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W.I.S.H. Foundation MLK Symposium

W.I.S.H. Foundation MLK Symposium

The Women Involved in Service to Humanity Foundation, Inc. (W.I.S.H Foundation, Inc.) in partnership with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc, Gamma Zeta Omega Chapter presents the “8th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Symposi...
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Use FL511 to find the best route to MLK Day celebrations

Use FL511 to find the best route to MLK Day celebrations

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- On Monday, January 21st, 2019, the nation will celebrate and remember the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This day is known as Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Day, and is a federal holiday, now recog...
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Keeping Your Resolutions & Goals For 2019 By: Joseph Ellick

Keeping Your Resolutions & Goals For 2019 By: Joseph Ellick

Every New Year, people tend to reevaluate their past year and come to the conclusion to reinvent themselves completely and that makes it difficult to not only set realistic resolutions and goals but makes it even harder to keep them.  ...
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National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

NBHAAD is February 7. Now in its 18th year, NBHAAD is a day to increase awareness about HIV among blacks/African Americans* and encourage people to get involved in prevention efforts, get tested, and get treatment if they are living with H...
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Amazon Expands Free Shipping to Everyone for the Holiday Season

Amazon Expands Free Shipping to Everyone for the Holiday Season

This holiday season Amazon is giving customers even more convenient and faster delivery options. All Amazon customers can enjoy free shipping with no minimum purchase amount on orders that will arrive in time for the Christmas holiday. This...
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Holiday Praise Celebration

Holiday Praise Celebration

It's the gift that keeps on giving. Celebrate the reason of the season at this Holiday Praise Celebration, set for Saturday, December 29 in Philadelphia, PA.
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The Howard University Ooh La La! Dance Line Wins the #RadiantDanceOff Contest

The Howard University Ooh La La! Dance Line Wins the #RadiantDanceOff Contest

It’s official, the Howard University Ooh La La! dance line reigns supreme, winning the second annual HBCU Dance #RadiantDanceOff Contest presented by The Radiant Collection from Procter & Gamble’s (P&G) leading feminine...
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Moms and Babies in Michigan Receive the Gold-Standard of Care Through Black Mothers’ Breastfeeding Association’s Community-Based Doula Program

Moms and Babies in Michigan Receive the Gold-Standard of Care Through Black Mothers’ Breastfeeding Association’s Community-Based Doula Program

Black Mothers’ Breastfeeding Association (BMBFA) in Detroit, MI has successfully received national accreditation through HealthConnect One’s (HC One) Community-Based Doula Accreditation Program. BMBFA underwent a rigorous proces...
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Ahead of World AIDS Day, new UNAIDS report says “Knowledge is Power”

Ahead of World AIDS Day, new UNAIDS report says “Knowledge is Power”

Ahead of World AIDS Day on December 1, the United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS has some good news and some bad news.
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Cyber Monday Deals from BPRW (Now thru Nov. 30th)

Cyber Monday Deals from BPRW (Now thru Nov. 30th)

Quick ... hurry .... BPRW has expanded their #CyberMonday deal to last thru November 30th.  Just use the code BPRW50 for HALF-OFF of all online services.  Crazy right?  Take advantage before it's gone.
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“Revival!” World Premier to Be Held Dec. 4th at the Museum of The Bible

“Revival!” World Premier to Be Held Dec. 4th at the Museum of The Bible

(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Revival!, (www.revivalthemovie.com) an imaginative retelling of the gospel according to John the Apostle featuring original and contemporary gospel music will hold it's world premier M...
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Cooking up Success/Thrivin Online with Chef Garvin

Cooking up Success/Thrivin Online with Chef Garvin

A world acclaimed chef, cookbook author and TV host Gerry Garvin is known for his television series, “Turn Up the Heat with G. Garvin”, which ran for seven seasons on TV One. Next he started another show called “G. Garvin...
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A Steady Climb to Change....Thrivin Online with Ashley D. Bell

A Steady Climb to Change....Thrivin Online with Ashley D. Bell

Ashley has made a steady climb to get where he is today and The THRIVIN’ ONLINE crew was granted an exclusive interview to see what changes he has in store: https://youtu.be/mjsVNoQ2R8Q Everyone growing up has had a dream or goal and...
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'Empire' Season 5: Someone is going to die!

'Empire' Season 5: Someone is going to die!

Season 5 of “Empire” is taking viewers six months into the future of the House of Lyon, where someone is poised to die, “And it will have deep ramifications,” showrunner Brett Mahoney previously told TV Guide. &ldquo...
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Healthy Churches 2020 National Conference – A National Multi-Platform Initiative Bringing Public Health & Faith Together

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

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 nation’s most prominent publi...
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Black History Express Apps Are Added To A 20 Year Portfolio Of Empowering Software

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

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

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...
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THRIVIN’ ONLINE with ‘THE VOICE’….. Jill Tracey

THRIVIN’ ONLINE with ‘THE VOICE’….. Jill Tracey

There is a saying that a woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. If that is the case then for over two decades the strongest woman in the world has to be the one and only Jill Tracey.  Jill Tracey is one of the most success...
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Xoom, PayPal’s international money transfer service, makes a special announcement

Xoom, PayPal’s international money transfer service, makes a special announcement

Xoom, PayPal’s international money transfer service, today announced a partnership with Ria, a subsidiary of Euronet Worldwide and a global leader in money remittances, to offer Xoom customers cash pick-up service at more than 150,000...
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