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(BPRW) MCCORMICK® AND TABITHA BROWN EXPAND PARTNERSHIP TO LAUNCH FIVE NEW SALT FREE VEGAN SEASONING PRODUCTS
(Black PR Wire) HUNT VALLEY, Md -- The McCormick® brand and Tabitha Brown are expanding their partnership to add five new salt free, vegan seasoning products to grocery stores nationwide. Joining the wildly popular M...
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(BPRW) KRS-One moves into the Birthplace of Hip Hop, 1520 Sedgwick to prepare for the 50th Anniversary
(Black PR Wire) Hip Hop’s legendary pioneer, activist, author and philosopher, KRS-One will return back to where Hip Hop began, to the Community Center of 1520 Sedgwick. Launching Birthplaceofhiphop.nyc, KRS-One will lead a series of...
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(BPRW) Joint Center Posthumously Presents Secretary of State Colin Powell with the Louis E. Martin Great American Award
(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON — The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies’ Board of Governors posthumously honored Secretary of State Colin Powell with its highest honor — the 2022 Louis E. Martin Gr...
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(BPRW) 80-year-old segregation wall finally comes down in Baltimore
(Black PR Wire) For more than 80 years, Morgan State University students walking down Hillen Road near the school’s entrance saw a massive red brick wall. Some thought it was a simple alley; others thought perhaps it protected a...
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(BPRW) 27th American Black Film Festival to Open with Netflix’s THEY CLONED TYRONE
(Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES – The 2023 American Black Film Festival (ABFF) today announced it will open its 27th year with the upcoming Netflix satirical conspiracy caper film They Cloned Tyrone. The film stars Golden G...
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(BPRW) MARY J. BLIGE & PEPSI TAKEOVER ATLANTA FOR THE SECOND ANNUAL STRENGTH OF A WOMAN FESTIVAL AND SUMMIT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LIVE NATION URBAN
(Black PR Wire) Strength of a Woman Festival & Summit Returns To Atlanta With An All-Star Lineup Including Mary J. Blige, Lauryn Hill, Summer Walker, Robert Glasper, Mike Epps, Jodeci, Busta Rhymes, Jeezy, Method Man, Jadakiss, Lucky Da...
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(BPRW) APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR THE POP SHOP
(Black PR Wire) Hitsville Next will house The Pop Shop, an Entrepreneur in Residence Program, providing high school students aged 13 to 18 with unique opportunities to experiment with business concepts; explore career paths adjacent an...
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(BPRW) Celebrating the Tuskegee Airmen Legacy - #SoaringToGreaterHeights
Preserving Our Legacy
(Black PR Wire) This year marks the 50th Anniversary of The East Coast Chapter Tuskegee Airmen, Incorporated (ECCTAI), the oldest and largest chapter of the renowned Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. ECCTAI is dedi...
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(BPRW) Celebrating the Tuskegee Airmen Legacy - #SoaringToGreaterHeights
(Black PR Wire) This year marks the 50th Anniversary of The East Coast Chapter Tuskegee Airmen, Incorporated (ECCTAI), the oldest and largest chapter of the renowned Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. ECCTAI is dedicated to fostering rec...
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(BPRW) Leonard Jones Joins Blaylock Van, Wall Street’s Oldest Continually Operating Black-Owned Firm, as Executive Director of Municipal Banking, Public Finance
(Black PR Wire) New York City — Industry veteran Leonard Jones has been named Executive Director of Municipal Banking and Head of Public Finance for Blaylock Van, LLC, the nation’s longest-continuously operating Black-owned...
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(BPRW) New Book for "Woke" African Americans
(Black PR Wire) “Afrospirituality” is an African-centered and culturally enriched faith designed to address the problems in the Black community and to empower Black people in America and worldwide. “Most races of peop...
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(BPRW) Boys & Girls Clubs of America Celebrates 5,000th Club Milestone in Commitment to Great Futures for America’s Youth
(Black PR Wire) ELGIN, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Yesterday, Boys & Girls Clubs of America celebrated the opening of its 5,000th Club location across the nation. Located in Elgin, Illinois, the new youth-serving Club, boasting 20,000 sq. f...
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(BPRW) Boys & Girls Clubs of America Celebrates 5,000th Club Milestone in Commitment to Great Futures for America’s Youth
(Black PR Wire) ELGIN, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Yesterday, Boys & Girls Clubs of America celebrated the opening of its 5,000th Club location across the nation. Located in Elgin, Illinois, the new youth-serving Club, b...
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(BPRW) Texas Southern University Cheer Team Wins National Championship
(Black PR Wire) The Texas Southern University Cheerleading Team made history as they won a national title at the National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) College National Championship in Daytona Beach, Florida on Friday.
Competing in th...
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(BPRW) DNC Announces Chicago to Host 2024 Democratic National Convention
(Black PR Wire) The Democratic National Committee recently announced Chicago will host the 2024 Democratic National Convention at the United Center from August 19 to 22. The DNC is returning to the Midwest, a critical Democratic strong...
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(BPRW) Fearless Fund and JPMorgan Chase Partner to Support Black Women Entrepreneurs in Fintech and Workforce Development through an Exclusive Get Venture Ready Cohort with $30K in Grant Funding
(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fearless Fund, the first venture capital fund built by women of color, for women of color, has announced a new industry-specific cohort of the Get Venture Ready (GVR) Program in partnership wi...
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(BPRW) Colleen J. McElroy to Judge 2023 Cave Canem Poetry Prize
(Black PR Wire) Submissions are now open for the 2023 Cave Canem Poetry Prize, to be judged by Colleen J. McElroy. The annual contest is dedicated to the discovery of first books by Black poets. The winner receives $1,000, publication...
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(BPRW) Bowie State Unveils the Dionne Warwick Theater
(Black PR Wire) BOWIE, Md. – Music icon Dionne Warwick graced a private function at Café Milano in Georgetown to benefit Bowie State University as a prelude to the unveiling of the newly named Dionne Warwick Theater i...
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(BPRW) A Gamified App Teaching Credit Education Nabs First Place in the Inaugural #IYKYK Hackathon
(Black PR Wire) COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A team of students from Alabama State University (ASU) took the top prize for their innovative credit education program to reach their peers in the first-ever #IYKYK Hackathon (If&n...
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(BPRW) Music Legend Static Major Exhibit Opens at Roots 101 African American Museum During Kentucky Derby Weekend
(Black PR Wire) Louisville, KY - On Monday, May 8th, Roots 101 African American Museum will open a long-awaited tribute to the late Stephen "Static Major" Garrett, the "King of Kentucky." The exhibit will take visitors through the legendary...
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