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Total Health, the largest provider of free oncology continuing medical education in the U.S., announced today the launch of its charitable arm, Cancer Equity Project. The foundation will uncover and promote solutions that provide equal and equitable...

Aaliyah, a 21-year-old black entrepreneur with autism, has announced the launch of her groundbreaking nail school just 8 months after the successful launch of her beauty bar. To mark the grand opening, Aaliyah is offering free manicure and pedicure...

The Poetry Foundation, in partnership with Chicago Public Library (CPL), Third World Press Foundation, Brooks Permissions, and Northwestern University Press, is proud to announce One Poem, One Chicago. An opportunity to engage Chicagoans in poetry...

Startup Train, the inclusion focused US tech ecosystem tour launched by Lightship Foundation to reach and connect entrepreneurs and ecosystems across the country, will be hosted in Philadelphia and sponsored by the City of Philadelphia Department of...

BMO today continues to deliver on BMO EMpower 2.0, the bank's more than $40 billion community benefits plan, by announcing a $5 million investment in strategic partnerships to help community organizations throughout its U.S. footprint. To help...

Chuck E. Cheese, the beloved family entertainment center and restaurant brand, announced its lineup of news coming to fun centers nationwide this May. As Americans look for the best entertainment options for their families just before the end of...

Ryan Cameron?actor, comedian, community advocate?will helm the all-new Ryan Cameron Uncensored Show (RCUS), starting syndication nationally by Urban One Inc's Reach Media starting May 1st. The Urban AC show will originate out of Atlanta and will be...

vybe urgent care, the leading independent operator of urgent care centers in the Greater Philadelphia area, announces that it is now accepting UnitedHealthcare Community Plan for Families and CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program). These new...

The Black Principals Network from Surge Institute is proud to announce the inaugural cohort of its brand-new program, The Leadership Collaborative. The Leadership Collaborative is a collective of twenty black school leaders from all over the United...

For Us, By Us Sports Management (FUBU), a full service, all-inclusive talent agency led by veteran agent and Wasserman alum Yulin Olliver, officially launches to represent traditionally under-represented professional athlete groups. The agency's...

Spelman College formally installed Helene D. Gayle, M.D., MPH, as its 11th President at the investiture ceremony held today, April 28, at the Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. International Chapel....

Charlie Scharf, CEO of Wells Fargo, has built a career in financial services for more than 25 years. Next week, he will appear at T.D. Jakes' International Leadership Summit to discuss "Building Bridges thru Valiant Leadership," to talk CEO to CEO....

Founder and CEO of the National College Resources Foundation (NCRF) and the Black College Expo tm Theresa Price will deliver Chaffey College's keynote address at its 106th commencement ceremony. The event will take place at 4 p.m. on May 18 at the...

One year ago today, the FDA announced that it was proposing rules to prohibit menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars ? products the tobacco industry has intentionally marketed to kids, Black Americans and other communities at enormous cost in health...

While their historical and cultural legacies are unique, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) share a uniting commonality. Despite...

Black Women's Health Imperative (BWHI) is thrilled to announce the graduation ceremony for its N.O.U.R.I.S.H. doula program, which will take place on Saturday, April 29th, at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum. The event will honor the inaugural cohort of...

Southern-based non-profit Women's Foundation of the South (WFS) was pleased to participate in last week's annual ABFE Conference, held April 13 through 15th in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina ? and WFS's president's speaking engagement made quite an...

The highly anticipated Level X Step'N Higher Summit will be taking place on June 23 and 24, 2023, at the Atlanta Marriott Perimeter Center. This two-day event is designed to help attendees take their personal and professional growth to the next level...

With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering different cultural groups stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a...

Carol's Daughter, a pioneer in the natural haircare space, is encouraging fans to embrace their inner mermaid and let your curls sing as the exclusive haircare partner of Disney's highly anticipated live-action film, "The Little Mermaid." Beginning...

Kwanza Jones, Acclaimed artist and CEO of SUPERCHARGED® by Kwanza Jones, releases 2 new singles. The songs titled, "Glow Up" and "On The Way Up" inspire fans to speak their truth and create their own reality....

Here's the uncomfortable truth: Race, gender, sexual orientation, age, body size, income, and other cultural factors have a significant bearing on whether you will be diagnosed and treated correctly. As America takes a hard look at our history of...

Today, BLACK ENTERPRISE, the top Black digital media brand and premier business and financial resource for African Americans, revealed its April digital motion cover featuring the co-founders of financial literacy platform Earn Your Leisure (EYL),...

Attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP will participate as panelists in Elevating Black Excellence: A Showcase for Black Partners, a full-day...

Bounce TV, the popular broadcast and multi-platform entertainment network serving African Americans, announced today a jam-packed slate of new original programming, including the renewal of the hit series "Johnson" for a third season, the return of...

The ensemble for Maverick Entertainment's upcoming film "Women of The Jury" is growing as Drew Sidora signs on to star, featuring Angela Renee White aka Blac Chyna, Erica Pinkett, and Alexis "Lexxy" Walker. The four women will lead the courtroom...

For initiatives that range from promoting financial literacy to combating mental health stigmas, five young people were named Grand Prize winners by Prudential Financial's Emerging Visionaries program at a four-day summit held this...

Wells Fargo & Company  and the T.D. Jakes Group, which includes T.D. Jakes Real Estate Ventures, LLC (TDJREV), TDJ Enterprises (TDJE) and T.D. Jakes Foundation (TDJF), today announced a strategic partnership to drive economic vitality and inclusivity...

Webber Marketing is proud to announce that its film, "National Battle of the Bands: A Salute to HBCU Marching Bands," has been chosen as an official selection for the prestigious 2023 American Black Film Festival (ABFF) in the Documentary Features...

After 25 successful and rewarding years leading the Black Business Initiative (BBI), Rustum Southwell has announced he will retire as CEO of the organization on May 1, 2023. Southwell will be succeeded by Matthew Martel, who is currently the BBI's...

MTV Entertainment Studios (MTVE) today announced it will host a mental health event featuring Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) in Carson, California. This is the second...

After weeks of ongoing violent activities in cities across the country in major cities, TakeCharge founder and president Kendall Qualls today called on leaders in the black community to seize the moral authority...

Spelman College announced today, Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the 1619 Project and a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine, will deliver the keynote address to graduates during Spelman College's 2023...

@newconceptpr ? The talented Colombian model Paola Cañas, known on social networks as @PaolaCospi, has been chosen once again to be part of one of the most influential and popular magazines in the world of entertainment: Playboy. The multifaceted...

America is a peculiar land that killed off its native peoples but preserved the names honoring their ancient history, writer Jamaica Kincaid once observed. That historic pattern survives in modern Tennessee, according to John W. Boyd, Jr., president...

In celebration of National Superhero Day, OneUnited Bank, the nation's largest black-owned bank, is proud to announce its collaboration with Marvel Comics and Visa, Inc to provide a free custom comic book (featuring Black Panther and Shuri) in its...

Susan G. Komen®, the world's leading breast cancer organization, today announced it is continuing its partnership with Mielle Organics. This partnership will help Komen's mission to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in communities and...

In recognition of National Mental Health Awareness Month this May, The AAKOMA Project will present a two-day virtual experience on aakomaproject.org dedicated to the science behind spreading awareness and creating...

Today, Stemuli?a gaming company at the intersection of AI, education, and workforce development?announced the merger of Infinity.careers and Oppti into Stemuli, with all companies focused on providing career navigation tools to empower students with...

Allen Media Group's African American-focused news, sports, lifestyle, and entertainment multi-platform media outlet, theGrio (www.thegrio.com), will honor CBS News journalist Gayle King with theGrio's "Journalist Icon Award" for her tremendous...

The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) has announced the selection of 44 college freshman and sophomores to participate in the 2023 NIIMBL eXperience Program, the largest cohort to date since the program...

@newconceptpr ? Award-winning financial expert Gabriela Berrospi known on social media as @gabywallstreet CEO of Latino Wallstreet @latinowallst, financial education platform, and Forbes columnist, was part of Emerge Americas @emergeamericas, the...

Michael A. Lawson, President and CEO of the Los Angeles Urban League since 2018, announced today that he intends to step down by the end of this year. A former partner with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom with a Juris...

Nielsen, a global leader in audience measurement, data, and analytics, today released the 2023 Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Diverse Intelligence Series report which noted that compared to the general population, AANHPI...

The newly published Bhavani paper1 contains an egregious error that puts Black people at risk, incorrectly stating that temporal artery thermometers miss fevers in Black patients. A subsequently published JAMA study from Pompei et al2 rebuts the...

Urban One Inc's Reach Media, is pleased to announce Rickey Smiley's First Annual Birthday Beach Blowout!, August 11-13th at the Hilton Daytona Beach (FL) Oceanfront Resort. The event is open to all for a weekend of relaxation, celebration, and...

Access to justice is a fundamental Canadian value and an integral part of a fair and just society based on the rule of law. The Government of Canada is committed to providing fair and equal access to justice and legal services for racialized...

In recognition of National Minority Health Month, Black Women's Learning Institute (BWLI), a national organization dedicated to improving health care and wellness for Black women across the lifespan, releases its white paper today entitled,...

The Black Eco Chamber is pleased to announce that the upcoming Spring Networking Event Mixer, our final mixer of the season, will be taking place Saturday, April 29, 2023. Black Eco Chamber mixers are events designed to provide an opportunity for...

Stillman College earned top honors and a...