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(BPRW) Florida A&M shocks Iowa State, 70-68

(BPRW) Florida A&M shocks Iowa State, 70-68

(Black PR Wire) AMES, Iowa – Rod Melton, Jr. scored 20 points, including the game-winning bucket as the Florida A&M University men’s basketball team stunned Iowa State, 70-68, on Tuesday night, wrapping up its 2019 non-confe...
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(BPRW) Netflix Shares Trailer For Tyler Perry's New 'A Fall From Grace'

(BPRW) Netflix Shares Trailer For Tyler Perry's New 'A Fall From Grace'

(Black PR Wire) Tyler Perry will make his Netflix debut with a new film, A Fall From Grace. The film, set to debut January 17, stars Crystal Fox as Grace Waters, a woman who finds love with a handsome stranger (Mehcad Brooks) after her ex-h...
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Oprah Winfrey, Weight Watchers launch '2020 Vision' tour

Oprah Winfrey, Weight Watchers launch '2020 Vision' tour

(Black PR Wire) (UPI) -- Oprah Winfrey and WW, formerly known as Weight Watchers, are teaming up on a new wellness tour. Winfrey, 65, launched the 2020 Vision: Your Life in Focus tour in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., during Friday's episode of Toda...
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(BPRW) Opportunity Grows for Entrepreneurs in 2020

(BPRW) Opportunity Grows for Entrepreneurs in 2020

(Black PR Wire) A new year brings new opportunity.  As we celebrate the 2nd year of the Tax Cuts Jobs Act, small businesses are well positioned to grow and prosper.  The year end-review highlights include more than 7 million jobs...
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(BPRW) THE RELATED GROUP TAPS HCP MEDIA AS CUSTOM PUBLISHING PARTNER FOR ORIGINAL COFFEE TABLE BOOK

(Black PR Wire) Miami, Fla. - The Related Group, one of the country's most respected real estate conglomerates and leader in sophisticated metropolitan living, has chosen HCP Media as its custom publishing partner to produce Art of Living....
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(BPRW) Carrie P. Meek - An Institution Celebrated, A Legend Honored

(BPRW) Carrie P. Meek - An Institution Celebrated, A Legend Honored

(Black PR Wire) MIAMI, Fla. -- A room filled to the brim. Attendees teeming with reverence. A national icon getting the recognition she deserves from a community she spent her career fighting for. This is what unfolded Tuesday, Dec. 5, when...
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SUPERFEST MIAMI LIVE ANNOUNCES PEPSI AS TITLE SPONSOR FOR JAN. 24 – FEB. 3 FESTIVAL

SUPERFEST MIAMI LIVE ANNOUNCES PEPSI AS TITLE SPONSOR FOR JAN. 24 – FEB. 3 FESTIVAL

Pepsi SuperFest Miami LIVE today announced that Pepsi is now the new title sponsor of the Pepsi SuperFest Miami LIVE Festival, which will be held Jan. 24 through Feb. 3, 2020, in Miami Gardens, Florida. The festival is a 10-day event featur...
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(BPRW) Jessie Trice Community Health System held a Groundbreaking Ceremony for JTCHS Barbara J. Jordan Community Health & Wellness Center

(BPRW) Jessie Trice Community Health System held a Groundbreaking Ceremony for JTCHS Barbara J. Jordan Community Health & Wellness Center

(Black PR Wire) Miami Gardens, Fla. - The Jessie Trice Community Health System (JTCHS) broke new ground.  Recently, the organization held its Groundbreaking Ceremony for the JTCHS Barbara J. Jordan Community Health & Wellness Cente...
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(BPRW) Vermillion, Inc. and Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia Announce the First Patient Enrolled in Prospective National Clinical Study of Ovarian Cancer Risk Detection Methods in African American Women

(BPRW) Vermillion, Inc. and Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia Announce the First Patient Enrolled in Prospective National Clinical Study of Ovarian Cancer Risk Detection Methods in African American Women

(Black PR Wire) AUSTIN, Texas & PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vermillion, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRML), a bioanalytical-based women’s health company focused on gynecologic disease and Einstein Medical Center, the largest indepe...
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(BPRW) ONYX MAGAZINE NAMES ITS 2020 WOMEN ON THE MOVE HONOREES: FLORIDA’S MOST INFLUENTIAL BLACK WOMEN

(Black PR Wire) ORLANDO, FL - ONYX Magazine’s fifth annual Women on the Move (WOTM), with Founding Member Orlando Health, will recognize some of Florida’s most impactful and influential black women during an awards luncheon to b...
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(BPRW)  Jessie Trice Community Health System to hold a Groundbreaking Ceremony for JTCHS Barbara J. Jordan Community Health & Wellness Center

(BPRW) Jessie Trice Community Health System to hold a Groundbreaking Ceremony for JTCHS Barbara J. Jordan Community Health & Wellness Center

(Black PR Wire) Miami, Fla. - The Jessie Trice Community Health System (JTCHS) is breaking new ground.  The organization will hold its Groundbreaking Ceremony for the JTCHS Barbara J. Jordan Community Health & Wellness Center on Th...
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Reggae Jam - Meeting of the Legends is a family friendly reggae music festival and will hold a number of the worlds biggest reggae stars

Reggae Jam - Meeting of the Legends is a family friendly reggae music festival and will hold a number of the worlds biggest reggae stars

Headlined by Grammy award winning reggae band Steel Pulse, who formed over 45 years ago in Birmingham, England. They are critically acclaimed for their political take on music and were the first non-Jamaican band to receive a Grammy Award f...
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(BPRW) Minority and Progressive Groups Advocate for Health Equity Principles

(Black PR Wire) Last week, a coalition of civil rights and community service organizations sent a letter aimed at sending a clear message to Congress on the importance of health equity in all communities in the U.S. [link to letter] Led by...
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Millionaire Mastermind First Annual 2019 Entrepreneur Summit, December 16th

Millionaire Mastermind First Annual 2019 Entrepreneur Summit, December 16th

The Millionaire Mastermind Academy, a leading 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the education, support and growth of women-owned business enterprises, will host its first annual 2019 Millionaire Mastermind Entrepreneur Summ...
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(BPRW) JASON TAYLOR TO HOST JT’S PING-PONG SMASH 16 PRESENTED BY PUBLIX AT SEMINOLE HARD ROCK HOTEL

(BPRW) JASON TAYLOR TO HOST JT’S PING-PONG SMASH 16 PRESENTED BY PUBLIX AT SEMINOLE HARD ROCK HOTEL

(Black PR Wire) HOLLYWOOD, FL  – On Monday, November 11, Jason Taylor, the Hall of Fame defensive end and Miami Dolphins legend, will host JT’s Ping-Pong Smash 16 – Presented by Publix. Proceeds from th...
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(BPRW) Veterans Day Groundbreaking on Largest Veterans Only Facility — Designed to Help Reduce Veteran Suicide Rate

(BPRW) Veterans Day Groundbreaking on Largest Veterans Only Facility — Designed to Help Reduce Veteran Suicide Rate

(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA, GA. — According to the NIH, an average of 22 American veterans commit suicide every day. This grim statistic is what prompted a national nonprofit, Vets Lives Matter Now, and a Georgia based wellness company,...
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(BPRW) The Kentucky Center for African American Heritage & Black Veterans honor Colonel Charles Young for Veterans Day

(BPRW) The Kentucky Center for African American Heritage & Black Veterans honor Colonel Charles Young for Veterans Day

We are commemorating Veterans Day in Louisville with the Colonel Charles Young maquette in the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage. As we “Salute” all Veterans, we are placing special emphasis on the legendary...
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(BPRW) Democratic Presidential Candidate Marianne Williamson Debuts First Television Ad: Reparations - An Idea Whose Time Has Come

 Williamson Debuts First Television Ad: Reparations - An Idea Whose Time Has Come (Black PR Wire)  Marianne Williamson, Democratic candidate for President, released her first television commercial today, it will begin airing tomor...
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Schools create pathway program for graduates of the HBCU to attend medical school

Schools create pathway program for graduates of the HBCU to attend medical school

African Americans make up only six percenti of U.S. physicians. With the goal of driving diversity among U.S. physicians, Oakwood University and Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) announced a new agreement to help more African Americ...
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(BPRW) The Embrace Girls Foundation  presents Africa Umoja from February 25 – March 8, 2020

(BPRW) The Embrace Girls Foundation presents Africa Umoja from February 25 – March 8, 2020

MIAMI, FL –– As the Lion King and yes, Black Panther continue to break box office records, another story that celebrates the African continent and its unbreakable spirit is set to arrive in South Florida. AFRICA UMOJA, ...
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