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(BPRW) 50 FASTEST GROWING WOMEN-OWNED AND LED COMPANIES ANNOUNCED BY WOMEN PRESIDENTS’ ORGANIZATION AND CAPITAL ONE
(Black PR Wire) Louisville, KY – The Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO) has announced the 12th annual ranking of the 50 Fastest-Growing Women-Owned/Led Companies™. Winners were announced during the WPO Annual C...
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(BPRW) THE ESSENCE FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY COCA-COLA SET TO ‘LEVEL UP’ BRANDED EXPERIENCES FOR 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The 2019 ESSENCE Festival® presented by Coca-Cola is set to unveil an invigorating expansion of branded experiences for its 25th anniversary celebration—offering worl...
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(BPRW) Travel Smart with the FL511 Mobile App to and from the Coke Zero Sugar 400
(Black PR Wire) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Coke Zero Sugar 400 is a fan-favorite event that brings together NASCAR racing with pageantry and patriotism for a memorable Independence Day weekend celebration. It includes some of the most ex...
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(BPRW) Celebrate Independence Day using the FL511 Mobile App
(Black PR Wire) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Independence Day is on its way! As with every year, Floridians celebrate the holiday with parades, barbecues, picnics and fireworks. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) encourages Florid...
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(BPRW) Essence Announces 2020 Presidential Candidates Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Kamala Harris, Beto O’Rourke and Elizabeth Warren to Speak at the 25th Anniversary Essence Festival in New Orleans
(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today ESSENCE Communications, Inc. announced that the 2019 ESSENCE Festival presented by Coca-Cola will host exclusive keynote conversations with five of the leading Democratic contender...
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(BPRW) Entrepreneurs Celebrating Independence Day
(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA, GA -- Entrepreneurship is the freedom to live a life of independence. America’s entrepreneurs represent our very own independent risk takers. It takes grit and determination start and run a small business. And...
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(BPRW) STARZ ACQUIRES DATARI TURNER PRODUCTIONS' "A BOY. A GIRL. A DREAM" STARRING OMARI HARDWICK AND MEAGAN GOOD
(Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES - Starz has announced its acquisition of Datari Turner Productions' critically-acclaimed film A Boy. A Girl. A Dream, starring Omari Hardwick and Meagan Good. The Sundance Film Festival selection, directed b...
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P&G Addresses Racial Bias With New Film “The Look”
Continuing the conversation from its Emmy Award-winning film “The Talk,” Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) today released a new film designed to spark reflection and conversation on racial bias and inequality. Titled “The Loo...
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(BPRW) LIFE Camp’s first-ever Mobile Trauma Unit hit the streets of Brooklyn, NY in front of the Barclay's Center
(Black PR Wire) June is Gun Violence Awareness month, and on Friday, June 28th, LIFE Camp’s first-ever Mobile Trauma Unit hit the streets of Brooklyn, NY in front of the Barclay's center near Dean street entrance. Violence Interventio...
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(BPRW) FL511 Mobile App adds new features
(Black PR Wire) Tallahassee, Fla. - New features have been added to the FL511 Mobile App. These features are available on the updated app:
Camera images have been added to the map (and can be enabled in the settings).
Message signs have be...
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(BPRW) What’s your super power?
(Black PR Wire) What’s your super power?
That’s what Buck Martinez challenges high school students to think about at his Student ACES (athletics, community, education) workshops. But a super power isn’t running fast. Or ju...
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(BPRW) OWN EXPANDS POPULAR SATURDAY NIGHT LINEUP WITH NEW SERIES "TO HAVE & TO HOLD: CHARLOTTE" PREMIERING JUNE 1 AT 10PM
(Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES - OWN announced today its new series "To Have & To Hold: Charlotte" is set to join the network's popular Saturday night lineup on Saturday, June 1 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. The hour-long unscripted series, from Tr...
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(BPRW) Dr. Vivian W. Pinn, Founding Director, Office of Research on Women’s Health at the NIH, Addresses Graduates of Ross University School of Medicine
(Black PR Wire) MIRAMAR, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) today celebrated its commencement ceremony at the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Florida, and recognized 789 graduates, who join RUSM alumni practici...
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(BPRW) CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY (CAU) HEAD COACH GEORGE LYNCH CONTINUES MOLDING MEN’S BASKETBALL WITH THIRD ANNUAL “ARTS FOR ATHLETES” FUNDRAISER
(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA, GA -- George Lynch, 12-year NBA veteran (Lakers, 76ers, Hornets) and former UNC-Chapel Hill NCAA champion, invites the Atlanta community to participate in Arts for Athletes on Friday, May 31 from 5 – 11 p.m. a...
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(BPRW) Most Admired Woman and Forever First Lady Michelle Obama Confirmed to Headline the 25th Anniversary ESSENCE Festival of Culture in New Orleans
(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ESSENCE Communications, the number one media, technology and commerce company dedicated to Black women, today announced that former First Lady Michelle Obama will headline its 25th Anniversary ESS...
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(BPRW) Jessie Trice Community Health System introduces “Pepper,” the Newest Member of its Healthcare Family
(Black PR Wire) Miami, Fla. -- In this age of technological advancement, it’s important to embrace new forms and faces in the healthcare arena. The Jessie Trice Community Health System (JTCHS) has done just that. The organization rece...
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(BPRW) The Intruder set to release this month
(Black PR Wire) -- When a young married couple (Michael Ealy and Meagan Good) buys their dream house in the Napa Valley, they think they have found the perfect home to take their next steps as a family. But when the strangely attac...
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(BPRW) Brown Sugar Celebrates Pam Grier's 70th Birthday in May With Cult Classics Coffy, Sheba, Baby, Friday Foster and More; Honors Mother's Day with "Brown Sugar Mamas" Collection
(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA - Brown Sugar, the popular subscription video on demand service from Bounce, is honoring both Moms and the "Mother of Badass" - the legendary Pam Grier - in May.
"Foxy Brown" herself turns 70 this month an...
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(BPRW) Use FL511 to plan your Memorial Day trip
(Black PR Wire) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Memorial Day is on its way! The holiday weekend is one of the busiest travel times of the year for motorists getting ready to embark on a much-anticipated getaway.
Whether heading to Disney or Unive...
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(BPRW) Ross University School of Medicine and Tuskegee University Partner to Address Physician Diversity in the U.S.
(Black PR Wire) TUSKEGEE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The United States is facing a critical absence of diversity in medicine, and the disproportionately low numbers of African-American doctors is causing negative health outcomes in communities...
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