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(BPRW) Meet the entrepreneur who faced abuse and poverty before becoming the richest Jamaican-born woman

(Black PR Wire) In the last decade, Trisha Bailey has turned a small medical supply business in Orlando, Florida, into an empire that stretches across seven states. From her years as an athlete at the University of Connecticut to her&n...

(BPRW) Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs Announces $1 Million Grant from PayPal

(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA, GA – The Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs (RICE) today announced a $1 million grant from PayPal Holdings, Inc. to launch the PayPal Retail Academy, which will provide a...

(BPRW) Wells Fargo expands support to six major HBCU football classics through scholarships and financial workshops

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK, NY – This year, Wells Fargo will serve as the official banking sponsor of six major football classics between historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). As part of this sponsors...

(BPRW) Gap Partners With LoveShackFancy On A Limited-Edition Collection For Every Generation

(Black PR Wire) Gap and LoveShackFancy announce a limited-edition, multi-category capsule collection of women’s, men’s, kids, and baby apparel and accessories for every generation. The collaboration shines at the intersecti...

(BPRW) McKinsey and New Voices Foundation Join Forces to Grow Black-Owned Consumer Businesses

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- McKinsey & Company’s Consumer practice and the McKinsey Institute for Black Economic Mobility have joined forces with the New Voices Foundation (New Voices) to a...

(BPRW) 2023 ESSENCE Fashion House™ & Best in Black Fashion Awards Returns with “The Garment” Celebrating Black Designers Sergio Hudson, Brandice Daniel & More

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Essence Communications Inc. announces the highly anticipated return of ESSENCE Fashion House™ and the annual Best in Black Fashion Awards, during New York Fashion Week (N...

(BPRW) ONEUNITED BANK ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 13TH ANNUAL “I GOT BANK” 2023 YOUTH ESSAY & ART CONTEST

(Black PR Wire) Boston, MA – OneUnited Bank, the largest Black-owned bank in the U.S., is proud to announce the winners of its 13th annual “I Got Bank! Youth Essay & Art Contest.” Each of the ten (10) youth winners are...

(BPRW) AFRO TV to broadcast The 16th Headies Awards Show on Comcast Xfinity and NOW TV

(Black PR Wire) ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AFRO TV, the premier source of polycultural Black content in Cable Television in North America, proudly announces its Live broadcast of the 16th Headies Awards Show on Comcast Xfinity (channe...

(BPRW) Prostate Cancer Screening Saves Lives, Especially Among Black Men

(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA, GA – Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer diagnosed among people born with a prostate in the United States. According to the American Cancer Society’s 2023 Cancer Facts and Figures, pro...

(BPRW) Black in Business: The Power of Change

(Black PR Wire) Miami, FL – Black PR Wire’s Thrivin’ in Color podcast ended its Black Business Month Special with an enlightening conversation about change. In this episode, Camry Brown is joined by the spectacular Cassand...

(BPRW) AtkCo Makes the Inc. 5000 For The 1st Time in at No. 1395 across America

(Black PR Wire) Chicago, – Inc. revealed today that AtkCo (Atkins Coordination, Inc) ranks No. 1395 on the 2023 Inc. 5000, its annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The prestigious ranking provides a da...

(BPRW) How Many Lives?! The National Medical Association Demands Comprehensive Common Sense Gun Reform

(Black PR Wire) Silver Spring, MD – Hate, armed with an AR15 assault rifle, took the lives of three innocent people, Saturday, August 26, 2023. On the day thousands commemorated the 60th anniversary of the March on Washingto...

(BPRW) 6th Annual Ujamaa Fest Celebrates Black Excellence, Entrepreneurship, and Community Empowerment on Long Island

(Black PR Wire) Wyandanch, NY — Get ready for an extraordinary showcase of Black excellence as the 6th Annual Ujamaa Fest takes center stage on Saturday, September 16, 2023. Hosted at the Delano Stewart Plaza, located at 40 Station Dr...

(BPRW) Lakers to Unveil Kobe Bryant Statue on 2.8.24

(Black PR Wire) On 2.8.24, fans can forever pay tribute to beloved Lakers Legend and five-time champion Kobe Bryant. The Los Angeles Lakers and Vanessa Bryant announced today that they will unveil Kobe Bryant’s bronze statue at Star P...

(BPRW) Law Students Set to Analyze the Legal Life Of...Rick Ross Law Students Set to Analyze the Legal Life Of...Rick Ross

(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA – For the fall 2023 academic year, law students will study the legal life of Grammy® award-nominated, multiplatinum recording artist and serial entrepreneur Rick Ross. Ross, also known as the “Bi...

(BPRW) FPL Leader Juliet Roulhac Expands Her Reach to Help Broward Communities

(Black PR Wire) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Juliet Murphy Roulhac’s role at Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has expanded – she now serves as the Director of External Affairs for the Broward & Southwest region for F...

(BPRW) Breastfeeding Disparities In The Black Community

(Black PR Wire) Miami, FL – Black PR Wire's Thrivin' in Color podcast switches gears for Breastfeeding Awareness Month to concentrate on the breastfeeding inequities that Black women face. The wonderful Dr. Kimarie Bugg offers her kno...

(BPRW) AFROPUNK Returns to Brooklyn This Weekend With AFROPUNK BROOKLYN 2023, Headlined by Flying Lotus & Teyana Taylor

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- For nearly 20 years, AFROPUNK has been Brooklyn's community festival, welcoming fans of all kinds to witness the vanguard of Black music and culture. This weekend, August 26 an...

(BPRW) Fifth Anniversary of COMPASS: Helping Address the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. South

(Black PR Wire) This year marks the fifth anniversary of the Gilead COMPASS Initiative®, a 10-year, more than $100 million commitment to addressing the HIV epidemic in the Southern United States. The COMPASS (Commi...

(BPRW) FORMER NBA AND COLLEGE CHAMPION BILLY THOMPSON TO HOST FIRST-EVER ALL-STAR GALA TO RAISE FUNDS FOR YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, LITERACY PROGRAM AND NEW CHAMPION CENTER

(Black PR Wire) PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL – As a six-time champion who is one of four players in the Guinness Book of World Records to win college and NBA championships back-to-back, Billy Thompson knows a few things about winning....