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(BPRW) Made You Look: Art in the Right of Way

(Black PR Wire) Baltimore, MD - On average, a Baltimore resident dies every week from injuries sustained in a traffic-related accident (2017 data). Additionally, someone is injured in a traffic-related accident every hour. Neighborhood...

(BPRW) Submissions For The 54th NAACP Image Awards Are Now Open

(Black PR Wire) Los Angeles – Recently, the NAACP announced 3 new submission categories for the 54th NAACP Image Awards. Recognized as the nation's preeminent multicultural awards show from an African-American perspecti...

(BPRW) Applications Now Open for the Coalition to Back Black Businesses 2022-23 Grant Program

(Black PR Wire) Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and American Express announced that the Coalition to Back Black Businesses (CBBB) is now accepting applications for its 2022-23 grant program, which will...

(BPRW) Jazz in Pink Sets September 8th to Turn the Green Pink

(Black PR Wire) Burbank, California - The 1st Annual Charity Golf Challenge hosted by Jazz in Pink and the Co-Founder, Gail Jhonson is scheduled for Thursday, September 8, 2022 from 8 am to 5 pm (PDT). The Challenge will take place at...

(BPRW) The BBPA and Little Jamaica Presents Sinting Fest - a Festival to Revive Local Black Businesses

(Black PR Wire) Toronto, Ontario - The Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA) presents Sinting Fest from August 26-28, 2022. This free community event will celebrate Caribbean culture both locally and from ar...

(BPRW) Camille Simone Thomas's paRenT PlUs LOaNs runs September 9 - 17, 2022

(Black PR Wire) Dixon Place presents paRenT PlUs LOaNs, a play written and performed by Camille Simone Thomas, directed by Sierra B. Nicole, premieres Friday, September 9, 2022 at 7:30pm, and continue...

(BPRW) Statement on Orthopoxvirus (MonkeyPox)

(Black PR Wire) The National Black Leadership Commission on Health (Black Health) commends the U.S. Government and New York City Council for their swift action in creating a plan and disseminating vaccines in response to the recent inc...

(BPRW) 100+ ORGANIZATIONS CALL ON BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO DESIGNATE MALI FOR TPS

(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, 109 organizations issued a letter to the administration urging Secretary Mayorkas to designate Mali for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months. Since 2012, the country ha...

(BPRW) The 4th Annual Afros & Audio Podcast Festival is Back In-Person

(Black PR Wire) The Afros & Audio Podcast Festival is in its fourth year, and we’re thrilled to host our annual two-day conference in person at the Warwick Rittenhouse Square Hotel in Downtown Philadelphia, PA, and on the Whova Co...

(BPRW) UNCF Issues New Research on “The HBCU Effect™”

(Black PR Wire) UNCF today released the latest research brief addressing The HBCU Effect™, which is designed to understand, validate and promote the success of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) a...

(BPRW) For the Breast Of Us Organization Fights Breast Cancer For Women Of Color As They Gear Up For Their Inaugural Sneaker Ball, We Run This Gala On October 15, 2022

(Black PR Wire) For the Breast of Us (FTBOU) is an organization that has taken up the battle against Breast Cancer in unorthodox and important ways. They will host their inaugural sneaker ball, "We Run This Gala," during Breast Cancer Aware...

(BPRW) The McDonald's 16th Annual Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour Returns to Live, In-Person Concerts in Five U.S. Cities

(Black PR Wire) CHICAGO – The McDonald’s Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour® is back live and in person with an intergenerational celebration of Black faith, culture and excellence. Inspired by Historically Black Colle...

(BPRW) THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TO HOST A “BOUNTY OF HEALTH SUMMER BASH”

(Black PR Wire) Miami, FL – Summer is almost over, but residents will get to have some fun in the sun thanks to the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County. The Bounty of Health Summer Bash will be hosted by the Florida Depa...

(BPRW) Hip Hop's Rainforest

(Black PR Wire) Nationwide — Black music has always been diverse throughout the years from soulful singing and culturally expressive rhyming to creative instrumental sounds. For years, artists such as Paul Hardcastle scored...

(BPRW) National Black Business Month Feature - Nicole Kirby

(Black PR Wire) In celebration of National Black Business Month, Black PR Wire is recognizing key Black business leaders, community influencers and movers and shakers who make it happen in our communities. Today's feature honors&n...

(BPRW) National Medical Association: “Inflation Reduction Act is a Significant Step Towards Reducing Health Disparities for Black Patients”

(Black PR Wire) Recently, the United States House of Representatives passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). In response, Dr. Garfield Clunie, President of the National Medical Association (NMA), issued the following statement: “Tod...

(BPRW) James Baldwin Legacy Awards Celebrates Contributions Of Black Men Within The LGBTQ+/SGL Community

(Black PR Wire) On Sunday, August 21, 2022, National Senior Citizens Day, at 3:00 pm ET, the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) will host the 2nd annual James Baldwin Legacy Awards to honor the invaluable contributions of Black me...

(BPRW) The McDonald's 16th Annual Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour Returns to Live, In-Person Concerts in Five U.S. Cities

(Black PR Wire) CHICAGO – The McDonald’s Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour® is back live and in person with an intergenerational celebration of Black faith, culture and excellence. Inspired by Historically Black Colleges a...

(BPRW) National Black Business Month Feature - Candice Nicole

(Black PR Wire) In celebration of National Black Business Month, Black PR Wire is recognizing key Black business leaders, community influencers and movers and shakers who make it happen in our communities. Today's feature honors&n...

(BPRW) Saint Augustine’s University Receives $1.6M in McNair Grant Funding for Emerging Doctoral Students

(Black PR Wire) The U.S. Department of Education recently announced that Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) was the recipient of the Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program. Beginning in October 2022, the uni...