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(BPRW) Power Profiler: Stacey Abrams

(Black PR Wire) Stacey Abrams is a Politician, Author, Lawyer, Activist and so much more. Most noted for her political career, Abrams served as minority leader from 2011 to 2017. In 2018, Abrams was the nominee for the Democratic Party gube...

(BPRW) Black PR Wire Salutes Black History Makers

(Black PR Wire) Miami, FL -- African Americans have been making history for decades, and there’s no stopping us now! In celebration of Black History Month, Black PR Wire (BPRW) will showcase and recognize the works and submissions fro...

(BPRW) Black PR Wire Sponsors The Future is Now 2021 Conference

(Black PR Wire) The Future Is Now 2021 conference is a 5-day historical event which will be jam packed with amazing content and discussions. The Conference takes place Feb 8-12, 2021 in North Carolina and is sponsored by Black PR Wire. ...

(BPRW) Burn Survivor Who Avoided Looking at Scars in Mirror for 25 years Reveals Steps that Led to Healing in New Book

(Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES – While most 18-month-old toddlers are learning to say their first words and perfecting their walking skills, Audra Bryant had much bigger issues to deal with at that age. One day, while home with her...

(BPRW) Dave Chappelle Tests Positive for COVID; Cancels All Shows

(Black PR Wire) Comedian Dave Chappelle tested positive for the coronavirus just before his comedy show scheduled for Thursday, forcing his upcoming appearances to be canceled, a spokeswoman said. Chappelle was expected to perform...

Remembering Hank Aaron

Hank Aaron, who endured racist death threats while chasing down and breaking Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record, and still considered by many to be baseball’s legitimate long ball king, died Friday. He was 86.

(BPRW) Hank Aaron, MLB legend, dead at 86

(Black PR Wire) Hank Aaron, who endured racist death threats while chasing down and breaking Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record, and still considered by many to be baseball’s legitimate long ball king, died Friday. He was 86....

(BPRW) Gun Industry and NRA Target Blacks and Latinos as First-Time Gun Owners and Future Pro-Gun Advocates, New Violence Policy Center Study Details

(Black PR Wire) Washington, DC–In response to stagnation in the traditional white male market, the gun industry and National Rifle Association (NRA) are now targeting Blacks and Latinos as potential new gun buyers according to a new s...

(BPRW) Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World Streams Today

(Black PR Wire) ERIE, PA – Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World explores the life and work of one of our era’s greatest authors on race, history and economics. The one-hour documentary, hosted by The Wall Stree...

(BPRW) What to Expect After Getting The COVID-19 Vaccine

(Black PR Wire) COVID-19 vaccination will help protect you from getting COVID-19. You may have some side effects, which are normal signs that your body is building protection. These side effects may affect your ability to do daily activit...

(BPRW) “Be Careful What You Ask For” by Lisa Collins debuts during the Fertile Ground Virtual New Work Play Festival

(Black PR Wire) Fertile Ground New Work, PDX will hold their 12th Annual Festival from Thursday, January 28 thru Sunday, February 7. This year’s event takes place virtually and is set to debut the film, “Be Careful What You Ask...

(BPRW) ACCEPTANCE ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Black PR Wire) I, Joseph R. Biden Jr., President of the United States of America, having seen and considered the Paris Agreement, done at Paris on December 12, 2015, do hereby accept the said Agreement and every article and clause the...

(BPRW) THE NEW YORK URBAN LEAGUE TO HOST 55TH ANNUAL FREDERICK DOUGLASS AWARDS GALA ON TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2021

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK – The New York Urban League (NYUL) will commemorate its Centennial Anniversary at the 55th Annual Frederick Douglass Awards Virtual Gala on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Civil rights activist, business leader...

(BPRW) First Cohort of Black Corporate Board Readiness Professionals Convenes at Santa Clara University

(Black PR Wire) SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Seasoned executives from the realms of high tech, entertainment, fashion, finance, professional sports and more have joined the inaugural cohort of Santa Clara University’s new Bl...

(BPRW) TWO-PART MUSIC VIDEO - "ENOUGH" - THE ULTIMATE BLACK LIVES MATTER, GEORGE FLOYD MUSIC VIDEO, GOES LIVE ON MLK DAY

(Black PR Wire) TV writer and music writer/producer Jeff Mustard was, like most people, incensed by the George Floyd murder. Instead of merely stewing and watching endless reruns of police officer Derek Chauvin pressing his knee on Mr. Floy...

(BPRW) Amazon Teams Up with Pharrell Williams’ YELLOW and Georgia Tech to Launch New Music Remix Competition to Inspire Students to Pursue Computer Science

(Black PR Wire) SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Pharrell Williams’ education equity nonprofit YELLOW, and the Georgia Institute of Technology today announced a new educational collaboration called...

(BPRW) Tractor Supply Company Appoints Joy Brown to Its Board of Directors

(Black PR Wire) BRENTWOOD, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO), the largest rural lifestyle retail chain in the United States, today announced that Joy Brown has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Dire...

(BPRW) Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware Echoes Reverend Al Sharpton’s Calls for the Appointment of Diverse Judges in His Letter to President-elect Joe Biden

(Black PR Wire) WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware (CPBD) highlighted Rev. Al Sharpton’s letter to President-elect Joe Biden through a print ad in the Delaware News Journal on Sunday in the lead-up...

(BPRW) How One Black Mom Is Helping All Kids Celebrate Brains and Beauty

(Black PR Wire) Atlanta, GA — Scrolling through parenting and shopping websites, entrepreneur Trudy Susan noticed a trend. Many companies lacked diverse options, and they rarely represented the full spectrum of ethnicities in edu...

(BPRW) Rep. Clyburn wants to make 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' a national hymn

(Black PR Wire) Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., wants the song known as the Black national anthem recognized as a national hymn. Clyburn, the third-highest Democrat in the House and its highest-ranking Black member, plans to introduce a proposa...