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Xoom, PayPal’s international money transfer service, makes a special announcement

Xoom, PayPal’s international money transfer service, today announced a partnership with Ria, a subsidiary of Euronet Worldwide and a global leader in money remittances, to offer Xoom customers cash pick-up service at more than 150,000...

(BPRW) Use FL511 to prepare for the 2018 hurricane season

(Black PR Wire) TALLAHASSEE, FL -- The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season is under way and will last until Nov. 30. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is asking Floridians to include the Florida 511 Traveler Information System in t...

(BPRW) NNPA Official Statement on the Passing of Senator John McCain

(Black PR Wire) Washington — The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) extends sincerest condolences to the family of Senator John McCain. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr, President and CEO of the NNPA emphasized, “Jo...

(BPRW) MEET THE LADIES OF "LETHAL WEAPON"

(Black PR Wire) -- It's time to meet the ladies on Fox hit series, "Lethal Weapon" which returns Tuesday, September 25 at 9pm ET/PT. First up ... KEESHA SHARP (Trish Murtaugh on LETHAL WEAPON) For her work on LETHAL WEAPON, Keesh...

(BPRW) THE SUN SPOT INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION TO OPEN AT THE PHILLIP AND PATRICIA FROST MUSEUM OF SCIENCE

(Black PR Wire) MIAMI, Fla. – The Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science (Frost Science) will debut The Sun Spot, presented by Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), on Saturday, September 1. This new interactive permanent exh...

(BPRW) 'AUGUST 28' FROM WRITER/DIRECTOR AVA DUVERNAY TO MAKE ITS TELEVISION DEBUT ON OWN AUGUST 28

(Black PR Wire) Los Angeles - Acclaimed director Ava DuVernay's short-form film entitled "August 28th: A Day in the Life of a People" will make its national television debut on Tuesday, August 28 at 7 p.m. ET/PT on OWN. Starring Lupita Nyon...

THRIVIN’ ONLINE‘s Exclusive With Media Great Jeff Johnson

“The most important message is yours.” That is the motto for one of the most prestige’s communications companies today JIJ communications, which is ran by one of the most prestige and influential African American man in me...

(BPRW) JuVee Productions Joins Capital City Black Film Festival to Present A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Death Row Case Featured in ABC Docu-series The Last Defense

(Black PR Wire) AUSTIN, Texas -- Capital City Black Film Festival (CCBFF) today announced that long-time festival supporter JuVee Productions will host a screening of part 2 of the docu-series The Last Defense followed by a panel disc...

(BPRW) Bishop Vashti McKenzie and Stellar Award-Winning Recording Artist Kurt Carr to Headline CBCF Annual Prayer Breakfast

(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON, D.C. —The African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church’s first elected female bishop, Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, and Stellar award-winning artist Kurt Carr & The Kurt Carr Singers, will headline t...

(BPRW) Statement on the Passing of Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin

(Black PR Wire) Atlanta, GA -- 100 Black Men of America, Inc. expresses deep condolences to the family, friends and loved ones of Aretha Louise Franklin. We join the world in mourning the passing of The Queen of Soul. Her life and legacy is...

(BPRW) ONYX MAGAZINE’S PUBLISHER RICH BLACK RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS AWARD

Black PR Wire (ORLANDO, FL) – The National Congress of Black Women (NCBW), Orlando Chapter, honored ONYX Magazine Publisher Rich Black at its sixth annual Founders Day luncheon Saturday. As nearly 100 people l...

(BPRW) Inc. Magazine Names The Bizzell Group to Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Companies in America for the Second Time

(Black PR Wire) Lanham, MD – Inc Magazine announced The Bizzell Group (Bizzell) has been ranked as the 494th fastest growing company in America on Inc.’s 5000 list. Last year, Bizzell made their first appeara...

(BPRW) NAMIC REVEALS 2018 NEXT GENERATION LEADERS AND LUMINARIES

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK – The National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) in partnership with Multichannel News announced today the recipients of its 2018 Next Generation Leaders Awards, recognizing emerging mu...

(BPRW) Yes on 10 Campaign Responds to Revelations That California NAACP Leader Alice Huffman is Hired by Campaign Opposed to Prop 10 Funded by Billionaire Landlords

(Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A bombshell lead article splashed across the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle this morning revealed that president of the California NAACP, Alice Huffman, has once again...

Black PR Wire launches HBCU 101: The Writer’s Project

Did you know that there are 101 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the country? This fall, Black PR Wire will help put college students attending these universities on the write path! The Black PR Wire team will roll ou...

Who to Judge? Catch the latest Thrivin’ Online interview with TV Judge Glenda Hatchett

Through the years, television has had some very powerful figures to emerge and capture the hearts of their audience. One of these prominent figures is the perhaps among the most influential woman before us … Judge Glenda Hatchett. Wi...

(BPRW) “When it comes to investing, It’s Better In The Bahamas” Minister tells attendees at Investment Summit in S. Florida

(Black PR Wire) FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – “The Bahamas is a vacation paradise, that’s well known, but the message I’d like each of you to take away from my short talk this morning is that when it comes to investing...

(BPRW) CBCF Gears Up For 48th Annual Legislative Conference, Welcomes Senators Cory Booker and Kamala Harris As Co-Chairs

(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) announced today, for the first time in the foundation’s history, two senators — Senator Cory Booker (New Jersey) and Senator Kamala...

(BPRW) Black PR Wire launches HBCU 101: The Writer’s Project

(Black PR Wire) MIAMI , FL -- Did you know that there are 101 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the country? This fall, Black PR Wire will help put college students attending these universities on the write path! The B...

(BPRW) Emmaus Life Sciences Announces Support of Sickle Cell Disease Legislation

(Black PR Wire) TORRANCE, Calif. & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. (Emmaus), today announced its support of the Sickle Cell Disease Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2018 (S. 2465). The legislation se...