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(BPRW) SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loans and Advance Program Reopened to All Eligible Small Businesses and Non-Profits Impacted by COVID-19 Pandemic

(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON, D.C. – To further meet the needs of U.S. small businesses and non-profits, the U.S. Small Business Administration reopened the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance program portal to all eli...

(BPRW) THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC CELEBRATES BLACK MUSIC MONTH WITH SPOTLIGHT ON LGBTQ MUSICIANS

(Black PR Wire) NASHVILLE, TENN. –June 2020 marks the 41st anniversary of Black Music Month. Originally decreed as a national celebration under the administration of President Jimmy Carter in 1979, the month-long celebration comm...

(BPRW) Faith For Black Lives Launches JusticeCon to Connect Activists, Faith Leaders, Politicians

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK, NY – Faith For Black Lives, in partnership with The Greater Allen AME Cathedral of New York, will host a virtual social justice conference—JusticeCon: a path towards freedom. The virtual conference aims...

(BPRW) WORDS ARE NOT ENOUGH

The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters shares the anguish, frustration, and anger in our Black communities across the country. The disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic creating sickness and death in our community h...

(BPRW) HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TO MARK UP JUSTICE IN POLICING ACT

(Blck PR Wire) Washington, D.C. – On June 17, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. ET, the House Judiciary Committee will markup the Justice in Policing Act, the first-ever bold, comprehensive approach to hold police accountable, end racial p...

(BPRW) One Thing Newsrooms Can Do: Capitalize "B" When Reporting About the Black Community

(Black PR Wire) In the wake of the George Floyd tragedy and the subsequent call to eradicate racism that’s manifested via protests worldwide, I’m writing today to request the mainstream news media begin capitalizing the “B...

(BPRW) HIGHLIGHTS FROM YOUTUBE ORIGINALS "BEAR WITNESS, TAKE ACTION" A GLOBAL CONVERSATION ON RACIAL JUSTICE HOSTED BY COMMON AND KEKE PALMER

(Black PR Wire) Following the premiere of "Bear Witness, Take Action," YouTube has provided key music performances and the full livestream VOD from the inspirational 1.5+ hour event, in real time. The special features more than 5...

(BPRW) DR. FAUCI SAYS WE’LL HAVE 100 MILLION VACCINES BY END OF THIS YEAR

(Black PR Wire) According to the CDC, over 6.3 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with the coronavirus COVID-19, the new respiratory virus. The actual numbers are believed to be much higher due to testing shortages, many un...

A UNIQUE VIRTUAL SUMMER CAMP EXPERIENCE CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE THROUGH THE ARTISTRY OF THE ARTISTS THAT SHAPED THE PERIOD

Harlem, New York – The historic community of Harlem is in the midst of the Centennial Celebration of the Harlem Renaissance, and the Harlem School of the Arts (HSA) through its HSA@Home platform, has tapped into this prolific epoch to...

(BPRW) Helping Our Children Cope With Crisis

(Black PR Wire) The National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI) continues to stand with our communities and allies as we demand justice in policing, equitable policies, and fair treatment of Black people in all sectors, systems, inst...

(BPRW) ESSENCE Insights Survey Finds That More Than Three-Quarters of Black Mothers Worry Their Children Will Be Victims of Police Brutality

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As the nation focuses as never before in this generation on systemic injustices and inequities impacting Black people in America, ESSENCE, the leading media, technology and commerce company servin...

(BPRW) AN INVITATION TO A UNIQUE VIRTUAL SUMMER CAMP EXPERIENCE CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE THROUGH THE ARTISTRY OF THE ARTISTS THAT SHAPED THE PERIOD

(Black PR Wire) Harlem, New York – The historic community of Harlem is in the midst of the Centennial Celebration of the Harlem Renaissance, and the Harlem School of the Arts (HSA) through its HSA@Home platform, has tapped into this p...

(BPRW) Keys To Black Wealth Summit To Kick Off Virtually on Juneteeth, “Freedom Day”

(Black PR Wire) Columbus, Ohio - Keys to Black Wealth Virtual Summit invites you to join in as they kick off their first-ever virtual summit to celebrate Juneteenth also known as FREEDOM DAY to commemorate the emancipation of slavery which...

(BPRW) MONIKA M. PICKETT’S BLACK LESBIAN ROMANCE NOVEL, “PRETTY BOY BLUE,” BECOMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER ON AMAZON

(Black PR Wire) Monika M. Pickett is a relatively new voice in a literary category that is often overlooked, African-American lesbian romance. Now her latest release, Pretty Boy Blue, 2nd Edition, has become the number one best-seller on Am...

The 2020 Virtual Juneteenth Music Festival Presents a Cultural and Musical Marathon and After Party Hosted by DJ Jazzy Jeff

The 2020 Juneteenth Music Festival is proud to present a full day of online programming that will include panels, performances, a virtual marketplace and The DREAM BIG Awards powered by US Bank. The newly imagined event will take place on J...

(BPRW) NABJ Statement on Capitalizing Black and Other Racial Identifiers

(Black PR Wire) For the last year, the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) has been integrating the capitalization of the word "Black" into its communications. However, it is equally important that the word is capitalize...

(BPRW) YOUTUBE ANNOUNCES "BEAR WITNESS, TAKE ACTION," A GLOBAL CONVERSATION ON RACIAL JUSTICE HOSTED BY COMMON AND KEKE PALMER -- FIRST PROJECT FROM NEW $100M FUND TO AMPLIFY BLACK VOICES

(Blck PR Wire) LOS ANGELES, CA, JUNE 11, 2020 -- YouTube announced "Bear Witness, Take Action,"a conversation aiming to unite and inspire the platform's global community to take action for racial justice. Premiering Saturday, June 13...

(BPRW) The 2020 Virtual Juneteenth Music Festival Presents a Cultural and Musical Marathon and After Party Hosted by DJ Jazzy Jeff

(Black PR Wire) Denver, CO- The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked re-imagined traditions and events and around the globe, forced to create experiences that people can enjoy from home and in the wake of the resulting backlash, digital media cons...

(BPRW) Annual Business Survey Release Provides Data on Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses

(Black PR Wire) Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Census Bureau recently released new estimates showing 1.1 million employer firms were owned by women and 1.0 million by minorities. According to the 2018 Annual Business Survey (ABS...

(BPRW) Alfred Street Baptist Church in Collaboration with the NAACP Present A Prayer Walk for Peace and Justice on Sunday, June 14 at 6am ET

(Black PR Wire) The Alfred Street Baptist Church in Collaboration with the NAACP will host a Prayer Walk for Peace and Justice on Sunday, June 14, 2020, in Washington, D.C. Regional and local ecumenical believers and leaders, national faith...