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(BPRW) HOWARD UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT FREDERICK NAMES NEW CHIEF OF STAFF

(Black PR Wire) Howard University President Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick named D. Paul Monteiro, Jr. as the new Chief of Staff for the Office of the President. He will begin his duties June 5, 2017. Monteiro will serve as a member of Pre...

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...

(BPRW) Clark Atlanta University Hosts Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders for Fourth Consecutive Year

(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA - Clark Atlanta University (CAU) will for the fourth consecutive year host 25 leaders ages 25 to 35 as part of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), a partnership established...

(BPRW) Kim Roxie wins the $25K Keys to Success Pitch Contest and Richelieu Dennis contributes another $25K!

(Black PR Wire) The finalists came onstage the first night, and the room erupted in support; the atmosphere was electric. Odyssey Media's Founder & CEO, Linda Spradley Dunn stressed the importance of helping entrepreneurs, and Richelieu...

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...

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...

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...

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...

(BPRW) An Interview About Taking Care of Your Mental Health with Dr. Keisha Downey

(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Each National Women’s Health Week, we encourage women to pay attention to their mental health. What does that mean to you? We asked Dr. Keisha Downey, a National Women’s Health Week ambassador...

(BPRW) ADIFF 2017 Black Indies Film Series Set for June 2 - 4 in NY

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK -- The film industry is a strategic industry all over the world. Films convey strong messages at many different levels as explained by August Wilson’s statement “all art is political.” Therefore, t...

(BPRW) NEW SEASON OF TYLER PERRY COMEDY SERIES "FOR BETTER OR WORSE" PREMIERES SATURDAY, 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. and...

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...

(BPRW) National Association of Black Women in Construction (NABWIC) to host the 8th Annual Industry Day & Exhibition

(Black PR Wire) -- The National Association of Black Women in Construction (NABWIC) and the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) have partnered with the TransSTEM Academy Partners Consortium to bring industry professionals and STEM...

(BPRW) Chefs of the Caribbean Celebrity Brunch Set for May 21st

(Black PR Wire) MIAMI -- Chefs of the Caribbean Celebrity Brunch is back by popular demand. A staple during Art Basel, on Sunday, May 21st at 12 noon, Chefs of the Caribbean Celebrity brunch will be serving you culinary creations by mu...

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...

(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...

(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...

(BPRW) AHF Affiliate AID Atlanta Files Federal Lawsuit Against CDC for Defunding Respected Longtime AIDS Service Provider

(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AID Atlanta, which has been providing HIV/AIDS-related services, care, and education since its inception in 1982, engaging Black and Latino populations to meet the evolving needs of Atlanta’s...

(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...

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...