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(BPRW) AHEAD OF HOUSE VOTE, PARENTS OF ERIC GARNER, TAMIR RICE & JOHN CRAWFORD ENDORSE THE GEORGE FLOYD JUSTICE IN POLICING ACT

(BPRW) AHEAD OF HOUSE VOTE, PARENTS OF ERIC GARNER, TAMIR RICE & JOHN CRAWFORD ENDORSE THE GEORGE FLOYD JUSTICE IN POLICING ACT

(Black PR Wire) Washington, D.C. – Today, Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner; Samaria Rice, mother of Tamir Rice; and John Crawford, Jr., father of John Crawford III, released the following joint statement in support of the George...
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(BPRW) AHF Lauds San Bernardino County on Declaration that Racism is a Public Health Crisis; Urges Others to Follow Suit

(BPRW) AHF Lauds San Bernardino County on Declaration that Racism is a Public Health Crisis; Urges Others to Follow Suit

(Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) commended San Bernardino County and its five member Board of Supervisors for their historic unanimous vote Tuesday declaring racism a public health crisis, beli...
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(BPRW) Statement of California Black Chamber of Commerce on California Efforts to Shut Down Gig-Economy

(Black PR Wire) SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In response to actions by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and the City Attorneys of Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco to shut down access to gig-economy platforms for...
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(BPRW) McDonald’s USA Launches $500,000 Scholarship Fund to Help HBCU Students Return to School Amidst COVID-19 Crisis

(BPRW) McDonald’s USA Launches $500,000 Scholarship Fund to Help HBCU Students Return to School Amidst COVID-19 Crisis

(Black PR Wire) CHICAGO — McDonald’s USA today announced the launch of its $500,000 Black & Positively Golden® Scholarship Fund to help students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) continue the...
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(BPRW) OPRAH WINFREY HOSTS 'OWN SPOTLIGHT:  OPRAH AND 100 BLACK FATHERS'   TO AIR JUNE 30 AT 10 PM ET/PT ON OWN

(BPRW) OPRAH WINFREY HOSTS 'OWN SPOTLIGHT: OPRAH AND 100 BLACK FATHERS' TO AIR JUNE 30 AT 10 PM ET/PT ON OWN

(Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES - Continuing conversations surrounding issues impacting Black lives, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today an all-new "OWN Spotlight: Oprah and 100 Black Fathers" to air Tuesday, June 30 ...
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(BPRW) New York-based Architect To Teach Architecture + Design Summer Camp In The Delta

(BPRW) New York-based Architect To Teach Architecture + Design Summer Camp In The Delta

(Black PR Wire) Greenville, Miss. – Alex Foundation will host its annual architecture + design summer camp for girls July 13-17, 2020.   The free digital summer camp will convene 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. daily.  Enrollment cap...
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(BPRW) FDA WARNS 9 HAND SANITIZERS MAY CONTAIN FATAL INGREDIENT

(BPRW) FDA WARNS 9 HAND SANITIZERS MAY CONTAIN FATAL INGREDIENT

(Black PR Wire) Hand sanitizers have become essential and a “go-to” tool to fighting off infection and disease, especially now with the coronavirus COVID-19. But it’s important to know what kind of hand sanitizer you...
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(BPRW) First-Ever Virtual Festival Includes Two UNSTOPPABLE Weekends of #ESSENCEFEST with Daytime Empowerment Experiences and Nighttime Concerts; All Streaming on ESSENCEStudios.com, June 25-28 and July 2-5

(BPRW) First-Ever Virtual Festival Includes Two UNSTOPPABLE Weekends of #ESSENCEFEST with Daytime Empowerment Experiences and Nighttime Concerts; All Streaming on ESSENCEStudios.com, June 25-28 and July 2-5

  (Black PR Wire) -(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essence Communications, Inc.: WHAT: ESSENCE, the leading media, technology and commerce company serving Black women and communities, today announced new additions to its stellar line-up for the 2020...
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(BPRW) THE FUN, INTERACTIVE TOOL FOR TEACHING CHILDREN THE POWER OF THEIR THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS

(BPRW) THE FUN, INTERACTIVE TOOL FOR TEACHING CHILDREN THE POWER OF THEIR THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS

(Black PR Wire) Children as young as three years old are constructing essential thoughts and feelings about their parents, friends, and life, and acting based on their moods. By learning how to use their thoughts and feelings productively,...
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(BPRW) Culture & Convos, the podcast, is going live

(BPRW) Culture & Convos, the podcast, is going live

(Black PR Wire)  ATLANTA, GA -- PRecise Communications' Culture & Convos, the podcast, is going live on Facebook TONIGHT at 7 p.m.   Tonight's conversation will address how Black consumers are watching what brands a...
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Essence Calls for a National “Declaration of Equity” and Launches $100 Million Equity and Justice Benefit Initiative

Essence Calls for a National “Declaration of Equity” and Launches $100 Million Equity and Justice Benefit Initiative

ESSENCE Unstoppable Collective, a Public-Private-NGO Partnership for Sustained Change, Launches June 25 - - Inaugural Public Partners include the Cities of New Orleans, Chicago, New York, Atlanta, San Francisco & Washington, DC 
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(BPRW) VENUS WILLIAMS AT 40: THE WOMAN, THE CHAMPION AND THE DISEASE THAT ALMOST TOOK HER JOY

(BPRW) VENUS WILLIAMS AT 40: THE WOMAN, THE CHAMPION AND THE DISEASE THAT ALMOST TOOK HER JOY

(Black PR Wire) Famed tennis star Venus Williams has reached the very top in every area of tennis but even though she is now ranked outside the Top 50, she wants to keep on competing. And why not? She became the first American black wo...
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(BPRW) The Launch of Inaugural 2020 Juneteenth  Image Capsule   Inspired by the Legacy of Legendary Music Executive Andre Harrell

(BPRW) The Launch of Inaugural 2020 Juneteenth Image Capsule Inspired by the Legacy of Legendary Music Executive Andre Harrell

(Black PR Wire) With 2020 marking the first time in its history that the country is moving toward a national recognition and celebration of Juneteenth as a holiday, media executive, author, and Columbia University lecturer Kai D. Wright is...
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(BPRW) A Message from the CBCF

(BPRW) A Message from the CBCF

(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON, D.C. - As we celebrate the commemorative ending of slavery in the United States, we reflect on the contributions of African Americans to this country. Black lives helped build this nation and Black lives will hel...
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(BPRW) Essence Calls for a National “Declaration of Equity” and Launches $100 Million Equity and Justice Benefit Initiative

(BPRW) Essence Calls for a National “Declaration of Equity” and Launches $100 Million Equity and Justice Benefit Initiative

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- At no other time in this generation have the ill consequences of systemic racism collided with such force in the social consciousness of America. To directly address the racial injustices and ineq...
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(BPRW) The Urban League of Springfield to Use Half Million Dollar Contribution From MassMutual to Impact the Livelihood of Local Citizens

(Black PR Wire) SPRINGFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- At a time when it’s never been more critical for all hands to be on deck to build meaningful, sustainable change when it comes to racial equity across America, the Urban Leagu...
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(BPRW) ESSENCE Announces 2020 ESSENCE Festival of Culture™: Unstoppable Virtual Experience Presented by Coca-Cola®

(BPRW) ESSENCE Announces 2020 ESSENCE Festival of Culture™: Unstoppable Virtual Experience Presented by Coca-Cola®

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ESSENCE, the leading media, technology and commerce company serving Black women and communities, today announced its 2020 ESSENCE Festival of Culture: Unstoppable Virtual Experience Presented...
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(BPRW) TOURISM: SUN SEA AND MASKS. Anticipating the Post COVID-19 Recovery of the Caribbean Tourism Sector

(BPRW) TOURISM: SUN SEA AND MASKS. Anticipating the Post COVID-19 Recovery of the Caribbean Tourism Sector

(Black PR Wire) Amidst plans to resuscitate the Caribbean region’s economy post Covid-19, robust debate ensues as to the viability of Tourism as a main pillar of countries’ economies.   In a earlier release, Mrs. Jibrilu, D...
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(BPRW) BET Reveals Its Programming Line Up for Juneteenth – A Compilation of Uplifting Long and Short-Form Content Commemorating the Resilience of the African American Spirit

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- BET kicks off its “Content For Change” initiative on Juneteenth - the national commemoration of the abolition of slavery in the United States - with a day-long array of programming cel...
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(BPRW) EBW Inc Launches EBW Cares Distributors, a PPE Solution, to Get Women Back to Work and the Economy Back on its Feet Amidst COVID-19

(BPRW) EBW Inc Launches EBW Cares Distributors, a PPE Solution, to Get Women Back to Work and the Economy Back on its Feet Amidst COVID-19

(Black PR Wire) AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Empowering a Billion Women 2020 (EBW2020) has announced the launch of EBW Cares Distributors, a market offering aimed at getting necessary personal protective equipment (PPE) in the hands of...
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