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OWN SETS PREMIERE DATE AND UNVEILS NEW SEASON TRAILER FOR DRAMA 'QUEEN SUGAR' FROM AWARD-WINNING CREATOR AVA DuVERNAY
Los Angeles, CA - OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the acclaimed contemporary drama series "Queen Sugar," created and executive produced by filmmaker Ava DuVernay ("When They See Us," "Cherish the Day"), returns Tuesday, September...
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RSR Partners Deepens Bench with Eric Douglas Keene
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- RSR Partners, a leading board and executive search firm, has announced that Eric Douglas Keene has joined the firm’s Board & CEO Services practice as a Managing Director in Chicago.
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(BPRW) RSR Partners Deepens Bench with Eric Douglas Keene
(Black PR Wire) CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- RSR Partners, a leading board and executive search firm, has announced that Eric Douglas Keene has joined the firm’s Board & CEO Services practice as a Managing Director in Chicago.
This...
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(BPRW) New LinkedIn Live series with Soledad O’Brien to deliver career tips and opportunities to early- and mid-career Black professionals
(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK – Starting today, the Advancing Black Pathways (ABP) Careers Series by JPMorgan Chase, will deliver actionable advice to early- and mid-career Black professionals as part of an effort to grow the firm&rsq...
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(BPRW) Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware Releases Powerful New Ad, “Sharpton,” Places Massive $550,000 Ad Buy Over Three Weeks - with More To Follow - To Promote Diversity on Delaware’s Courts
(Black PR Wire) WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware (CPBD) released a new TV advertisement featuring legendary Civil Rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton demanding diverse courts to deliver...
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(BPRW) New Data on the Black-White Wealth Gap Before and During the Pandemic
(Black PR Wire) Washington, D.C. — A new analysis from the Center for American Progress shows that the long-standing Black-white wealth gap hurt Black households’ ability to weather the COVID-19 pandemic. It also descr...
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(BPRW) Special Salute to the Olympic Athletes
(Black PR Wire) Jesse Owens, a black athlete from the United States, was the star of the 1936 Olympic Games.
Wilma Rudolph was an American sprinter, who became a world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon in track a...
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(BPRW) August is National Black Business Month
(Black PR Wire) Entrepreneurship can be a tough road, but with passion and perseverance, it can lead you on a successful journey.
Former President Barack Obama once said “If you’re walking down the right path and you’re wi...
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(BPRW) Simone Biles Pulls out of Olympic Finals Over Mental Health Concerns
(Black PR Wire) Fans have dubbed Simone Biles a “mental health hero” after her decision to pull out of the Olympic team finals. Biles, who was noticeably distraught, left in the middle of the competition after failing to land a...
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(BPRW) ENTREPRENEUR MOGUL KIMBERLY CLOUD ANNOUCES THE RELEASE HER AUTOBIOGRAPHY – EDITION II
(Black PR Wire) Kimberly Michelle Cloud is a name that you don't ever want to forget. Despite challenges and obstacles, she has faced, Cloud makes sure to uplift others on her way to the top of the industry.
Kimberly Cloud is an entrepreneu...
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(BPRW) NBCDI NAMES DR. LEAH AUSTIN AS PRESIDENT & CEO IN SUPPORT OF ITS NEW #50FORWARD STRATEGY
(Black PR Wire) It’s a New Day at NBCDI! In support of its 50th Anniversary’s #50Forward strategy, the National Black Child Development Institute, Inc. (NBCDI) today announced Dr. Leah Austin as its new President & CEO. Afte...
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(BPRW) Black Girl Magic Digital Summit Returns to Empower Women
(Black PR Wire) Timed to Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, Boss Women Media – an organization committed to empowering & educating Black women – along with Capital One will come together to host a two-day digital s...
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(BPRW) Meet some of the Black Athletes going to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics!
(Black PR Wire) Congratulations to everyone on this list!
These amazing, talented athletes will participate in the upcoming Olympics.
Look at who will be representing the USA in the coming 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Christina Clemons –...
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(BPRW) The New BOUNCE Original Series - "Johnson"
(Black PR Wire) Four Black men, Omar, Greg, Keith and Jarvis met in grade school and have been best friends ever since, and they all just so happened to have the same last name, Johnson...no relation. After 25 years of friendship, they are...
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(BPRW) Goodie Nation Releases 2021 Mid-Year Progress Report
(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nonprofit leader Goodie Nation™ today announces the release of its mid-year 2021 progress report around programs and initiatives on behalf of social entrepreneurs and diverse founders.
T...
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(BPRW) Novartis pledges 10-year commitment with Morehouse School of Medicine, 26 Historically Black Colleges, Universities, Medical Schools and other leading organizations to co-create effective, measurable solutions for health equity
(Black PR Wire) Basel — Novartis and the Novartis US Foundation today announced a planned 10-year collaboration with Coursera, the National Medical Association, Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Morehouse School of Medicine and 26...
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(BPRW) BLACK MOTHERS’ BREASTFEEDING ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES FIRST EVER STATEWIDE COMMUNITY-BASED DOULA SUMMIT
(Black PR Wire) DETROIT, MI, —The Black Mothers’ Breastfeeding Association (BMBFA) is excited to announce it has received a $50,000 grant from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund. The grant will support program capacity and the d...
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(BPRW) UCLA Labor Center building to be renamed for civil rights icon Rev. James Lawson Jr.
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It’s been big news for the UCLA Labor Center. The historic building that houses the UCLA Labor Center will be named in honor the Rev. James Lawson Jr., a a civil rights and workers’ rights leader who worked...
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(BPRW) Largest Preservation Fund in American History to Save African American Landmarks Announces $3M in 2021 Grants
(Black PR Wire) The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, announced its support for projects totaling $3 million that will help preserve African American landmarks. W...
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(BPRW) CBCF Marks First Anniversary of the National Racial Equity Initiative for Social Justice Fellowship Program
(Black PR Wire) Washington, D.C. – The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s (CBCF’s) National Racial Equity Initiative for Social Justice (NREI) fellowship program this month is marking one year of advancing social just...
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