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(BPRW) AFRICAN AMERICANS ARE MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP TARDIVE DYSKINESIA

(Black PR Wire) - Mental illness was once a subject not often discussed among African Americans, but in recent years, conversations are more open, and people are more comfortable explaining what is happening with them and how their me...

(BPRW) Aretha Franklin Biopic ‘Respect’ Heads To Christmas For Awards Season Rollout

(Black PR Wire) While many studios jockey to launch their awards-season fare in the thick of autumn, a movie can still go in the tail-end holiday season to garnish buzz and bucks, i.e., American Sniper, 1917 and Hidden Figur...

(BPRW) DREF and the Black Greek Letter Consortium Launch the Rooted in Research Webinar Series

(Black PR Wire) Washington, DC - The Delta Research and Educational Foundation (DREF) and the Black Greek Letter Consortium (BGLC) and their collaborative partners will launch the Rooted in Research Webinar Series on Friday, May 1, offering...

(BPRW) CULTURE CREATORS TO CONTINUE 'C2 SUMMIT' HBCU INITIATIVE AS A VIRTUAL CONFERENCE MAY 18 -21 FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS SEEKING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN BUSINESS & ENTERTAINMENT

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK, NY - Culture Creators, an exclusive platform established to cultivate and highlight the achievements of diverse professionals in entertainment, has announced that its second installment of the C2 Summit Series will...

(BPRW) Ad Council Launches New PSAs To Help Parents and Families During COVID-19 Pandemic

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK, NY – In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ad Council, working with the White House, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), today l...

(BPRW) New City of Sisterly Love Radio to Stream on iHeartRadio

(Black PR Wire) Philadelphia, PA -- Recently, VISIT PHILADELPHIA® announces the creation of City of Sisterly Love Radio streaming on iHeartRadio. Set to debut in May 2020 (exact date TBA), City of Sisterly Love Radio, inspir...

(BPRW) OWN: OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK ADDS TWO NEW UNSCRIPTED SERIES TO ITS POPULAR SATURDAY NIGHT LINEUP PREMIERING MAY 16

(Black PR Wire) Los Angeles, CA -- While the nation is staying safer at home together, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that beginning May 16, Saturday nights become "Sisterhood Saturday Nights" with the launch of two new limited...

(BPRW) ONEUNITED BANK, LARGEST BLACK OWNED BANK, LAUNCHES SBA PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM

(Black PR Wire) Los Angeles, CA - OneUnited Bank, the largest Black owned bank in the country, is proud to announce the launch of its Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). OneUnited Bank, a Preferred SBA 7(a) lend...

(BPRW) Michelle Obama Documentary Dropping On Netflix Next Week

(Black PR Wire) Becoming is tied to Obama's best-selling book of the same name, which was published in 2018. The film, directed by Nadia Hallgren, follows Obama across 34 cities for her book tour. It features the former First Lady as she sp...

(BPRW) Cypress Bay High School and Parker Barry of Wellington Community High School Headline List of Champions For First-Ever Virtual Louder Than a Bomb Florida Poetry Festival

(Black PR Wire) WESTON, FL -- For the past three weeks, nearly 300 teens representing 32 different schools across five school districts participated in the 6th annual Louder Than a Bomb Florida Poetry Festival presented by UPS and Nova Sout...

(BPRW) With the message Keeping People Safe and Informed About the Coronavirus, the U.S Minority Chamber of Commerce, announces its global Distribution Center for PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) in the City of Miami.

(Black PR Wire) Miami, Florida – The U.S Minority Chamber of Commerce (U.S MCC) was able to obtain quality and vendor assurance from China, for the purchase of PPE products placed by our members and strategic partners, thanks to the U...

(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...

(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

(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...

(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...

(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...

(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...

(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...

(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...

(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...