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(BPRW) Tuskegee University Offers Two New Innovative Degree Programs

(Black PR Wire) Tuskegee University’s College of Arts and Sciences has announced the development of two new innovative degree programs designed to accommodate both non-traditional, returning students and undecided majors. Beginni...

(BPRW) Civil Rights Champion Fred Gray Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

(Black PR Wire) President Joe Biden yesterday awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor to Fred Gray, the courageous and tireless Montgomery lawyer who represented Rosa Parks and the dozens of Montgomery residents who were arre...

(BPRW) Have Experience, Will Succeed: Black Philanthropist Expands Professional Opportunities For Students of Color Via New internXL Platform

(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON -- Internships have proven to be a game-changer, helping college students, determine the career path that is right for them and providing a chance to gain invaluable hands-on experience in their field of interest....

(BPRW) President Felecia M. Nave selected by CIO Views magazine as one of its 10 Most Successful Businesswomen to Watch

(Black PR Wire) Alcorn State University President Felecia M. Nave has been recognized as one of the top businesswomen to watch in 2022. The June special edition of CIO Views magazine features “The 10 Most Successful Businesswomen...

(BPRW) Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women Announces 50 Recipients of Black Women Impact Grants to Scale Black Women-Led Nonprofits

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK, NY - The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) announced 50 recipients of the Black Women Impact grants program, part of its One Million Black Women initiative, to fund Black women-led and Black women...

(BPRW) McDonald’s USA® Partners with Keke Palmer to Surprise “Future 22” Change Leaders With $220,000 to Continue Positively Impacting Communities Nationwide

(Black PR Wire) McDonald’s USA, through its Black & Positively Golden movement, surprised its Future 22 leaders with $10,000 each, totaling $220,000, during a celebratory event in their honor at the ESSENCE Festival of Culture pre...

(BPRW) McDonald’s USA® Partners with Keke Palmer to Surprise “Future 22” Change Leaders With $220,000 to Continue Positively Impacting Communities Nationwide

(Black PR Wire) McDonald’s USA, through its Black & Positively Golden movement, surprised its Future 22 leaders with $10,000 each, totaling $220,000, during a celebratory event in their honor at the ESSENCE Festival of Culture pre...

(BPRW) Campaign memorializing sickle cell pioneer Dr. Rudolph Jackson raises more than $2 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

(Black PR Wire) MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dr. Rudolph Jackson, MD, a pioneering researcher of sickle cell disease in the early years of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®, was honored at St. Jude as supporter...

(BPRW) NAMI Raises Awareness for Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

(Black PR Wire) ARLINGTON, VA — This July, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) honors Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month — designated in 2008 by the U.S. House of R...

(BPRW) National Urban League And Akron Affiliate Renew Calls For Police Accountability For Jayland Walker

(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON, D.C. and AKRON, OHIO – National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial and Akron, Ohio Urban League President and CEO Teresa LeGrair issued the following statement after body camera footage of J...

(BPRW) Fabulous Dancing Dolls featured in ESPN+ docuseries executive produced by Chris Paul

(Black PR Wire) Southern University’s Fabulous Dancing Dolls have graced many stages and screens. On Aug. 11, they will be on more streams as they star in the ESPN+ Original, “Why Not Us: Southern Dance....

(BPRW) Tennessee Invests $25 Million in Low Income Fathers Through Families Matter and Maximus Partnership

(Black PR Wire) TYSONS, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Families Matter, a nonprofit organization serving families through a variety of community partners, and Maximus, a leading employer and provider of government services worldwide, announced...

(BPRW) TEMS Makes History While Taking A Health Break From Music

(Black PR Wire) There were more than a few notable moments at the 2022 BET Awards. One of those moments belonged to a young Nigerian singer and songwriter, TEMS. Though she’s made her mark with a historic win, not everyone might...

(BPRW) Jessie Trice Community Health System Observes National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

(Black PR Wire) July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month (NMMHM). Jessie Trice Community Health System is joining the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) to shed light on th...

(BPRW) Citizens for Judicial Fairness to Execute $200,000+ Paid Media and Advocacy Campaign to Install Black Justice on Delaware Supreme Court

(Black PR Wire) WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, Citizens for Judicial Fairness announced a $200,000+ advocacy campaign designed to pressure Delaware Governor John Carney to replace Supreme Court Justice Tamika Montgomery-Reeves,...

(BPRW) Eli Joseph Confirmed to Speak at the Two Upcoming TEDx Conferences This Fall

(Black PR Wire) Earlier last month, it was announced that Dr. Eli Joseph will deliver his second TEDx talk this fall at the upcoming TEDxQueensVillage conference on September 2, 2022, in Queens, New York City. The theme for his talk is enti...

(BPRW) Jackson State University receives $10K grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to support adult literacy

(Black PR Wire) Jackson, MS – The Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently awarded Jackson State University’s School of Lifelong Learning a $10,000 grant to support adult literacy at their Contin...

(BPRW) Citizens for Judicial Fairness and Reverend Al Sharpton Applaud Nomination of Justice Tamika Montgomery-Reeves to Third Circuit Court of Appeals; Urge Governor Carney to Nominate Black Justice to Replace Montgomery-Reeves on Delaware Supreme Court

(Black PR Wire) WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, Citizens for Judicial Fairness and Reverend Al Sharpton applauded President Joe Biden’s groundbreaking nomination of current Delaware Supreme Court Justice Tami...

(BPRW) TSU offers meningitis, flu, COVID vaccines for new and returning students

(Black PR Wire) Texas Southern University has partnered with the Houston Health Department (HHD) to make three vaccines – including the meningitis vaccine that is required for students under the age of 22 who live on campus...

(BPRW) Youngest Black Law School Graduate, 19 yr old Haley Taylor Schlitz, To Be Honored at Largest Black Homeschool Expo

(Black PR Wire) Atlanta, GA — From July 22-24, 2022, The Liberated Minds Black Homeschool and Education Virtual Expo is celebrating its 11th Anniversary featuring Haley Carolyn Taylor Schlitz, the youngest Black law school graduate ev...