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(BPRW) Tyler Perry Honored at the Inaugural TheGrio Awards

(BPRW) Tyler Perry Honored at the Inaugural TheGrio Awards

(Black PR Wire) On October 21, 2022, Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group hosted the first annual TheGrio Awards, a new event dedicated to celebrating “luminaries from the worlds of film, music, comedy, television, sports,...
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(BPRW) 6TH ANNUAL ART, BLUES & SOUL FESTIVAL

(BPRW) 6TH ANNUAL ART, BLUES & SOUL FESTIVAL

(Black PR Wire) The African Heritage Cultural Arts Center is presenting its 6th annual Art, Blues & Soul Festival during the internationally renowned Art Basel Miami Beach weekend. On Saturday, December 3, 2022, guests will get to...
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(BPRW) FPL and Partners Participated in the Thanksgiving Food Drive to Help Spread Joy this Holiday Season

(BPRW) FPL and Partners Participated in the Thanksgiving Food Drive to Help Spread Joy this Holiday Season

(Black PR Wire) Pembroke Park, FL - On Nov. 19, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) partnered with 100 Black Men of South Florida to support their annual Thanksgiving food drive. The event took place at the Feeding South Florida fa...
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 (BPRW) McDonald’s 16th Annual Inspiration Celebration® Gospel Tour Holiday Experience Returns with Performances by Award-Winning Gospel Artists and First-Ever HBCU Exhibition Winner

(BPRW) McDonald’s 16th Annual Inspiration Celebration® Gospel Tour Holiday Experience Returns with Performances by Award-Winning Gospel Artists and First-Ever HBCU Exhibition Winner

(Black PR Wire) CHICAGO — Just in time for the holiday season, McDonald’s USA is delivering feel-good moments in a special homecoming themed holiday experience on the final stop of the brand’s 16th ...
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(BPRW) Phanord & Associates P.A. and partner agencies observe National Flossing Day

(BPRW) Phanord & Associates P.A. and partner agencies observe National Flossing Day

(Black PR Wire) Miami, FL - After gathering around the table with family and friends for a hearty Thanksgiving meal, be sure to make it a point to celebrate – in addition to Black Friday – Flossing Day. Flossing Day is cele...
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(BPRW) Emmy®-Winning Writer, Producer and Actor Lena Waithe to Serve as 2023 American Black Film Festival Ambassador

(BPRW) Emmy®-Winning Writer, Producer and Actor Lena Waithe to Serve as 2023 American Black Film Festival Ambassador

(Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES – ABFF Ventures LLC today announced Emmy Award?-winning writer, creator, actor and founder of Hillman Grad Lena Waithe will serve as the ambassador for the 2023 American Black Film Festival (ABFF)...
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(BPRW) 2022 Call for Code: Black Girls CODE Sustainability Challenge Announces Winners

(BPRW) 2022 Call for Code: Black Girls CODE Sustainability Challenge Announces Winners

(Black PR Wire) The fact that 400 million metric tons of plastic waste are produced every year indicates the world has a waste problem. On a mission to reduce the volume and demand for material that creates the biggest waste footprint,...
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(BPRW) UNCF Institute for Capacity Building Expands Network Committed to Strengthening HBCUs

(BPRW) UNCF Institute for Capacity Building Expands Network Committed to Strengthening HBCUs

(Black PR Wire) With a new round of investments, UNCF today announced its newest cohort of high-potential Black colleges and universities committed to institutional transformation. The new cohort includes: Bethune-Cookman University (...
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(BPRW) Color Of Change Launches “Black Tech Agenda Scorecard” to Rank Congressional Efforts in Tech Policy

(BPRW) Color Of Change Launches “Black Tech Agenda Scorecard” to Rank Congressional Efforts in Tech Policy

(Black PR Wire) NATIONWIDE — Color Of Change, the nation’s largest online racial justice organization, recently launched their “Black Tech Agenda Scorecard” as a way to analyze ongoing Congressional efforts...
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(BPRW) Stream Harvested 2 (2022) The Thanksgiving Day Horror Film for Free on Culture Forward TV

(BPRW) Stream Harvested 2 (2022) The Thanksgiving Day Horror Film for Free on Culture Forward TV

(Black PR Wire) Harvested 2 (2022) - The Legend of Harold Rice is the holiday horror film sequel to Harvested (2021). The story of a group of social media influencers who travel to Hayfork, CA on Thanksgiving Day to get foota...
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(BPRW) RLJ COMPANIES CHAIRMAN ROBERT L. JOHNSON INDUCTED INTO THE TELEVISION ACADEMY HALL OF FAME

(BPRW) RLJ COMPANIES CHAIRMAN ROBERT L. JOHNSON INDUCTED INTO THE TELEVISION ACADEMY HALL OF FAME

(Black PR Wire) Robert L. Johnson, founder and chairman of The RLJ Companies and founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET) was inducted into the 26th Hall of Fame Class by the Television Academy along with five television legends.&nbs...
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(BPRW) Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Pose Ongoing Concern to Health of Youth in Los Angeles County, Report from Public Health Shows

(BPRW) Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Pose Ongoing Concern to Health of Youth in Los Angeles County, Report from Public Health Shows

(Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) today released a report showing that consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) – drinks with added...
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(BPRW) Disney Awards $1 Million In Grants To Support Youth In STEM And The Arts In Honor Of Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”

(BPRW) Disney Awards $1 Million In Grants To Support Youth In STEM And The Arts In Honor Of Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”

(Black PR Wire)  BURBANK, Calif., – In honor of the November 11 theatrical debut of Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Disney is hosting community screenings of the film across the country and aw...
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(BPRW) Alliance Partners with Charlamagne tha God to Get More Black Americans Screened for Colon Cancer

(BPRW) Alliance Partners with Charlamagne tha God to Get More Black Americans Screened for Colon Cancer

(Black PR Wire) The Colorectal Cancer Alliance (Alliance), the nation's leading colorectal cancer advocacy organization, is spotlighting disparities affecting Black Americans with its They Didn't Say campaign. The l...
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(BPRW) Fine Art Meets Real Cowboys During The Black Rodeo Finals

(BPRW) Fine Art Meets Real Cowboys During The Black Rodeo Finals

(Black PR Wire) Kansas City, Missouri -- Fine art collection curator, Byron Harper, and his gallery, Affricana Art will be making an appearance at the Real Cowboy Association (RCA): National Black Rodeo Finals on November 19th. The eve...
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(BPRW) Spelman and Morehouse Colleges C’88 and C’89 Part of Historic  Homecoming 2022 Milestones

(BPRW) Spelman and Morehouse Colleges C’88 and C’89 Part of Historic Homecoming 2022 Milestones

(Black PR Wire) As homecoming season ends at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), some of these institutions are celebrating significant milestones. At Spelman and Morehouse colleges more than 40,000 participants from aroun...
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(BPRW) Denny’s unveils the biggest Black Friday offer:  A T-shirt worth $2,186 for only $5.99!

(BPRW) Denny’s unveils the biggest Black Friday offer: A T-shirt worth $2,186 for only $5.99!

(Black PR Wire) SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Denny’s, America’s Favorite Diner, is helping to simplify some of the toughest decisions – what to wear and what to eat – by dropping the hottest wearable of the year &n...
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(BPRW) Afro Unicorn™ Debuts 2022 Original Holiday EP, Inspiring Acts of Kindness

(BPRW) Afro Unicorn™ Debuts 2022 Original Holiday EP, Inspiring Acts of Kindness

(Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES – Afro Unicorn™, a fully-licensed character brand founded by April Showers, is thrilled to announce the release of its first-ever original EP this holiday season. An Afro Unicorn Holiday features Gram...
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(BPRW) PHARRELL WILLIAMS’ BLACK AMBITION ANNOUNCES TOP PRIZE WINNERS, CLOSES OUT MIGHTY DREAM AWARDING $2.5M OVER 3-DAY FORUM IN VIRGINIA

(BPRW) PHARRELL WILLIAMS’ BLACK AMBITION ANNOUNCES TOP PRIZE WINNERS, CLOSES OUT MIGHTY DREAM AWARDING $2.5M OVER 3-DAY FORUM IN VIRGINIA

(Black PR Wire) Norfolk, VA – Recently, Black Ambition founder Pharrell Williams and CEO Felecia Hatcher announced the winners of the 2022 Black Ambition Grand Prize and HBCU Prize during t...
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(BPRW) Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Charters Ten New Chapters in 2022

(BPRW) Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Charters Ten New Chapters in 2022

(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON — Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated welcomed ten new chapters in September and October, increasing the organization’s total number of chapters nationally to 262. The new chapters are in North...
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