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(BPRW) DMX Hosts Virtual Bible Study and Everybody’s Being Blessed By It
(Black PR Wire) During this time of the pandemic, many are turning to do more online: from grocery shopping to meetings, parties, graduations, and even church. In fact, many churches have upped their online experience to share the word of G...
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(BPRW) Wendy Muhammad Launches COVID-19 Mind of an Entrepreneur Challenge
"I am challenging all conscious entrepreneurs to join forces and help save our community from COVID-19." - Wendy Mohammad
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(BPRW) Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware Lauds Rev. Al Sharpton for Letter Demanding Skadden Arps Remove Martin Luther Jr. King Banner from Website, Citing Lack of Diversity in Recent Promotions
(Black PR Wire) WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware (CPBD) lauded lifelong civil rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton after he penned a letter to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Execu...
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(BPRW) CBCF to hold a "Policy for the People Virtual Brain Trust"
(Black PR Wire) Washington, D.C. -- The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) will host a "Policy for the People Virtual Brain Trust." The key topic for this second installment is "Understanding the Economic Outcomes of COVID-19 and...
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(BPRW) Fearing COVID-19, Black Rural Moms Risk Birthing at Home
(Black PR Wire) With many hospitals and healthcare workers focusing predominantly on COVID-19, Black mothers-to-be in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi, who fear contracting the virus, are attempting to deliver their babies at home w...
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(BPRW) Wendy Muhammad Launches COVID 19 Entrepreneur Challenge
(Black PR Wire) "I'm challenging all Conscious Entrepreneurs to join forces and help save our community from COVID 19". Wendy Muhammad
Entrepreneurs are the historical Change Makers of the African American Community. We are the leaders...
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(BPRW) USDA Increases Monthly SNAP Benefits by 40%
(Black PR WIre) Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced emergency benefit increases have reached $2.0 billion per month for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households across all 50...
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(BPRW) Anthony Fauci talks COVID-19 and Tooth Fairy concerns on Will Smith's show
(Black PR Wire) -- Anthony Fauci answers kids' coronavirus questions on Will Smith's new show.
As one of the world's top experts on infectious diseases and the United States' go-to coronavirus adviser, Dr. Anthony Fauci has sp...
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(BPRW) Essence Announces the “ESSENCE Benefit Series to Fight COVID-19” to Support Black-Owned Small Businesses and Organizations Affected by the Pandemic
(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As the novel coronavirus continues to spread across the nation and the world, Black communities are being impacted at drastically disproportionate rates. However, while the impact of COVID-19 shin...
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(BPRW) WOMEN’S HEALTH WEEK WITH PRACTICING PHYSICIAN & MARRIED TO MEDICINE’S DR. JACKIE WALTERS
(Black PR Wire) Many things happen in the month of May. Not only do we celebrate Mother’s Day, we celebrate National Women’s Health Week. If you haven’t done anything to take care of yourself, then let our expert help reme...
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(BPRW) Keep America Beautiful Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Earth Day with Launch of DoBeautifulThings.org
(Black PR Wire) STAMFORD, Conn. – In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day (April 22), national nonprofit Keep America Beautiful® will launch DoBeautifulThings.org, a website designed to showcase acts of kindness during...
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(BPRW) Secretary DeVos Delivers $6 Billion in Additional Grant Funding to Support Continued Education at America’s Colleges, Universities
(BBlack PR Wire) WASHINGTON, D.C. — After quickly making available more than $6 billion for colleges and universities to provide direct emergency cash grants to students, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced today an addi...
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(BPRW) New ‘Black is Human’ Initiative to Address Disparity of COVID-19 on African American Community
(Black PR Wire) *In response to the devastating impact COVID-19 continues to have on the African American community, Burrell Communications Group has released a video PSA entitled “For Jason” as part of its “Black is Human...
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(BPRW) Association of Black Cardiologists Releases COVID-19 FAQ Watch
(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON DC, -- The Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) issued frequently asked questions (FAQ Watch) for healthcare providers related to COVID-19. The novel coronavirus outbreak has caused significant disruption to g...
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(BPRW) KENNY “BABYFACE” EDMONDS IS “SO BLESSED” AFTER TESTING POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
(Black PR Wire) Babyface, the award-winning music producer behind some of the biggest artists, songs and record label, LaFace records, revealed that he too had been stricken with COVID-19.
“I feel so blessed to be able to celebrate an...
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(BPRW) These Celebrities Are Giving Back During the Coronavirus Pandemic
(Black PR Wire) Times of crisis bring out the best in some people and the worst in others. Celebrities are no exception.
While plenty of famous people have been rightly mocked for cringeworthy quarantine behavior, some stars are truly justi...
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(BPRW) Black people in Miami die of COVID-19 at a greater rate than whites, state data shows
(BlackPR Wire) MIAMI, FL -- African Americans with COVID-19 are dying at a higher rate than white people and others who have tested positive for the disease in Miami-Dade County — a key finding buried in the Florida health depart...
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(BPRW) THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FUNDING CUT TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
(Black PR Wire) Washington, D.C. — In response to President Trump's threat to cut funding to the World Health Organization, the Congressional Black Caucus has released the following statement:
“At a time of crisis, true leadersh...
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(BPRW) GINGER WATER: ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL DRINKS
(Black PR Wire) Originally from Southeast Asia, the ginger plant is common in food and medicine around the world. It is rich in natural chemicals that can literally help fight off disease from the inside out. Little do people know, this sim...
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Largest African-American Dating App, Tagged, To Rollout Live Video Dating to Respond to COVID-19
NEW HOPE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Meet Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEET), a leading provider of interactive livestreaming solutions, has created two new features designed to help users connect while maintaining proper dating distance on its pop...
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