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Wells Fargo Launches $400 Million Small Business Recovery Effort

The company donates all processing fees from Paycheck Protection Program to nonprofits helping entrepreneurs, minority-owned businesses (Black PR Wire) SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Following an April 2020 industry-leading commitmen...

(BPRW) Wells Fargo Launches $400 Million Small Business Recovery Effort

(Black PR Wire) SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Following an April 2020 industry-leading commitment to donate all gross processing fees from the Paycheck Protection Program, Wells Fargo unveiled today the details of an approximately $400 m...

(BPRW) The African American Wellness Project Announces New Initiative Black Doctors Speak in Response to Health Care Inequities

(Black PR Wire) Oakland, California — The African American Wellness Project (AAWP) announced a new initiative, Black Doctors Speak,that will give Black Doctors a voice in the conversation on issues affecting t...

(BPRW) "TYLER PERRY'S MADEA'S FAREWELL PLAY" Set to Launch on BET+ August 27

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- BET+ announces "TYLER PERRY'S MADEA'S FAREWELL PLAY" will launch exclusively on the platform Thursday, August 27. In Tyler Perry's final stage run as Madea, he pulls together some of his audience'...

(BPRW) The CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS STATEMENT ON TRUMP'S ANNOUNCEMENT TO WITHDRAW FROM W.H.O.

(Black PR Wire) Washington, D.C. – The Congressional Black Caucus released the following statement on President Trump's announcement to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO): "The move to withdraw from the World Health Or...

(BPRW) New York Urban League Receives Grant from United Way of New York City

(Black PR Wire) New York, NY -- Arva Rice, President & CEO of the New York Urban League (NYUL) is pleased to announce that the civil rights organization, founded in 1919, has received a grant of $200,000 for COVID-19 funding from United...

(BPRW) Founder of Black Online Therapy to Host a Virtual Healing The Black Woman Inside 2-Day Intensive

(Black PR Wire) Black women are essential to our homes and our communities. In fact, there are some people that would argue that women really do rule the world. However, as many mothers sit at home, uncertain about how they will continue to...

(BPRW) Debunking 6 common objections people use to explain why they refuse to wear masks

(Black PR Wire) Aside from any theoretical benefits that wearing a mask might have, we know it’s an important part of stemming the spread of COVID-19. Unfortunately, many Americans have been resistant to complying. Healthline ask...

(BPRW) Systemic Racism, Beyond Policing: A CBC Virtual Town Hall

(Black PR Wire) Washington D.C. -- 49 years ago, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) was formed to address the racism that CBC members faced inside the institution of Congress and to address the racism all Black people faced...

(BPRW) HBCU HEROES HOSTS FIRST-EVER VIRTUAL ESPORTS TOURNAMENT FOR HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ON JULY 5 IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE FILM CALL-TO-ACTION TO INCREASE STUDENT VOTER PARTICIPATION

(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA, GA -- HBCU Heroes hosted the first-ever esports competition dedicated to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) on Sunday, July 5 at 6 pm EDT. Ahmad Moore, 21, a junior at Fayetteville State University...

(BPRW) 10th Annual Women of Color Empowerment Conference Canceled

(Black PR Wire) Given everything happening with COVID-19, the 10th Annual Women of Color Empowerment Conference will be canceled this year. We were all set to bring you an experience of a lifetime, but we want everyone to stay safe. Thanks...

(BPRW) ClickUrban is Mobilizing Black-Owned Businesses for Success with their Online Business Directory

(Black PR Wire) DENVER CO - ClickUrban, LLC, is bridging the gap between black businesses and black consumers. The company has created a dynamic platform that allows black-owned enterprises to streamline their marketing strategies and promo...

(BPRW) Discover Commits $5 Million to Support Black-owned Restaurants

(Black PR Wire) RIVERWOODS, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In an effort to support the restaurant industry as it rebounds from the impact of COVID-19, Discover announced today that it will be giving $5 million to Black-owned restaurants. From now...

(BPRW) 2020 Marks the Inaugural Year of the Digital Book Celebrating 100 Black Culture-Makers and Thought-Leaders

(Black PR Wire)Following the recent launch of the Juneteenth Image Capsule (JIC) campaign - a future-forward, all-digital movement designed to comprehensively celebrate Black culture and Blackness - the next phase of the JIC initiative will...

(BPRW) SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS, POLICY LEADERS, AND ACTIVISTS FROM AFRICA, EUROPE, THE CARIBBEAN, AND THE UNITED STATES GATHER TO COLLABORATE & PUT FORTH COLLECTIVE ACTIONS TO END POLICE VIOLENCE

(Black PR Wire) UNITED WE STAND. From Minneapolis to Johannesburg: Our Shared Fight To End Police Violence will take place on Wednesday, July 8th at 6pm GMT (2pm EDT). The forum brings greater awareness to police misconduct rampant in black...

(BPRW) HARLEM INSTALL BLACK LIVES MATTER MURAL

(Black PR Wire) TOMORROW, JULY 3, HARLEM OPENS ITS BLACK LIVES MATTER MURAL. COMMUNITY GROUPS, ARTISTS, REPRESENTATIVES TO GATHER FOR OPENING EVENT START TIME: 10 AM PLEASE RSVP: VALERIE@VALINCPR.COM,...

Empress of Coils Explores Hair, Self-Confidence, Heritage and Standards of Beauty for our Young Black Girls

New children’s book encourages natural-hair confidence DENVER, COLORADO – The ongoing debate between permed and natural hair in the Black women community has left many Black women and girls questioning the very crowns...

(BPRW) ONYX Magazine Launches "MaskUp! Stop the Spread" Billboard Campaign

(Black PR Wire) Orlando, Fla. -- ONYX Magazine hosted a news conference with its partners Orlando Health, Orange Blossom Family Health Center, City of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings...

(BPRW) "Fighting The Good Fight'' and More Featured on Brown Sugar in July

(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA, GA - Brown Sugar, the popular subscription streaming service from Bounce, has a hot line-up this July. This month's curated collection is themed for strong-willed men and women striving to make the world a bet...

(BPRW) Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware Slams Delaware Department of Correction and Governor Carney for Politicizing Mask Donations

(Black PR Wire) WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Following news that in-person visitations have resumed at Delaware prisons, largely thanks to a donation of 5,000 masks given by the REFORM Alliance, Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware C...