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(BPRW) THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS UNVEILS POLICY AGENDA TO ADVANCE BLACK FAMILIES: THE JOBS AND JUSTICE ACT OF 2020

(Black PR Wire) Washington, D.C. – Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), unveiled the second edition of the Jobs and Justice Act. The comprehensive legislation developed by the Congressional Black Caucus is aimed at increas...

(BPRW) New York Urban League Champions of Diversity Summit: Courageous Conversations about Race

(Black PR Wire) The New York Urban League will present a Champions of Diversity Virtual Summit on November 20, 2020 at 1 pm EST and you are invited to become a corporate sponsor and attendee. The Summit will include...

(BPRW) Fiserv Teams Up with Broward Black Chamber for Small Business Grants

(Black PR Wire) Coral Springs, FL -- Fiserv local executives gathered with the Founder and President of the Broward County Black Chamber of Commerce, Shaheewa Jarrett Gelin, Esq., and other local officials on Thursday, September 17th to lau...

(BPRW) Exelon’s 2020 Diversity & Inclusion Honor Roll Recognizes Business Partners Advancing These Core Values

(Black PR Wire) CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As part of its continued commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I), Exelon named 30 companies to its 2020 D&I Honor Roll, which recognizes partners in banking, insurance, IT, leg...

(BPRW) Bounce Partners with When We All Vote To Increase Voter Engagement in African-American Communities

(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA - Bounce, the first and only broadcast and multi-platform entertainment network serving African Americans, today announced a partnership with When We All Vote, the non-profit, non-partisan organization launched by Mi...

(BPRW) BET Digital Presents “Black America Votes: HBCU Students Interview Sen. Kamala Harris” Premieres Today on National Voter Registration Day Across BET.com, BET’s Facebook Pages Including BET, BET News and BET Her

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- On the heels of the first-ever National Black Voter Day launched by BET’s nonpartisan #ReclaimYourVote campaign, BET Digital will stream an exclusive conversation with Senator Kamala Harris,...

(BPRW) SBA Awards Up to $3 Million in Grants to Organizations Supporting Small Business Innovation and R&D Commercialization

(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Small Business Administration granted 24 awards up to $125,000 each for specialized training, mentoring, and technical assistance for R&D-focused small businesses un...

(BPRW) NBMBAA® Announces Its New President & CEO

(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- On behalf of the National Black MBA Association® Board of Directors, it is with great pleasure that we inform you that the next National Black MBA Association® President and CEO has been id...

(BPRW) Morgan State University Wins Second Annual Ford HBC-You Mobility Challenge; Receives $25,000 Grant for its innovative FRESHLY Program

Talladega College wins second place and $10,000 to produce raised sidewalks with truncated domes that assist the visually impaired in partnership with the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind (AIDB) (Black PR Wire) DEARBORN, Mich.&nbs...

(BPRW) Now More Than Ever, Feeding America Food Banks Need Support in Fight Against Hunger

(Black PR Wire) The Feeding America® network of food banks will mobilize this month to help bring an end to hunger – at a time when hunger is impacting more of our neighbors in every corner of the country. Hunger Action Month is d...

(BPRW) E-Learning startup brings the first Microsoft business applications developer career training app to Google Play

(Black PR Wire) DALLAS, TX -- Instructor Brandon became the first software company to create an automated, mobile-friendly, software interface for Microsoft Dynamics 365 six-figure income developer training. "This is part of our effor...

(BPRW) 2020 Virtual Monterey Jazz Festival

(Black PR Wire) This year's celebration will be held virtually. This incredible lineup features exclusive new and previously unreleased archival performances from the Monterey Jazz Festival! Unique and memorable jazz moments will be a...

(BPRW) OWN Sets New Series From Will Packer & Carlos King, Expands Unscripted Programming Block To Two Nights

(Black PR Wire) OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has lined up two new unscripted series for fall — Put A Ring On It, from Ready For Love producers Will Packer and Lighthearted Entertainment, and Behin...

(BPRW) 100 Black Men of America, Inc. Announces Lineup of Leaders Participating in Their Inaugural Virtual Conference

(Black PR Wire) Atlanta, GA – September 9, 2020 – The 100 Black Men of America, Inc.’s annual conference is going virtual this year and it’s free and open to the public. The men of the 100 will con...

(BPRW) Campbell Appoints Camille Pierce as Chief Culture Officer

(Black PR Wire) CAMDEN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) appointed Camille Pierce as Vice President and Chief Culture Officer, effective Oct. 26, 2020. In this newly created role, Pierce will lead Campbell’s en...

(BPRW) Siemens Foundation and Siemens Healthineers Team Up with Testing for America to Donate Nearly $3M in Funding and COVID-19 Testing Technologies to Support the Safe Reopening of HBCUs

(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Siemens Foundation and Siemens Healthineers announced they are teaming up with Testing for America (TFA) to donate $500,000 in funding and an in-kind donation of COVID-19 testing technologie...

(BPRW) Mastercard Pledges $500 million to Help Close Racial Wealth and Opportunity Gap for Black Communities Across America

(Black PR Wire) PURCHASE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In its sustained efforts to build a more inclusive global digital economy, Mastercard is investing $500 million in Black communities over the next five years. This commitment includes produc...

(BPRW) Adopt-An-HBCU Good Trouble Voter Drive Spearheaded by Celebrities Launches on the First-Ever National Black Voter Registration Day

(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA - HBCU Heroes (501c3), founded by NBA Veteran George Lynch, entrepreneur Tracey Pennywell & CNN/MSNBC political commentator Kwame Jackson, is launching the Adopt-An-HBCU Good Trouble Voter Drive in celebration of...

(BPRW) HBCU Week Highlights Increased Access and Completion Rates for Low-income and First-generation Students Pursuing a College Education

(Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES – Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are known for helping students of color and opportunity youth access an affordable and quality higher education. Realizing that high SAT scores a...

New Season of ‘Buried Truths’ Podcast Investigates and Explores the Ahmaud Arbery Case

In the third season of the Peabody Award-winning podcast, Buried Truths, host Hank Klibanoff investigates exactly what happened when Ahmaud Arbery took his final jog along the residential streets of Brunswick, GA, when neighbors decided to...