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A TRIBE CALLED IDENTITY … FINDING YOUR WAKANDA
AfricanAncestry.com Educates on African Tribes as Part of its 15th Year Celebration in 2018
(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON, DC (Feb. 21) – African Ancestry, Inc. (AfricanAncestry.com), the pioneers of genetic ancestry tracing for peo...
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(BPRW) ONYX MAGAZINE’S WOMEN ON THE MOVE AWARDS TO HONOR WOMEN OF COLOR
Black PR Wire (ORLANDO, FL) - ONYX Magazine’s third annual Women on the Move (WOTM), presented by Title Sponsor Herzing University and Presenting Membership Orlando Health will recognize Florida’s most impactful and influential...
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3 Presidents Who Shaped our Food System and the Role of African Americans in It
(Black PR Wire) Many of our past presidents were farmers or ranchers at some point in their lives, but a handful of them significantly changed how we grow our food and eat it. We can’t examine that history, however, wit...
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(BPRW) Valentine's Day Style Sense
(Black PR Wire) Valentine’s Day is a day for couples to be obnoxiously adorable and for singles to unite and hit the town. It’s a day filled with love, chocolates, and omg what am I going to wear? This year, let that be the leas...
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(BPRW) EDUCATOR DR. ROSEMARY JACKSON, WIFE OF TELEVISION EXECUTIVE DON JACKSON, PASSES AT 71
(Black PR Wire) CHICAGO -- The family of Dr. Rosemary Robinson Jackson, Ph.D., Chicago educator, business woman and community leader, announced today that she died Wednesday at the age of 71, succumbing to cancer. Services will be held in C...
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The Home Depot Announces the 2018 Retool Your School Grant Program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
The Home Depot’s Campus Improvement Program Will Award a Total of $360,000 in Campus Improvement Grants to Nine Deserving HBCUs
(Black PR Wire) Atlanta, GA, January 29, 2018—The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improve...
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Healthier Soul Food Cookbook Takes Fresh Approach to Traditional Recipes for "Go Red" Heart Health Month
Joint Project Between Transamerica Center for Health Studies and the Association of Black Women Physicians Promotes Healthier, Happy Traditional Eating
(Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES – January 29, 2018 – The Healthier Tr...
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(BPRW) BLACK OWNED MEDIA ALLIANCE ANNOUNCE THE 3RD ANNUAL “GET TO KNOW BLACK MEDIA: A SYMPOSIUM”
(Black PR Wire) MIAMI, FL - The Black Owned Media Alliance (BOMA) is excited to announce the 3rd Annual Get to Know Black Media: A Symposium. This year’s symposium will be held on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at the Adrienne Arsht Center...
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“I’m Going to Disney World!’’ Teens Surprised Live on “Good Morning America’’ with Mentoring Trip to Disney Dreamers Academy
Teens from California, Texas, New Jersey and Virginia among 100 high school students selected from thousands across country to participate in coveted mentoring event at Disney in March;
(Black PR Wire) LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – &...
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(BPRW) Disabled Veteran Creates Veterans Health Solutions, The Premiere Cannabis Education Resource For The Veteran And Underserved Communities.
(Black PR Wire) Inglewood, CA – Two weeks after Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded a trio of memos from the Obama administration that had adopted a policy of noninterference with marijuana friendly state laws, Veterans Heal...
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The Health Gap Launches New “Culture of Health” Campaign to Raise Awareness, Drive Engagement around Mission to Eliminate Health Disparities
Multi-media awareness campaign focuses on the Health Gap’s ongoing commitment to make Cincinnati a healthy place to live, work and play
(Black PR Wire) CINCINNATI – The Center for Closing the Health Gap (Health Gap), a lead...
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Former NFL Player Helps to Encourage Young Athletes in Miami
FPL-sponsored Student ACES Program continues to promote the values and principles of leadership to young adults
(Black PR Wire) Miami Beach, Fla -- Student-athletes on the football team of Miami Beach Senior High School reconnect with...
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Keisha Lance Bottoms to be Inaugurated as Atlanta’s 60th Mayor Tuesday
The inauguration ceremony and swearing-in for Mayor-Elect Keisha Lance Bottoms, Atlanta City Council President-Elect Felicia Moore and Atlanta City Councilmembers-Elect will be held on Tuesday, January 2 at 1 p.m. in the King International...
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(BPRW) Winnie -- Part of the Best of ADIF Series
(Black PR Wire) New York -- Supremely controversial, Winnie Mandela has been labeled a woman condemned for her radical role in the liberation of her South African people under apartheid. While her husband, Nelson Mandela, remained secretly...
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(BPRW) New Hip-Hop Horror Film Available on Amazon Prime
(Black PR Wire) -- Indianapolis-based writer/producer/director Jamie Rhodes is pleased to announce the 2017 release of his latest project and first feature film -- Night Of The Unspeakable (NOTU), a hip-hop horror and supernatural thriller....
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Billy Dee Williams, Tiffany Haddish and Omari Hardwick Confirmed as Honorees at the 2018 American Black Film Festival Honors
(Black PR Wire) New York, New York – The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) Honors is proud to present legendary actor, singer and writer Billy Dee Williams with the “Hollywood Legacy Award;” act...
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Two Women of Power Will Deliver FAMU’s Fall Commencement Speeches
(Black PR Wire) The first female and 117th bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church Vashti McKenzie and alumna and Allstate Insurance Executive Cheryl Harris will address Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) fall...
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FedEx Named one of the 2017 Best Workplaces for Diversity by Great Place to Work and Fortune
(Black PR Wire) MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) announced today that it has been recognized as one of the 2017 Best Workplaces for Diversity by global research and consulting firm Great Place to Work and Fortu...
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(BPRW) HBUC's Invited to Participate in the Emerging Researchers Network Conference
(Black PR Wire) The American Association for the Advancement of Science, with funding from the National Science Foundation, will support students and faculty from Historically Black Colleges and Universities to participate in the Making &am...
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