and experiences are as diverse and complex as the people. But all too often, the portrayals we see are a portrait of a monolithic group. That's a problem Youtube wanted to address; Youtube hopes to use t...

(BPRW) Comcast Advances Economic Mobility and Racial Equity in Underserved Communities Through $10 Million Investment With Inclusiv

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK & PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Inclusiv and Comcast Corporation today announced that Comcast has committed to invest $10 million specifically aimed at building equity in credit unions led by and/or serving pe...

(BPRW) The Black Hollywood Education Resource Center is Proud to Announce the Documentary Film “Ferguson Rises”, Produced and Directed by Mobolaji Olambiwonnu, Premiering During 2021 Tribeca Festival

(Black PR Wire) Join the Black Hollywood Education Resource Center in supporting the powerful documentary Ferguson Rises directed and produced by talented and powerful filmmaker Mobolaji Olambiwonnu. On Tuesday, June 15th at 6pm EST, Fergus...

(BPRW) Together We RISE, Marsh McLennan Launches a Fellowship Program for Black MBA Students

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people, today announced the launch of RISE, a global MBA fellowship program...

(BPRW) Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware Stands with Reverend Al Sharpton and Pastor Blaine Hackett in Effort to Hold Delaware Bench and Bar Diversity Project Accountable to Goals

(Black PR Wire) WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware (CPBD) offered its support to the petition from civil rights leaders Reverend Al Sharpton and Pastor Blaine Hackett to meet with Delaware S...

(BPRW) 19-MONTH OLD BIRACIAL BOY WITH LEUKEMIA SEARCHES FOR LIFESAVING BONE MARROW DONOR

(Black PR Wire) Boca Raton, FL – Mylz Anderson-Finney, a 19-month-old boy from Lewes, Del., is in dire need of a bone marrow transplant to save his life. In February, the playful toddler was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia...

(BPRW) UCLA commencement speakers include alumnus D’Artagnan Scorza, Black Lives Matter’s Patrisse Cullors, astronaut Megan McArthur

(Black PR Wire) While fully in-person ceremonies are still envisioned for a safer date for the classes of 2020 and 2021, UCLA’s commencement season will be a hybrid of new and old graduation traditions, with a mix of virtual comm...

(BPRW) People of color twice as likely to die after traumatic brain injury, new study finds

(Black PR Wire) People of color are more than twice as likely to die after a traumatic brain injury as white people, according to a new retrospective review from Oregon Health & Science University. The study published today in the...

(BPRW) 5th annual Brown Girls Do Gymnastics Conference & Inaugural Isla Invitational Set for July 23-25,2021 hosted by Grambling State University

(Black PR Wire) Atlanta, Georgia - Brown Girls Do Gymnastics (BGDG) is an important narrative that has been championing a space for Black and brown girls who compete and introduce them to the world of...

(BPRW) Dr. Arefa Cassoobhoy Named VP, Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Editor for Everyday Health

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Everyday Health Group, a division of J2 Global Inc. (NASDAQ: JCOM), announces the appointment of Arefa Cassoobhoy, MD, MPH as VP, Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Editor for EverydayHealth.co...

(BPRW) Media Advisory - Press Conference: Florida Memorial University and Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman Launch Program to Foster Next Generation of Black Lawyers

(Black PR Wire) Miami -- Florida Memorial University (FMU) and the law firm of Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman (WSHC+B), will kickstart the FMU Legal Scholars Pipeline Program with a donation of $30,000 from WSHC+B in honor of the f...