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(BPRW) HBCU Heroes Teams Up With Verizon Media to Host FREE HBCU “Get-That-Job-Fest” to Engage HBCU Students Seeking Internships & Careers Friday, March 12, 2021
(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA (February, 2021) -- HBCU Heroes, a non-profit (501c3) founded by marketing CEO, Tracey Pennywell and NBA veteran, George Lynch, is partnering with Verizon Media to host “Get That Job,” an exclusive virtua...
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(BPRW) Microsoft Presents The Legacy Project: A Celebration of Black Changemakers and Their Contributions to Modern Day American History
(Black PR Wire) Redmond, Washington - After the eye-opening events of 2020 spurring civil unrest and movement comparable to that of the 1960s, learning and celebrating Black History has never been more important. Realizing that the unpreced...
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(BPRW) Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware Launches Mobile Billboard to Expose Racial Inequality in the Chancery Court
(Black PR Wire) DOVER, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- After countless calls for representation within Delaware’s state government and judiciary have fallen on deaf ears, Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware made a bold statement urging incre...
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(BPRW) SCAN Survey: Vaccine Mistrust Among Family Caregivers Puts Vulnerable Seniors At Risk
(Black PR Wire) LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Just 63% of family caregivers who have doubts about COVID-19 vaccine safety say they’ll take the senior under their care to get vaccinated. That’s according to a new survey o...
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(BPRW) Launch of New Chase Lounge at the Russell Center Will Help Fuel Path to Success for Black Business Owners and Entrepreneurs in Atlanta
(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Chase and the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs (RICE), the largest nonprofit center for Black entrepreneurs and small business owners in the nation, today announced the debut of the Chas...
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(BPRW) High-Speed Rail Meets PowerNomics ®: History in the Making
(Black PR Wire) BIRMINGHAM, AL— The Finley Group, Inc., a Black-owned program management and consulting firm, is advancing its plan to develop the Interstate 20 eXpress High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail, referred to as “I-20X"...
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(BPRW) The Change Company Welcomes Chris Gardner to its Board
(Black PR Wire) IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Change Company, America’s Community Development Financial Institution (“CDFI”), is proud to announce that Chris Gardner has joined its Board of Directors.
Mr. Gardner i...
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(BPRW) Black Woman Led On Demand Community Mobile Vaccine Unit Comes to a Neighborhood Near You
(Black PR Wire) Dallas, Texas -- The wake of life-altering events that have plagued our country has shaken the nation to its core at an exponential rate. There has been a lot of sickness and deaths in underserved and minority communities. T...
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(BPRW) Lincoln Invests to Preserve the Past and Advance the Future with The HistoryMakers and UNCF
(Black PR Wire) RADNOR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As part of its action plan to advance racial equity, Lincoln Financial Group (NYSE: LNC) today announced partnerships with The HistoryMakers and UNCF to further support Black communit...
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(BPRW) Minority-Owned Global Transformational Communities Solutions to Collaborate with Delos to Advance Equitable Access to Healthier Spaces
(Black PR Wire) PHILADELPHIA & JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Global Transformational Communities Solutions (GTCS), a minority-owned, Qualified Opportunity Zone business enterprise based in Philadelphia, PA with offices in Jackso...
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(BPRW) Black doctors launch new healthcare to help close disparities, improve outcomes
(Black PR Wire) Nationwide – In response to the continual COVID crisis that has devastated Black and Brown families, a growing coalition of Black Doctors, led by Dr. Bill Releford (a specialist in avoidance of amputations), are respon...
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(BPRW) Chicago Fashion Designer Stevie Edwards Collaborates with Actress LisaRaye as his Muse in a multi-page fashion spread debut of his Logo Collection in Harper’s Bazaar
(Black PR Wire) Chicago, IL - Chicago Designer Stevie Edwards announced today that his Logo Collection Debut will be featured in a multi-spread fashion ad with actress LisaRaye as his Muse iIn the March Spr/Sum ‘21 Issue of Harper&rsq...
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(BPRW) RARE DISEASE DIVERSITY COALITION FORMED TO END RACIAL DISPARITIES IN RARE DISEASE DIAGNOSIS, RESEARCH AND TREATMENT
(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI) hosts the first public meeting of the Rare Disease Diversity Coalition (RDDC). RDDC seeks to address the pressing challenges faced by marginalize...
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(BPRW) DC Entrepreneur & Activist Pens Her Love Story in Stronger
(Black PR Wire) Washington, DC - Kindle Direct Publishing released Stronger, a healing and love story written by renowned author, Brandi Forte. Stronger, a sequel to Forte’s previous novel, Free, is...
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(BPRW) MLS Names Sola Winley Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer
(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK, N.Y. – Major League Soccer today announced that Sola Winley has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer. In this capacity, Winley will lead the efforts to in...
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(BPRW) Black YouTuber Creates Black Language Movement
(Black PR Wire) Ren Jones is a YouTuber who teaches Spanish specifically for the Black community. Now, he is creating a movement to build support for Black language learning for all languages.
"Many people believe that African Americans spe...
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(BPRW) FRIENDSHIP-WEST BAPTIST CHURCH SETTING UP HUB FOR FOOD AND WATER DISTRIBUTION FOR NORTH TEXANS FOLLOWING SNOWSTORM AND MASS POWER OUTAGES
(Black PR Wire) WHO: Friendship-West Baptist Church is partnering with Hello Fresh, Grand Husky Logistics, L’Moore’s Catering, LLC and Sankofa Kitchen to provide thousands of meals to North Texans impacted by the re...
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(BPRW) THE INTERNATIONAL BLACK BUSINESS MUSEUM LAUNCHES ENTREPRENEURIAL MASTERCLASS SERIES
(Black PR Wire) In honor of Black History Month, The International Black Business Museum is pleased to announce that it will launch its new Entrepreneurial Masterclass Series on Zoom starting on Saturday, March 13, 2021 at noon easter...
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(BPRW) Michael C. Hyter Appointed President and CEO of The Executive Leadership Council
(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON, DC, — The Executive Leadership Council (ELC) announced the appointment of Michael C. Hyter as the organization’s President and Chief Executive Officer, effective March 1, 2021. The ELC is t...
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(BPRW) Rosetta Ellis-Pilie Named ESPN Vice President, Talent Development and Negotiations
(Balck PR Wire) Accomplished ESPN executive Rosetta Ellis-Pilie has been named ESPN Vice President, Talent Development and Negotiations, effective May 1, it was announced today by Norby Williamson, ESPN Executive Vice Preside...
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