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(BPRW) Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story Closes Multi-Year Licensing Deal Launching Exclusively on Hulu

(Black PR Wire) Los Angeles, CA - In late Sept. 2022, Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story closed a multi-year licensing deal with Hulu and Multicom Entertainment Group in conjunction with Locomotive Entertainment (Simon B...

(BPRW) Report: Tobacco industry continuing decades-long targeting of Black communities, women, youth with menthol products

(Black PR Wire) DALLAS — The massive growth in popularity of menthol cigarettes over several decades is the result of the tobacco industry’s intense and persistent targeting of Black communities, women and youth – a campai...

(BPRW) Houston Black College Expo™ Awards Thousands of Dollars to Students

(Black PR Wire) Diamond Bar, CA – The 13th Annual Houston Black College Expo™ is back in-person again Saturday, October 8, 2022, from 10 am to 5 pm at the NRG Center, 1 NRG Park, Houston, TX 77054. Students can meet w...

(BPRW) FVSU Awarded More than $1 Million to Increase STEM Enrollment

(Black PR Wire) Fort Valley State University has been awarded $1,399,964 from the National Science Foundation Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) program to increase the number of low-income, academi...

(BPRW) DC Mayor Muriel Bowser proclaims October 1 as Nigerian American Day

(Black PR Wire) Mayor Muriel Bowser officially proclaims Saturday, October 1, 2022, as “Nigerian American Day” in Washington, D.C. In recognition of the significance of this day, The Nigerian Center is opening a walk-in immigrat...

(BPRW) Black PR Wire's October Power Profiler - Nikki Giovanni

(Black PR Wire) Nikki Giovanni is one of one of America’s most celebrated poets and one of the best-selling poets in the United States. Her work includes poetry anthologies, poetry recordings, and nonfiction essays, and covers to...

(BPRW) Black PR Wire Celebrates 22 Years

(Black PR Wire) We are turning 22! Black PR Wire has been delivering its clients' press releases to key reporters, writers, and influential grassroots for 22 years. The success of Black PR Wire has been nothing short of remarkable! Org...

(BPRW) Black PR Wire Recognizes Breast Cancer Awareness Month

(Black PR Wire) Each year, October is recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. While breast cancer affects women of all ethnicities, unfortunately it is now more fatal for black women. According to the Centers for Disease Control a...

(BPRW) Four Government Apps for Times of Emergency

(Black PR Wire) These days, there are mobile applications for every situation that help make your life easier. Did you know there are apps developed for you by the U.S. government to prepare before, stay safe during and recover after a...

(BPRW) Podcasts Queer News, Jazmyn Gives Bad Advice, and The Brown Girls Guide to Politics Win Big

(Black PR Wire) Brooklyn, NY – Seventeen podcasts shrieked with joy across social media Sunday. They were marveling at winning during the Black Podcasting Awards (the BPAs) third annual ceremony. Three podcasts won big: Queer News swe...

(BPRW) Alfred Street Baptist Church Designates $1 Million to Jackson State University for Support during Water Crisis

(Black PR Wire) Alfred Street Baptist Church’s (ASBC) Mission Division will donate up to $1 million to Jackson State University (JSU) to help defray costs related to the ongoing water crisis in Jackson, MS, which began in late Au...

(BPRW) THE SPLC AND THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA ANNOUNCE $84,450 FOR STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS TO INCREASE THE YOUTH VOICE THROUGH THEIR VOTE

(Black PR Wire) MONTGOMERY, Ala., ATLANTA — Recently, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta announced a further expansion to their Vote Your Voice&nb...

(BPRW) National Urban League and the Center for Energy Workforce Development Partner to Create Pre-Apprenticeship Programs for Clean Energy Jobs

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK – Hundreds of highly-trained workers from underrepresented populations in five cities will be connected with clean energy job opportunities through a new Urban Apprenticeship Readiness Program &ndash...

(BPRW) CEO of Crandells Enterprises— Mary Ann Crandell— to Receive 2022 Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award From the Congressional Black Caucus

(Black PR Wire) RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Crandells Enterprises Inc. today announced that their CEO, Mary Ann Crandell will receive the title of the 2022 Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award honoree, selected by the Office of...

(BPRW) The Black Tech Community Takes Over Disney World – Blacks In Technology Hosts BITCON 2022: A Tech Conference for the Culture

(Black PR Wire) ORLANDO, FL — Blacks In Technology, LLC and the Blacks In Technology Foundation (BIT) hosts (BITCon2022) their 4th annual conference for Black IT professionals, entrepreneurs, gamers, and afro-futurists. Hundreds...

(BPRW) Announcing the Inaugural Black Tech Gala Fundraising and Awards Ceremony

(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA, GEORGIA The Power of Technology Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, is pleased to introduce the Inaugural Black Tech Gala taking place on Saturday, October 15, 2022, at 8:00 pm EST at the Hyatt Regency Villa Chris...

(BPRW) Bloomberg Launches $85 Million Campaign to Support Frontline Communities in the Fight to Stop Petrochemical Pollution

(Black PR Wire) (WASHINGTON) Today, Bloomberg Philanthropies launched Beyond Petrochemicals: People Over Pollution, a new campaign to partner with frontline community groups to stop the rapid expansion of petrochemical and plastic...

(BPRW) Denny’s Announces Schedule for Hungry for Education™ College Tour, Scholarships for Diverse College Students

(Black PR Wire) SPARTANBURG, SC – As part of its longstanding commitment to education, today Denny’s announced the fall college tour schedule to promote its Hungry for Education™ (HFE) Scholarship Program, b...

(BPRW) N.C. A&T TAPS INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED VOCALIST WILLIAMS AS JAZZ ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE

(Black PR Wire) EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. – Acclaimed international musician Lori Williams will bring her soulful jazz sounds to the campus of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University as its 2022-2023 Jaz...

(BPRW) MAJOR DISPLAY OF AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT COMING TO JACKSON AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES SEPT. 28 – OCT. 4 TO CHANGE THE PATTERN IN THE FIGHT TO END HIV IN THE SOUTH

(Black PR Wire) JACKSON, MS – The National AIDS Memorial and Southern AIDS Coalition are bringing the AIDS Memorial Quilt to the Jackson area Sept. 28 – Oct 4. as part of its new Change the Pattern initiative...