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(BPRW) Moonlight Creators Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin Mccraney Honored in Hometown Miami

(Black PR Wire) MIAMI -- Hundreds attended the celebration event honoring Liberty City’s own, Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney, creators of the award-winning film Moonlight, and the movie’s cast, crew and producers at the...

(BPRW) Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band

(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK -- Music, besides being a source of entertainment, is also a container of social commentary, a reflection on a culture, and can be a healing force and a force behind social change. As part of ADIFF's Music and Soci...

(BPRW) AHF To Screen Hurricane Relief Doc Matthew at Silicon Beach Film Festival on April 24th at 6PM

(Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In the days following October 2016’s Hurricane Matthew that left hundreds of thousands of Haitians homeless and without food, clothing, electricity and water, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (...

(BPRW) LIFE IS BUTT A DREAM ON CENTRIC’S NEWEST DOCU-SERIES “WE ARE THE JONESES” PREMIERING SATURDAY, APRIL 22 AT 10 P.M. ET/PT

ERIES CHRONICLES THE INSPIRATIONAL LIVES OF PROMINENT COSMETIC SURGEON DR. MICHAEL JONES AND WIFE CATHLEEN TRIGG-JONES EXTRAORDINARY STORIES INCLUDE GROUNDBREAKING PROCEDURES for ETHNIC PATIENTS, PROPELLING EVERYDAY PEOPLE TO BE THEIR BEST...

(BPRW) Season Premiere of "Super Soul Sunday" with Pastor John Gray airing Sunday, April 16 on OWN

(Black PR Wire) Los Angeles, CA - Oprah Winfrey sits down with Pastor John Gray, the first African-American Associate Pastor at Joel Osteen's Houston megachurch Lakewood, on an all-new episode of "Super Soul Su...

Free Gospel Concert set for April 23rd with renowned Gospel Artist, Pastor Avery Jones & Spirit of Life, and a host of choirs for “Unity in the Community”

(Black PR Wire) In support of its Rites of Passage Program, Community Reconstruction Housing, Inc. will host a Gospel Concert. Themed to bring forth “Unity in the Community: Choirs in Concert for a Cause,” the star-studded...

(BPRW) Take A Free Test that Could Possibly Save Your Life

The American Heart Association wants you to check your blood pressure (Black PR Wire) As part of #CheckIt, the American Heart Association (AHA) – the world’s leading voluntary health organization devoted to fighting cardiovascul...

(BPRW) Nina Parker, Karen Civil, Don Benjamin, Amber Rose, Sibley, Kent Jones, Cordell Broadus, Jacquees and More Join Know Your Status Tour

The AHF Youth Task Force kicks off first HBCU college tour to promote sexual health awareness and STD prevention (Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) announced today the launch of the Know Your...

(BPRW) NABJ Launches Black Male Media Project to #InspireBlackMen

(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is launching a new program to help change the lives and images of black men in the news and in society. The NABJ Black Male Media Project is a nationwi...

(BPRW) Sonshine Communications produces “Sistas Speak”

(Black PR Wire) Sistas Organizing to Survive (S.O.S.), a grassroots movement supported by the Florida Department of Health, and Sonshine Communications have teamed up to develop a documentary video on the lives of Black women who are infect...

(BPRW) New York State’s Largest African American Chamber of Commerce Honor “Women Who Shine”

(Black PR Wire) Queens, NY - The Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (“LIAACC”) is New York States largest African American Chamber of Commerce. On March 28, 2017, LIAACC honored three extraordinary &ldq...

(BPRW) The Black Church & HIV Initiative Launches Newly Updated Pastoral Resources for Faith Leaders, Empowering Them to Incorporate HIV into Ministry

(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, The Black Church & HIV: The Social Justice Imperative announced the release of its newly updated pastoral resources for faith leaders in honor of Minority Health Month. The Pastoral Br...

(BPRW) ADRIENNE ARSHT CENTER VP & JACKSON HOSPITAL CORPORATE DIRECTOR TO RECEIVE TOP BOMA HONORS

(Black PR Wire) MIAMI, FL – The Black Owned Media Alliance is excited to announce the 2017 BOMA Awards. The BOMA awards was established to honor agencies, businesses, and individuals who make a positive impact in the South...

(BPRW) LEGENDARY R&B ICON KEITH SWEAT RETURNS TO LIMITED ENGAGEMENT AT FLAMINGO LAS VEGAS

Tickets to “Keith Sweat: Last Forever” July 5 – 22 to go on sale Saturday, April 8 at 10 a.m. PT (Black PR Wire) Las Vegas – After his successful debut in January, Keith Sweat announced he will return for an addition...

(BPRW) Vy Higginsen's Mama Foundation Salutes The Incomparable Cissy Houston at Grand Opening of The Harlem Gospel Concert Series

(Black PR Wire) Harlem, NY -- In the tradition of excellence always associated with Vy Higginsen, The Mama Foundation for the Arts launches The Harlem Gospel Concert Series starring Vy Higginsen's Gospel Choir from Harlem&nbs...

(BPRW) GLOBAL LANGUAGE PROJECT TO HONOR SESAME WORKSHOP AND HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT AT 2017 "MY DREAM SPEAKS" BENEFIT RECEPTION ON MAY 4

(Black PR Wire) (NEW YORK) - Global Language Project will host its annual My Dream Speaks Benefit Reception on Thursday, May 4th at the beautiful Rubin Museum of Art. This event highlights and supports GLP's mission of providing K-12 p...

(BPRW) TENACIOUS ENTREPRENEUR AND PUBLISHER CELEBRATES HER 2ND YEAR ANNIVERSARY IN THE MAGAZINE PUBLISHING BUSINESS TO AN UNDERSERVED NICHE MARKET.

(Black PR Wire) A.Turner Publishing is a Las Vegas, Nevada based black owned magazine publishing company, founded by entrepreneur and native New Yorker, Angela Turner. A.Turner Publishing is the publisher of Curls, Twists, Coils & Kinks...

(BPRW) Jason Taylor Foundation to Host Third Annual Louder Than A Bomb Florida Poetry Festival from March 27 - April 8, 2017

(Black PR Wire) For the third consecutive year, the Jason Taylor Foundation is giving the South Florida community the chance to witness the top youth poets in the state compete during a cutting edge event – the Louder Than A Bomb Flor...

(BPRW) Pantene Celebrates Diversity with Powerful “All Strong Hair is Beautiful Hair” Campaign

The Largest Hair Care Brand Addresses Societal Beauty Norms and Celebrates African American Hair (Black PR Wire) CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NYSE: PG) – Pantene has helped to define “Beautiful Hair” for 40 years through...

(BPRW) Ross University School of Medicine Appoints William F. Owen, MD as Dean and Chancellor

(Black PR Wire) MIRAMAR, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ross University School of Medicine (Ross) has appointed William Owen, MD, as dean and chancellor. Dr. Owen replaces retiring dean Joseph A. Flaherty, M.D., who joined Ross six years ago from t...