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(BPRW) Healthy Churches 2020 National Conference – A National Multi-Platform Initiative Bringing Public Health & Faith Together

(Black PR Wire) RICHMOND, Va. -- This year, The Balm In Gilead will host its fifth annual Healthy Churches 2020 National Conference from November 13 - 16, 2018 in Point Clear, Ala. The three-day interactive training conference brings the na...

(BPRW) SBA Opens Business Recovery Center in Collier County For the Red Tide and Toxic Algal Blooms

(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA - SBA is opening a Business Recovery Center (BRC) in Collier County, on Tuesday, Oct. 16 at 9 a.m. Other Business Recovery Centers in Lee, Manatee, Pinellas and Sarasota counties are already in operation. ...

(BPRW) Use FL511 to prepare for Hurricane Michael

(Black PR Wire) - TALLAHASSEE, FL -- In preparation for Hurricane Michael, be sure to include the Florida 511 Advanced Traveler Information System (FL511) in your planning efforts. Floridians are asked to make a plan now in preparation for...

(BPRW) Chance The Rapper Is Donating $1 Million To Chicago Mental Health Services

(Black PR Wire) CHICAGO, IL -- Chance the Rapper says he’s donating $1 million to help improve mental health services in Chicago. The Chicago native announced the news during his second annual summit for his nonprofit SocialWorks on T...

(BPRW) South Florida Youth Summit Return the Sixth Year

South Florida Youth Summit Returns for Sixth Year (Black PR Wire) MIAMI -- The 6th Annual South Florida Youth Summit (SFYS), presented by L.E.A.D Nation in partnership with the Knight Foundation, will take place October...

(BPRW) It’s time for Carnival in Miami! Here’s how to celebrate this Caribbean party right

(Black PR Wire) SOUTH FLORIDA -- Carnival, already? Yes! So shelve all your upcoming plans, because it’s on. The Carnival countdown has begun. The annual Caribbean Carnival season culminates with one of the largest cultural spectacles...

(BPRW) LIFEHOPE presents An Evening of Hope, Inspiration & Transformation

(Black PR Wire) Join Lance Williams, founder and executive director of LIFEHOPE for An Evening of Hope, Inspiration & Transformation. It takes place on Friday, October 19th at Metropolitan Baptist Church in New Jersey. Doors open...

(BPRW) NABJ to conduct Multimedia Short Course at North Carolina A&T State University

(Black PR Wire) The NABJ Multimedia Short Course at North Carolina A&T State University is a four-day intensive journalism workshop which provides hands-on experience and practical guidance of what it takes to be successful multimedia j...

(BPRW) NABOB Annual Fall Conference set for October 11th & 12th

(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON, DC -- The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK OWNED BROADCASTERS (NABOB) will hold the 41st Annual FALL BROADCAST MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE in partnership with KIZART MEDIA PARTNERS' annual POWER OF URBAN RADIO FORUM. The...

(BPRW) Breast Cancer Rates Among Black Women and White Women

(Black PR Wire) -- Black women and white women get breast cancer at about the same rate, but black women die from breast cancer at a higher rate than white women. Compared with white women, black women had lower rates of getting breast canc...

Black History Express Apps Are Added To A 20 Year Portfolio Of Empowering Software

Hugh Smith, President of Quikthinking Software, today announced the launch of two new Android apps, Black History Express and Black History Quotes Express. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=Cxq_o7Do-4Q Both apps gather tog...

(BPRW) SBA Regional Administrator Ashley D. Bell Addresses Entrepreneurs during the 2018 Annual Black Professionals Summit

(Black PR Wire) MIAMI - U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Regional Administrator Ashley D. Bell will deliver the keynote address at the 2018 Black Professionals Summit on Friday, September 28. This will be Bell&rsquo...

Creating Your Own Path/ Thrivin Online with Lawyer & Entrepreneur Jean Paul

In the world today, success is measured not only on stature, but versatility and the ability to have a positive impact on multiple facets of life. There is a quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson about the journey of life that reads “Do not go...

(BPRW) 2018 National Essay Contest on the Film "DROP" for Youth, Ages 12-18 years Cash Prizes for Winners!

(Black PR Wire) -- Black Women for Positive Change (BW4PC) announces a 2018 National Essay Contest about the film, "DROP: A Story of Triumph." Contestants can write a 1 page essay, produce a 2 minute Rap or submit a poem to express their vi...

(BPRW) Attention HBCU Colleges and Universities: Apply Now to Host 2019 Mandela Washington Fellows

(Black PR Wire) The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders (https://yali.state.gov/mwf/), is now seeking qualified U.S.–based colleges, universities, and organizations to implement six-week Leadership Institutes in su...

NIH launches initiative to accelerate generic therapies to cure sickle cell disease

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced the launch of a new initiative to help speed the development of a cure for sickle cell disease, a group of inherited blood disorders affecting at least 100,000 people in the United Sta...

(BPRW) NIH launches initiative to accelerate genetic therapies to cure sickle cell disease

(Black PR Wire) The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced the launch of a new initiative to help speed the development of a cure for sickle cell disease, a group of inherited blood disorders affecting at least 100,000 people i...

(BPRW) HHS Awards nearly $60 million to support Community Health Centers impacted by hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria

(Black PR Wire) The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded nearly $60 million to 161 community health centers in six southern states and two U.S. territories that were impacted by hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. Admin...

(BPRW) Raena White To Make Broadway Debut As Matron "Mama" Morton in CHICAGO

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK -- The Broadway company of the Tony Award-winning, record-breaking hit musical Chicago, will welcome Raena White as "Matron "Mama" Morton" in her Broadway debut starting Monday, September 10, 2018 at the Ambas...

(BPRW) THE GOSPEL MUSIC HERITAGE MONTH FOUNDATION PRESENTS ITS 10th “EVOLUTION OF GOSPEL” CELEBRATION IN HONOR OF ARETHA FRANKLIN

(Black PR Wire) HOUSTON, TX – The Gospel Music Heritage Month Foundation is proud to announce its tenth "Evolution of Gospel," which commemorates the month of September as Gospel Music Heritage Month (GMHM). The an...