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(BPRW) Fearless Foundation and Amazon’s Black Business Accelerator Award $1 Million Dollars for their Black Women Entrepreneurs Grant Program
(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fearless Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Fearless Fund, the first venture capital fund built by women of color, for women of color, has partnered with Amazon’s Black Business Accelerator...
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(BPRW) 20th Annual DC/MD Black College Expo™ March 18th at Bowie State
(Black PR Wire) Prince George’s County, Maryland – National College Resources Foundation is proud to announce the 20th Annual DC/MD Black College Expo™ Saturday, March 18, 2023 at Bowie State University, 140...
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(BPRW) TMCF Has Played a Leading Role In Addressing the Nation’s Teacher’s Shortage with TQRP Program
(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON, D.C. – From its first Summer Institute in 2009, Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s Teacher Quality and Retention Program (TQRP) has provided high-caliber training and mentoring to aspiring, pr...
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(BPRW) Papa Keith's Annual People Matter Fest Is Set For March 18 At Traz Powell Stadium
(Black PR Wire) Since its inception, anywhere hip-hop went, activism was never far behind. 103.5 The Beat's host, Papa Keith, upholds this sentiment through his annual gun-violence awareness hip-hop festival, People Matter Fest [PMF]....
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(BPRW) Girls Who Code Celebrates 10th Anniversary With “CodeFair,” A Three-Day Public Event
(Black PR Wire) New York, NY – Girls Who Code, a nonprofit working to close the gender gap in tech, announced CodeFair, a three-day event from Friday, March 24th – Sunday, March 26th at The Altman Building in New...
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(BPRW) “A Great Day in Atlanta” Celebrates 20th anniversary on March 26
(Black PR Wire) Atlanta, GA – $100-dollar investment in camera equipment in the late 1980s paved the way for “A Great Day in Atlanta,” an iconic image of the cultural arts scene taken by noted photographer, John Crooms, in...
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(BPRW) Keisha Lance Bottoms, Hon. Loretta Lynch, Michelle Jordan, Morgan DeBaun, Thasunda Duckett, Gwen Carr and Tekedra Mawakana Named to U.S. Black Chamber’s 2023 Women of Power “Power 50” List
(Black PR Wire) Recently, U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. announced their 2023 Women of Power “Power 50” honorees ahead of Women’s History Month next month.
The USBC Power 50 List is an annual honor bestowed upon fifty illustrio...
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(BPRW) Gen Z Led Executive Communications and Strategic Engagement Agency Formally Launches in DC
(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON, DC – Words Normalize Behavior announces its launch as one of the first Black, Queer, and Gen Z led executive communications and strategic engagement agencies across the country.
Founder and Chief Thought Le...
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(BPRW) Postal Service Celebrates Author Toni Morrison on New Forever Stamp
(Black PR Wire) Princeton, NJ — The U.S. Postal Service recently celebrated the life and legacy of author Toni Morrison (1931-2019), whose artfully crafted novels explored the diverse voices of African Americans, in a first-day-o...
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(BPRW) National Urban League Honors Former CBC Chair Joyce Beatty with Champion Award During Annual Legislative Policy Conference
(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Urban League today presented former Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty with the CBC Champion Award the final day of the League’s Legislative Policy Confer...
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(BPRW) AILEY II – THE NEXT GENERATION OF DANCE – RETURNS TO THE AILEY CITIGROUP THEATER FOR TWO–WEEK SEASON MARCH 22 – APRIL 2
(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK — Ailey II, the renowned second company to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, will return to its home, The Ailey Citigroup Theater, for a highly anticipated two-week season—the second led by Artist...
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(BPRW) Yanique DaCosta: Breaking Barriers in Design as the First Black President of the Graphic Artists Guild and Vice President of the International Council of Design
(Black PR Wire) New York, NY - Yanique DaCosta, a Jamaican-born graphic designer and advocate for diversity and inclusivity in design, has made history as the first Black President of the Graphic Artists Guild and Vice President of the Inte...
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(BPRW) RECORDING ACADEMY® APPOINTS NZINGA "ZING" SHAW AS CHIEF DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION OFFICER
(Black PR Wire) SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — The Recording Academy® has appointed Nzinga "Zing" Shaw as Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Officer. In her role, Shaw oversees diversity, equity and inclusion efforts acros...
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(BPRW) BPRW Releases Episode 2 of Thrivin’ In Color Podcast
(Black PR Wire) Black America’s premier news distribution wire service has just released its second episode of its popular podcast, Thrivin’ in Color. Special guests for the episode included a powerful dentist duo who joine...
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(BPRW) Jack Daniel's Inaugural Black Achievers Awards Closes Out Black History Month Celebrating South Florida's Changemakers and Trailblazers
(Black PR Wire) Ten Miami-based changemakers were honored at the inaugural 2023 Black Achievers Award presented by Jack Daniel's for their outstanding work in their respective fields. The award ceremony and mixer were created to r...
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(BPRW) Black Public Media Announces 2023 PitchBLACK Forum and Awards
(Black PR Wire) Black Public Media (BPM) will hold its sixth PitchBLACK Forum — the largest pitch competition for Black, independent filmmakers and creative technologists in the United States — on April 25 and 26. Winners of up...
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(BPRW) Black PR Wire's March Power Profiler: Sandra Douglass Morgan
(Black PR Wire) Sandra Douglass Morgan was named President of the Las Vegas Raiders by Owner Mark Davis on July 7, 2022. A Las Vegas native, Morgan has long been a trailblazer and was the first person of color to serve as chair of the...
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(BPRW) March is National Nutrition Month
(Black PR Wire) March is National Nutrition Month®! Established by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in 1973, National Nutrition Month promotes a healthy, balanced lifestyle and encourages healthy habits to benefit individuals...
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(BPRW) Oh, What Spring Brings!
(Black PR Wire) Spring is here and oh, what Spring brings! Sure, it comes with the heavenly sent of flowers blooming, but that’s not all. This is the time to spring forward and take in all of the many blessings coming your way. S...
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(BPRW) Saluting Sistas Who Succeed
(Black PR Wire) Women have truly come a long way. There was a time when women couldn’t vote, own property, join the military, or even wear pants. But times are changing and women are breaking the glass ceiling each and every day....
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