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(BPRW) WSSU Powerhouse Red and White Cheerleaders featured in Ciaras video for JUMP

(Black PR Wire) Ciara broke the Twittersphere when she posted a video of her and her dancers on top of a Ford Bronco to preview her new song “JUMP.” She’s followed up with intensity, releasing a stunning new visu...

(BPRW) Comcast RISE Awards 100 Small Businesses in Philadelphia With $10,000 grants

(Black PR Wire) Comcast announced it will award an additional $1 million in total grants to more than 100 Philadelphia small businesses owned by women and people of color, including Black, Indigenous, Hispanic, and Asian American owner...

(BPRW) EDF’s Dr. Margot Brown teams up with Gates Ventures to Educate Next Generation of Climate Leaders

(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON - In a new video released in partnership with Gates Ventures and Open Educational Resources Project (OER), Dr. Margot Brown, vice president of Justice and Equity at Environmental Defense Fund, explains the im...

(BPRW) Social Media Victims Law Center Files Suit Against Social Media Giants for the Race-Driven Anguish Suffered by One Small-Town Family

(Black PR Wire) PEORIA, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Social Media Victims Law Center (SMVLC), a legal resource for parents of children harmed by social media addiction and abuse, announced that it has filed suit on behalf of Damian Johnson,...

(BPRW) NAMI HelpLine Launches a New, Nationwide Texting Support Option

(Black PR Wire) ARLINGTON, VA — The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) today launched a nationwide SMS/text message support option for the NAMI HelpLine, adding a communications medium that is overwhelmingly pre...

(BPRW) NO Grade-Level Reading Receives Dollar General Literacy Foundation Grant

(Black PR Wire) NEW ORLEANS – The Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently awarded the New Orleans Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (NOLA-GLR), an initiative of United Way of Southeast Louisiana (UWSELA), a $2,000 gr...

(BPRW) Black PR Wire Recognizes National Black Business Month

(Black PR Wire) Did you know that this month is National Black Business Month? It's the perfect time to recognize Black-owned businesses across the country and highlight their important role in the community and the national economy. B...

(BPRW) NAACP Embarks on Inaugural Amos C. Brown Fellowship to Ghana, Leading a Delegation of 40 Students to Ghana

(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON, D.C. – NAACP President and CEO, Derrick Johnson, along with a cohort of NAACP leaders will travel with a delegation of 40 young students on a transformative journey to Ghana as part of the Amos C. Brow...

(BPRW) Black PR Wire’s August Power Profiler – Alexiou Gibson, Entrepreneur to Business Mogul

(Black PR Wire) Alexiou Gibson is the epitome of a successful black business owner who has grown his company into a multi-million-dollar business. This makes it perfectly fitting that Black PR Wire profiles this consummate profes...

(BPRW) One Love Global Selected for the People, Parks, And Power (P3) National Initiative Inaugural Cohort

(Black PR Wire) DETROIT, MICHIAGN — One Love Global is proud to be part of the inaugural cohort of the People, Parks, and Power (P3) initiative. P3 is the first national funding initiative in the U.S. to support community-ba...

(BPRW) Author and Acupuncturist Lindsay Fauntleroy Transforms Black Community through “Soul Medicine”

(Black PR Wire) New York, NY — Lindsay Fauntleroy, champion of mental health and emotional wellness, is helping the Black community redefine self-care through alternative medicine practices and “soul medicine” &m...

(BPRW) Sharifah Hardie Launches Campaign to Raise $1.5B for Local Black Businesses

(Black PR Wire) Sharifah Hardie today announced the launch of Support My Black Business, a crowdfunding platform designed solely to assist local Black businesses generate funding, as well as her intent to raise $1.5B across the newly l...

(BPRW) ACLU Of Georgia Announces Settlement With Georgia To Include Gender-Affirming Surgery In State’s Medicaid Program

(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA – The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Georgia, and the law firm of King & Spalding has settled a lawsuit with the Georgia Department of Community Health over its categorical exclusion...

(BPRW) Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta launches TogetherATL grantmaking with $645,000 to six organizations

(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA – The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta announces its first round of grantmaking under TogetherATL, the organization’s five-year strategic plan that centers equity and shared prosperity f...

(BPRW) Tyler Perry to Preview “A Jazzman’s Blues” at the 2022 Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Fest

(Black PR Wire) The annual Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival is pulling out all the stops for its 20th season. Celebrating two decades of Black excellence in filmmaking and visual artistry, the beachfront festival...

(BPRW) UNCF Report Calls for Congress to Increase Funding for HBCUs

(Black PR Wire) Elected representatives and private donors need to redouble their support for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), according to a report issued today by UNCF. Entitled Greater Funding, Great Needs:...

(BPRW) “What I Want to Know with Kevin P. Chavous” Podcast Launches Third Season in Search of Answers to Education’s Biggest Questions

(Black PR Wire) RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As communities across the U.S. prepare for a new school year, the breakaway hit podcast “What I Want to Know with Kevin P. Chavous” begins its third season today. Hosted by Cha...

(BPRW) Greenwood and Travis Hunter Sign NIL Deal and Partner to Launch the “Choose Black” Campaign

(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Greenwood, the digital banking platform for Black and Latino individuals and business owners, has announced a NIL deal and multi-year partnership with Travis Hunter, the number one overall col...

(BPRW) Howard Magazine Receives Two CASE Circle of Excellence Awards for 2022

(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON – Howard University is proud to announce that Howard Magazine is a double winner for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Circle of Excellence Awards. The magazine...

(BPRW) USBC has Record Breaking National Conference with U.S. Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Ice Cube, Sheila Jackson Lee, Doug E. Fresh, and More!

(Black PR Wire) Last week, the U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. (USBC) brought together 300+ Chamber leaders and Black business owners from across the country to Washington DC for their first in-person conference in over three years. The 2022...