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(BPRW) CBCF's 47th Annual Legislative Conference

(BPRW) Washington, D.C. -- Join the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Incorporated (CBCF) for the 47th Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) in Washington, D.C. at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, September 20 - 24, 2017....

ASPIRE ACQUIRES TWO NOTABLE SERIES - The Hughleys and In Living Color Joining the Network’s Lineup

(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA – July 19, 2017 – Aspire (@TVaspire), the network that reflects, shares and celebrates the experiences of black culture and urban lifestyle, announced two major acquisitions today. The network has...

“BEING MARY JANE” Season Four Returns Tuesday, July 18 at 10 PM

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--This summer, BET Networks’ #1 original drama series, starring Gabrielle Union, “BEING MARY JANE” returns just in time to bring the heat. On Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at 10 PM season...

Odds for Receiving a Kidney Transplant Now Equal for African-American Candidates

UNOS analysis of most recent kidney policy shows progress on key goals (Black PR Wire) RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Improvements in national kidney transplant policy have evened the rates at which African-American transplant candida...

Applications Now Open for Disney Dreamers Academy Class of 2018 at Walt Disney World Resort

One hundred high school students to be selected for exclusive, once-in-a-lifetime program taking place in March 2018 (Black PR Wire) LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – June 30, 2017 – High school students nationwide can now apply at&...

New Intel Grant Program Invests $4.5 Million to Support STEM Pathways for HBCU Students

(Black PR Wire) Shaping a more diverse technology industry requires that we rethink our sources of talent and broaden our recruiting pipeline to access available diverse talent. As part of our commitment to expand the talent pipeline, Intel...

SEASON FOUR OF “POWER” PREMIERES SUNDAY, JUNE 25TH STARTING AT 12:01 AM ET

“POWER” PLAY MARATHON OF PREVIOUS SEASONS TO AIR ALL WEEKEND LONG ~ KEY ART REVEALS GHOST BEHIND BARS: HIS DARKEST HOUR (Black PR Wire) Beverly Hills, Calif. — Starz has announced the highly-anticipated Season Four r...

Barbie® Brand Reveals Most Diverse Ken® Lineup To Date

Expanded Fashionistas Line Offers New Body Types for Ken and Added Barbie Styles (Black PR Wire) El Segundo, CA/June 20, 2017 – Today Barbie® announced the expansion of its Fashionistas® line with 15 new and diverse Ken® d...

(BPRW) New episode of “Tyler Perry’s The Have and the Have Nots” and “Queen Sugar” premiere tonight beginning at 9 PM on OWN

The wait is over! Catch the highly-anticipated return of two of OWN's hit series. The night kicks off at 9PM ET/PT with all the twists and turns of "Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots" Then at 10PM ET/PT, "Queen Su...

Beyonce Announces Winners of The Formation Scholars Award

(Black PR Wire) Today, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter announces the four winners of The Formation Scholars Award for the 2017-2018 academic year. The establishment of the merit scholarship program was announced on April 24, in celebration of...

Exelon Joins 150 Corporations in an Unprecedented Commitment to Advance Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace

CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ will improve corporate performance, drive growth, and enhance employee engagement (Black PR Wire) CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Exelon President and CEO Chris Crane pledged to share best practices...

Four Urban Students Named 2017 Math and Science Scholars

Council of the Great City Schools Awards ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Scholarships (Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Four graduating high school seniors have been selected by the Council of the Great City Schools(CGCS) to receive th...

Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. to pilot the iconic No. 43 for Richard Petty Motorsports

(Black PR Wire) - Mooresville, NC -- Richard Petty Motorsports announced that NASCAR XFINITY Series regular Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. will pilot the No. 43 Ford while Aric Almirola recovers from his injuries. Wallace brin...

Clarify Medical Core Technology Receives FDA Clearance

New home care treatment for patients with psoriasis, vitiligo and eczema (Black PR Wire) SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Clarify Medical, Inc. today announced that it has received FDA Market Clearance for the Clarify Medical Phototherapy System...

(BPRW) ODELL BECKHAM AND EZEKIEL ELLIOTT'S FATHERS PARTNER WITH NON-PROFIT FOR FATHER'S DAY

(Black PR Wire) Atlanta, GA -- The fathers of arguably the two most influential players currently in the NFL have partnered with "I'M A FATHER F1RST" to appear in Atlanta, GA for Father's Day for the 1st annual, "A Day in the Park" during F...

Motown The Musical

(Black PR Wire) Philadelphia, PA -- Motown The Musical tells the incredible story of Berry Gordy Jr. who started as a featherweight boxer, but ended up as a heavyweight in the music industry. Gordy launched the careers of legends incl...

NEEF's "Every Day Event Grant" LOI Due Soon

(Black PR Wire) The application period for the 2017 Every Day Event Grant closes at 11:59pm CST on June 5, 2017. The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) will be awarding approximately 50 Friends Groups up to $2,000 each to ho...

SUNDAY NIGHT LIVE: LESLIE JONES TO HOST 2017 “BET AWARDS”

BET AWARDS” TO AIR LIVE ON SUNDAY, JUNE 25 FROM MICROSOFT THEATER IN LOS ANGELES AT 8 P.M. ET (Black PR Wire) New York, NY – BET Networks, a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B sted NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), today revealed co...

FREEFORM PULLS AN ALL-NIGHTER AND PICKS UP ‘COLLEGE-ISH’

NETWORK ORDERS 13 EPISODES OF THE SCRIPTED COMEDY STARRING ‘BLACK-ISH’’S YARA SHAHIDI FROM ABC STUDIOS; SERIES SET TO PREMIERE EARLY 2018 (Black PR Wire) Freeform, Disney’s young adult television and streaming networ...

Black Business Partners Disrupt Multi-Billion Dollar National Coffee Supply Chain with Roots Java Coffee

(Black PR Wire) TULSA, Ok. - African Bean Company is the first nationally certified, African American owned coffee supply company providing national distribution. The company’s coffee is branded Roots Java Coffee. From small comm...