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(BPRW) BET Honors George Floyd on Tuesday, June 9; BET will Air and Stream “BET Remembers: George Floyd,” George Floyd's Entire Funeral Services, Starting at Noon ET on BET, BET HER and BET.com Commercial-Free Live Coverage Will Begin at 12PM ET/11AM CT

(Blck PR Wire) NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Millions of people across the nation, and around the world, have taken part in demonstrations that demand justice in the barbaric killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, while in Minneapo...

(BPRW) ONEUNITED BANK, AMERICA’S LARGEST BLACK OWNED BANK, SUPPORTS BLACKOUT DAY 2020

(Black PR Wire) Los Angeles, CA - OneUnited Bank, the largest Black owned bank in the country, is proud to support #BlackOutDay2020, a national financial movement happening on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. The movement recognizes the need for econ...

(BPRW) OPRAH WINFREY HOSTS IN-DEPTH, TWO-NIGHT CONVERSATION WITH BLACK THOUGHT LEADERS, ACTIVISTS AND ARTISTS FOR 'OWN SPOTLIGHT: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?'

(Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES, CA - In response to the continuing civil unrest in America following the tragic murder of George Floyd, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today a two-night special "OWN Spotligh...

Black Woman CEO Workshop Celebrates Profit, Power, and Purpose

Quanisha Green, MSS delivers crucial guidance for the country’s most active entrepreneurs While the economy contracts in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, Quanisha Green’s business has attracted clients, developed its pipeline,...

(BPRW) BOUNCE TO AIR BET'S "JUSTICE NOW" TOWN HALL SPECIAL MONDAY, JUNE 8 AT 8:00 P.M. (ET)

(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA, GA - Bounce will air the upcoming primetime BET News special "JUSTICE NOW: A BET Town Hall" on Monday, June 8 at 8:00 p.m. (ET). Hosted by Marc Lamont Hill, this compelling conversation a...

(BPRW) The CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS MEETS WITH FBI DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER WRAY TO DISCUSS THE CURRENT STATE OF SOCIAL INJUSTICE IN AMERICA AND THE AGENCY’S RESPONSE

(Black PR Wire) Washington, D.C. - The Congressional Black Caucus released the following statement regarding today’s call led by Rep. Stacey Plaskett (US Virgin Islands) between the members of the Congressional Black Caucus and F...

(BPRW) HOUSE AND SENATE DEMOCRATS TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE TO UNVEIL DEMOCRATS' POLICING REFORM AND EQUAL JUSTICE LEGISLATION

(Black PR Wire) Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass and top Congressional Democrats will hold a press conference Monday, June 8, at 10:30 a.m. E.T., to unveil legislation to end police...

(BPRW) "Why I am Running for Congress" by Dr. John Eaves

WHY I AM RUNNING FOR CONGRESS My grandfather Cecil immigrated to this country for a better life. As a black and Jewish man, he experienced racial, religious and economic discrimination. Despite facing such adversity, he tirelessly ins...

(BPRW) NABJ Inspires Black Men with Special Virtual Event TODAY

(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), in partnership with the TEGNA Foundation, will host its fourth annual Black Male Media Project (BMMP) daylong event on Saturday, June 6, 202...

(BPRW) A Message From the National Black MBA Association® on America’s Unfinished Business

(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- For 8 minutes and 46 seconds, George Floyd was pinned down with a knee on his neck and unable to breathe. In Minnesota, where George Floyd was killed, the rate of police killings of Blacks is 4 tim...

(BPRW) Saints & Sinners Returns For Summer Run Sunday Nights at 9:00 pm (ET) Starting June 7 on Bounce

(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA, GA - The saints and the sinners will be going at it again this summer. Bounce will encore its mega-hit drama series Saints & Sinners with two episodes back-to-back every Sunday night a...

(BPRW) NAMIC Leadership Seminar Re-imagined

(Black PR Wire) New York, NY -- The re-imagined VIRTUAL! NAMIC Leadership Seminar is a professional development program designed to help participants maximize strengths, develop new self-management insights, raise the bar on performance, an...

(BPRW) Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware Releases Statement of Support for Black Lives Matter Protests, Calls for Police Reform Measures

(Black PR Wire) WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Following a week of protests across Delaware and the nation in response to George Floyd’s killing by police officers and continued police brutality towards Black citizens, today, Cit...

(BPRW) ‘RACISM IS AN ONGOING PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS THAT NEEDS OUR ATTENTION NOW’, SAYS APHA

(Black PR Wire) The following statement was released by the American Public Health Association following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police on May 25. Statement from APHA Executive Director Georges Benjam...

(BPRW) SEC Concludes Investigation into the Tulsa Real Estate Fund and Fund Manager Jay Morrison

(Black PR Wire) East Point, GA /Newswire/ -- Tulsa Real Estate Fund (TREF), the first African-American owned Regulation A+ Tier II crowdfund designed to revitalize urban communities across the U.S., announced today that it is in recei...

(BPRW) FPL prepares for hurricane season during a pandemic

(Black PR Wire) One thing that won’t be delayed or canceled by the global coronavirus pandemic: hurricane season, which begins June 1. Florida Power & Light Company always prepares for hurricane season and urges its custome...

(BPRW) Joint Declaration

(Black PR Wire) As representatives of the Asian, Black and Hispanic communities, we stand together against all acts of racism and violence and stand against those who would divide us and sow mistrust and fear. We mourn the deaths of...

(BPRW) Major brands and retailers join the 'Blackout Tuesday' movement with some closing stores and urging employees to protest peacefully

(Black PR Wire) Instagram was flooded with posts of black squares on Tuesday as social media users around the world participated in the so-called Blackout Tuesday protest. The idea of this protest, which was thought up by worker...