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(BPRW) Howard University Announces Record $122 Million in Annual Research Funding; Creating New Opportunities for Students & Faculty

(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON – In 2018, Howard University announced a goal of raising $100 million in grants and contracts for research by 2024. Recently, Howard surpassed that goal two years early by raising $122 million in F...

(BPRW) Alfred Street Baptist Church is the Largest Faith-Based Donor in the Nation to HBCUs

(Black PR Wire) Alexandria, VA - Alfred Street Baptist Church (ASBC) has become the largest faith-based financial supporter of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the nation, as a result of a combinat...

(BPRW) What African Americans and Other Minorities Need to Know About Their Risks for Cancer

(Black PR Wire) The good news on cancer? According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), cancer incidence and mortality overall are declining in all population groups in the U.S.—due in large part to impressive advances in diagnosis...

(BPRW) The Dream Exchange Will “Stem the Tide” In access To Capital Markets.

(Black PR Wire) Chicago, IL -- Like southwestern Florida, the small IPO and IPOs in general are in recovery mode. According to CNBC, total proceeds raised through IPOs decreased 95.3% in 2022. Going from a record breaking $142.4...

(BPRW) More Than $6.3 Million Raised During TMCF’s 35th Annual Awards and Fundraising Gala

(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Board Chairman, Charlie Merinoff announced today that more than $6.3 million was raised on Saturday, October 1 as part of the TMCF 35th Anniversary Awa...

(BPRW) Legendary Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer Extraordinaire Babyface Will Make the 39th Annual UNCF Atlanta Mayor’s Masked Ball a Night to Remember

(Black PR Wire) Guests attending the 39th annual UNCF (United Negro College Fund) Atlanta Mayor’s Masked Ball Saturday, Dec. 17 at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis must get ready to experience a night to remember. UNCF Atlanta is ple...

(BPRW) Wells Fargo donates $800,000 to 100 Black Men of America, Inc.

(Black PR Wire) Atlanta, GA – The Wells Fargo Foundation is providing $800,000 to the 100 Black Men of America, Inc. to expand economic empowerment programming for youth, underserved communities and the members of the 100. The gr...

(BPRW) New initiative to prevent, treat and beat stroke focuses on health equity, heart-brain connection

(Black PR Wire) DALLAS/ NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Knowledge and management of heart-related risk factors and conditions are critical in reducing the likelihood of and improving outcomes with stroke, especially across populations with he...

(BPRW) Do you know a stroke hero?

(Black PR Wire) DALLAS – Each year, approximately 800,000 people in the U.S. experience a stroke, according to the American Heart Association’s 2022 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistical Update. Individuals and groups m...

(BPRW) ON NOV 8, NEW YORK CITY COULD BE FIRST IN THE NATION TO PASS RACIAL EQUITY BALLOT PROPOSALS

(Black PR Wire) New York, NY – FPWA (The Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies), New York City’s leading anti-poverty policy and advocacy organization, is leading a GOTV effort ahead of the November 8 general elect...

(BPRW) FACING RACE TO BE LARGEST, POST-ELECTION MEET-UP OF RACIAL JUSTICE ADVOCATES; NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER IBRAM X. KENDI TO KEYNOTE

(Black PR Wire) The national racial justice organization Race Forward today announced Ibram X. Kendi as the keynote speaker for their bi-annual Facing Race conference, Nov. 17-19 in Phoenix, AZ. Accomplished profess...

(BPRW) Richard St. Paul Named to Prestigious Super Lawyer List

(Black PR Wire) White Plains, NY -- Richard St. Paul of the St. Paul Law Firm of White Plains, New York has been named among the top attorneys in New York State by Super Lawyers ratings service and magazine in 2022. “Being named...

(BPRW) FPL Proud to Support Black Men Talk Tech’s 4th Annual Unicorn Ambition Conference

(Black PR Wire) MIAMI – Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) is among the sponsors of the Black Men Talk Tech’s Pitch Competition, which is part of the 4th Annual Unicorn Ambition Conference. The Conference takes place o...

(BPRW) Vivacelle Bio Announces Early Results of its Phase IIa Clinical Trial of VBI-S for Improving Hypovolemia Due to Sepsis

(Black PR Wire) Kansas City, MO - Vivacelle Bio, Inc., a privately held company focused on the development of improved treatments for septic shock, today announced early results from its Phase IIa clinical trial of VBI-S in septic...

(BPRW) Plies, Keke Wyatt, Lyfe Jennings and More Headline the 2nd Annual Pompano Fall Festival

(Black PR Wire) Pompano Beach, FL – The highly-anticipated 2nd Annual Pompano Fall Festival will be taking over the beautiful city of Pompano Beach, FL during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend on Saturday, November 26, 2022 a...

(BPRW) Annual John H. Johnson Day Statewide Observance To Be Held November 1

(Black PR Wire) Arkansas City, Ark. – The State of Arkansas will observe the annual John H. Johnson Day Tuesday, November 1, 2022, 604 President Street and Arkansas State Parks Trailhead, Arkansas City. Established by Friend...

(BPRW) Karen Green Congressional Representative DC 7

(Black PR Wire) When elected as Florida's District 7 Congressional Representative, Karen Green will become the first Jamaican born Representative in Congress. Learn more about Karen Green at www.karengreenforflorida.com.

(BPRW) BIG3 is First Professional Sports League to Be Certified by ByBlack, powered by the U.S. Black Chambers, Inc., as a Black-Owned and Operated Business

(Black PR Wire) Los Angeles — Recently, theBIG3 announced that the league has been officially certified as a Black-Owned and Operated business by ByBlack, powered by U.S Black Chambers, Inc. This certification establishes the lea...

(BPRW) Four Shaw University Students Named Innovation Fellows by Stanford University

(Black PR Wire) RALEIGH, N.C. – Four Shaw University students participated and completed training as University Innovation Fellows, a global program housed at Stanford University that empowers student leaders to increase campus e...

(BPRW) Michelle Obama Announces New Obama Foundation Girls Opportunity Alliance Campaign to Inspire Everyone to Get Involved in Girls’ Education and Empowerment

(Black PR Wire) Recently, in celebration of International Day of the Girl, former First Lady Michelle Obama announced that the Girls Opportunity Alliance, a program of the Obama Foundation, is launching a new campaign. Get Her There&nb...