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Four Urban Students Named 2017 Math and Science Scholars

Four Urban Students Named 2017 Math and Science Scholars

Council of the Great City Schools Awards ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Scholarships (Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Four graduating high school seniors have been selected by the Council of the Great City Schools(CGCS) to receive th...
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Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. to pilot the iconic No. 43 for Richard Petty Motorsports

Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. to pilot the iconic No. 43 for Richard Petty Motorsports

(Black PR Wire) - Mooresville, NC -- Richard Petty Motorsports announced that NASCAR XFINITY Series regular Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. will pilot the No. 43 Ford while Aric Almirola recovers from his injuries. Wallace brin...
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Clarify Medical Core Technology Receives FDA Clearance

Clarify Medical Core Technology Receives FDA Clearance

New home care treatment for patients with psoriasis, vitiligo and eczema (Black PR Wire) SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Clarify Medical, Inc. today announced that it has received FDA Market Clearance for the Clarify Medical Phototherapy System...
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(BPRW) ODELL BECKHAM AND EZEKIEL ELLIOTT'S FATHERS PARTNER WITH NON-PROFIT FOR FATHER'S DAY

(BPRW) ODELL BECKHAM AND EZEKIEL ELLIOTT'S FATHERS PARTNER WITH NON-PROFIT FOR FATHER'S DAY

(Black PR Wire) Atlanta, GA -- The fathers of arguably the two most influential players currently in the NFL have partnered with "I'M A FATHER F1RST" to appear in Atlanta, GA for Father's Day for the 1st annual, "A Day in the Park" during F...
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Motown The Musical

Motown The Musical

(Black PR Wire)  Philadelphia, PA -- Motown The Musical tells the incredible story of Berry Gordy Jr. who started as a featherweight boxer, but ended up as a heavyweight in the music industry. Gordy launched the careers of legends incl...
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NEEF's "Every Day Event Grant" LOI Due Soon

NEEF's "Every Day Event Grant" LOI Due Soon

(Black PR Wire) The application period for the 2017 Every Day Event Grant closes at 11:59pm CST on June 5, 2017. The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) will be awarding approximately 50 Friends Groups up to $2,000 each to ho...
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SUNDAY NIGHT LIVE: LESLIE JONES TO HOST 2017 “BET AWARDS”

SUNDAY NIGHT LIVE: LESLIE JONES TO HOST 2017 “BET AWARDS”

BET AWARDS” TO AIR LIVE ON SUNDAY, JUNE 25 FROM MICROSOFT THEATER IN LOS ANGELES AT 8 P.M. ET (Black PR Wire) New York, NY  – BET Networks, a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B sted NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), today revealed co...
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FREEFORM PULLS AN ALL-NIGHTER AND PICKS UP ‘COLLEGE-ISH’

FREEFORM PULLS AN ALL-NIGHTER AND PICKS UP ‘COLLEGE-ISH’

NETWORK ORDERS 13 EPISODES OF THE SCRIPTED COMEDY STARRING ‘BLACK-ISH’’S YARA SHAHIDI FROM ABC STUDIOS; SERIES SET TO PREMIERE EARLY 2018 (Black PR Wire) Freeform, Disney’s young adult television and streaming networ...
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Black Business Partners Disrupt Multi-Billion Dollar National Coffee Supply Chain with Roots Java Coffee

Black Business Partners Disrupt Multi-Billion Dollar National Coffee Supply Chain with Roots Java Coffee

(Black PR Wire) TULSA, Ok. - African Bean Company is the first nationally certified, African American owned coffee supply company providing national distribution. The company’s coffee is branded Roots Java Coffee. From small comm...
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New Season of Tyler Perry's "For Better or Worse" Premieres June 10 on OWN

New Season of Tyler Perry's "For Better or Worse" Premieres June 10 on OWN

(Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES -- OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network's popular comedy series from Tyler Perry, "For Better or Worse," returns for its sixth and final season on Saturday, June 10 with two back-to-back episodes starting at 9 p.m. an...
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The Make Healthy Happen Miami Team Visits “Koze Fanm” Radio Show

The Make Healthy Happen Miami Team Visits “Koze Fanm” Radio Show

(Black PR Wire) In celebration of Haitian Heritage Month and in efforts to promote healthy living, the Make Healthy Happen team recently sat down for an exclusive interview on the popular Haitian radio show, “Koze Fanm,” which b...
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The Home Depot Announces Its 2017 Retool Your School Grant Award Recipients at The Home Depot Headquarters Winners Ceremony With Special Guests Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed And Actor Hill Harper

The Home Depot Announces Its 2017 Retool Your School Grant Award Recipients at The Home Depot Headquarters Winners Ceremony With Special Guests Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed And Actor Hill Harper

Nine Historically Black Colleges and Universities Were Awarded a Total of $360,000 in Campus Improvement Grants   (Black PR Wire) Atlanta, GA,—This week, The Home Depot® held the winners’ ceremony to announce the 2017 R...
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(BPRW) Quality Education Network for Minorities to Host a Teacher Scholarship Program Information and Proposal Development Workshop

(BPRW) Quality Education Network for Minorities to Host a Teacher Scholarship Program Information and Proposal Development Workshop

(Black PR Wire) -- The Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network will conduct an information and proposal development workshop on the National Science Foundation (NSF)’s Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (NSF Noyce) for mi...
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(BPRW) 2017 AAMBC AWARDS WILL HONOR ACCLAIMED POET NIKKI GIOVANNI

(BPRW) 2017 AAMBC AWARDS WILL HONOR ACCLAIMED POET NIKKI GIOVANNI

BLUE KIMBLE AND COMEDIAN ACTOR COCOA BROWN WILL CO-HOST AWARD SHOW HIGHLIGHTING AFRICAN AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENTS IN LITERATURE (Black PR Wire) (Atlanta, GA) The ninth annual AAMBC Literary Awards will be held in Atlanta, GA on Saturday, June 1...
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Boyce Watkins, Leading Voice on African American Economic Empowerment, Brings His Entire Digital Media Network and Facebook Pages to Maven

Boyce Watkins, Leading Voice on African American Economic Empowerment, Brings His Entire Digital Media Network and Facebook Pages to Maven

(Black PR Wire) SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dr. Boyce Watkins, the highly acclaimed author and scholar focused on economic empowerment and education in the African American community, is re-launching his digital empire of more than 50 propert...
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(BPRW) Smithsonian’s National Museum Of African American History And Culture Opens “More Than A Picture”

(BPRW) Smithsonian’s National Museum Of African American History And Culture Opens “More Than A Picture”

Selection Of Photographs From Collection Is Museum’s First Special Exhibition (Black PR Wire) More than 150 photographs and related objects will be on display in the exhibition “More Than a Picture: Selections From the Photograp...
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(BPRW) April Ryan Named 2017 NABJ Journalist of the Year

(BPRW) April Ryan Named 2017 NABJ Journalist of the Year

(Black PR Wire) Washington, D.C. -- April Ryan has been selected as the 2017 Journalist of the Year by the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). The annual award recognizes a black journalist who has a distinguished body of work...
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(BPRW) National Urban League Young Professionals (NULYP) Announces 2017 NULYP Honors Award Winners

(BPRW) National Urban League Young Professionals (NULYP) Announces 2017 NULYP Honors Award Winners

NEW YORK – National Urban League Young Professionals (NULYP) recognizes 10 outstanding young professionals who exemplify the National Urban League mission through their professional and personal contributions to community and service....
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 (BPRW) ‘GROWN ZONE’ POWER COUPLE ZARA D. GREEN AND ALFRED EDMOND JR. ESCALATE CAMPAIGN AGAINST STUPIDITY IN THE NAME OF LOVE

(BPRW) ‘GROWN ZONE’ POWER COUPLE ZARA D. GREEN AND ALFRED EDMOND JR. ESCALATE CAMPAIGN AGAINST STUPIDITY IN THE NAME OF LOVE

Relationship educators offer their book Loving In The Grown Zone as a “lovers manual”on avoiding “relationship wrecks” in the pursuit of healthy romantic partnerships. Verona, NJ, May 1, 2017 –Citing consequenc...
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(BPRW) NAMIC Leadership Seminar set for July 12-14 2017 in Philadelphia, PA

(BPRW) NAMIC Leadership Seminar set for July 12-14 2017 in Philadelphia, PA

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK, NY -- We are excited to announce the second of three 2017 NAMIC Leadership seminars, is scheduled to take place July 12 – 14, 2017 in Philadelphia, PA.  This highly interactive three-day learning experie...
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