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(BPRW) SBA Awards Up to $3 Million in Grants to Organizations Supporting Small Business Innovation and R&D Commercialization

(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Small Business Administration granted 24 awards up to $125,000 each for specialized training, mentoring, and technical assistance for R&D-focused small businesses un...

(BPRW) NBMBAA® Announces Its New President & CEO

(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- On behalf of the National Black MBA Association® Board of Directors, it is with great pleasure that we inform you that the next National Black MBA Association® President and CEO has been id...

(BPRW) Morgan State University Wins Second Annual Ford HBC-You Mobility Challenge; Receives $25,000 Grant for its innovative FRESHLY Program

Talladega College wins second place and $10,000 to produce raised sidewalks with truncated domes that assist the visually impaired in partnership with the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind (AIDB) (Black PR Wire) DEARBORN, Mich.&nbs...

(BPRW) Now More Than Ever, Feeding America Food Banks Need Support in Fight Against Hunger

(Black PR Wire) The Feeding America® network of food banks will mobilize this month to help bring an end to hunger – at a time when hunger is impacting more of our neighbors in every corner of the country. Hunger Action Month is d...

(BPRW) E-Learning startup brings the first Microsoft business applications developer career training app to Google Play

(Black PR Wire) DALLAS, TX -- Instructor Brandon became the first software company to create an automated, mobile-friendly, software interface for Microsoft Dynamics 365 six-figure income developer training. "This is part of our effor...

(BPRW) 2020 Virtual Monterey Jazz Festival

(Black PR Wire) This year's celebration will be held virtually. This incredible lineup features exclusive new and previously unreleased archival performances from the Monterey Jazz Festival! Unique and memorable jazz moments will be a...

(BPRW) OWN Sets New Series From Will Packer & Carlos King, Expands Unscripted Programming Block To Two Nights

(Black PR Wire) OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has lined up two new unscripted series for fall — Put A Ring On It, from Ready For Love producers Will Packer and Lighthearted Entertainment, and Behin...

(BPRW) 100 Black Men of America, Inc. Announces Lineup of Leaders Participating in Their Inaugural Virtual Conference

(Black PR Wire) Atlanta, GA – September 9, 2020 – The 100 Black Men of America, Inc.’s annual conference is going virtual this year and it’s free and open to the public. The men of the 100 will con...

(BPRW) Campbell Appoints Camille Pierce as Chief Culture Officer

(Black PR Wire) CAMDEN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) appointed Camille Pierce as Vice President and Chief Culture Officer, effective Oct. 26, 2020. In this newly created role, Pierce will lead Campbell’s en...

(BPRW) Siemens Foundation and Siemens Healthineers Team Up with Testing for America to Donate Nearly $3M in Funding and COVID-19 Testing Technologies to Support the Safe Reopening of HBCUs

(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Siemens Foundation and Siemens Healthineers announced they are teaming up with Testing for America (TFA) to donate $500,000 in funding and an in-kind donation of COVID-19 testing technologie...

(BPRW) Mastercard Pledges $500 million to Help Close Racial Wealth and Opportunity Gap for Black Communities Across America

(Black PR Wire) PURCHASE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In its sustained efforts to build a more inclusive global digital economy, Mastercard is investing $500 million in Black communities over the next five years. This commitment includes produc...

(BPRW) Adopt-An-HBCU Good Trouble Voter Drive Spearheaded by Celebrities Launches on the First-Ever National Black Voter Registration Day

(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA - HBCU Heroes (501c3), founded by NBA Veteran George Lynch, entrepreneur Tracey Pennywell & CNN/MSNBC political commentator Kwame Jackson, is launching the Adopt-An-HBCU Good Trouble Voter Drive in celebration of...

(BPRW) HBCU Week Highlights Increased Access and Completion Rates for Low-income and First-generation Students Pursuing a College Education

(Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES – Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are known for helping students of color and opportunity youth access an affordable and quality higher education. Realizing that high SAT scores a...

New Season of ‘Buried Truths’ Podcast Investigates and Explores the Ahmaud Arbery Case

In the third season of the Peabody Award-winning podcast, Buried Truths, host Hank Klibanoff investigates exactly what happened when Ahmaud Arbery took his final jog along the residential streets of Brunswick, GA, when neighbors decided to...

(BPRW) New Season of ‘Buried Truths’ Podcast Investigates and Explores the Ahmaud Arbery Case

(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA – For months after three white men chased Ahmaud Arbery to his death, Georgia of 2020 looked disconcertingly like Georgia of 1950. In the third season of the Peabody Award-winning podcast, Buried Truths, host H...

(BPRW) Chicago Designer Making Fashion History: Stevie Edwards will be the first Black Local Designer in Chicago ever to be featured in a full-page advertisement showing of his garments in Vogue Magazine.

(Black PR Wire) Chicago, IL - Chicago Designer Stevie Edwards announced today that he will be having a ‘Vogue Magazine’ reveal ad ‘Invite Only' fashion event. Vogue Magazine October 2020 issue will display a full-page ad d...

(BPRW) Minority-Owned Businesses and Corporations Will be Honored At Florida State Minority Supplier Development Council Business Impact Awards

(Black PR Wire) Miami, FL - The Florida State Minority Supplier Development Council (FSMSDC) will honor minority-owned businesses, as well as the corporations, government agencies and others that promote their success, at the Business Impac...

(BPRW) BOSS UP campaign on track to return the Black hair care industry BACK TO THE BLACK community, and asks the community to "Buy Black" and sign their groundbreaking petition

(Black PR Wire) To address the inequities Black owned hair care companies, endure due to lack of shelf space at major retailers, Silver Rights activists Allyson Springett and Maggie Anderson introduce the BOSS UP campaign. BOSS (Black Owned...

(BPRW) Taraji P. Henson turns 50: “It’s Supposed To Be Over For Me…But Here I Am!”

(Black PR Wire) “It’s supposed to be over for me…but here I am. I’m a late bloomer, and I’m okay with that. Know why? Late bloomers last looong,” the Academy Award-winning Taraji P. Henson, now at t...