By Black PR Wire (Black PR Wire) KOKOMA, IN. — With the help of FBI and Kokomo Police, the family of Yarieah Nikole Bowens have continued their search for the missing 7-year-old. Yarieah is suspected to be with mother Vannetta Haney and stepfather Jermaine A. Haney. Both adults are currently wanted for by the Indiana […]
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Microsoft presents The Legacy Project: A celebration of Black changemakers and their contributions to modern day American history
(Black PR Wire) — 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 unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic indirectly created a new space for virtual learning, Shy Averett, the Global Sr. Community Program and Events Manager […]
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Alfred Street Baptist Church Foundation partners with Google Cloud for largest free virtual HBCU College Fair in the nation
(Black PR Wire) — The Alfred Street Baptist Church Foundation is partnering with Google Cloud in presenting the ASBC Foundation’s 19th annual Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Festival, taking place virtually for the first time on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. For nearly two decades, the ASBC Foundation’s signature event has enabled more than 50,000 Black youth – […]
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‘Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Farewell Play’ Set to Launch on BET+ Aug. 27
(Black PR Wire) — BET+ announces “TYLER PERRY’S MADEA’S FAREWELL PLAY” will launch exclusively on the platform Aug. 27. In Tyler Perry’s final stage run as Madea, he pulls together some of his audience’s favorite characters for a family gathering. Madea, Mr. Brown, Cora, and Aunt Bam are all under one roof for over two […]
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Humanitarian Disaster Institute Joins Healthcare Ready and World Impact to Create Free Resource for Church Leaders Advocating COVID-19
(Black PR Wire) — As our country faces both a global pandemic and racial unrest, the importance of the Black Church as a catalyst for social change has never been greater. A new guide from the Humanitarian Disaster Institute (HDI) at Wheaton College, created in partnership with Healthcare Ready and World Impact, provides a practical […]
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Keys To Black Wealth Summit To Kick Off Virtually on Juneteeth
(Black PR Wire) – Keys to Black Wealth Virtual Summit will kick off their first-ever virtual summit to celebrate Juneteenth, also known as FREEDOM DAY to commemorate the emancipation of slavery which took place June 19, 1865. This three-day virtual summit taking place June 19-21, 2020 was created by Keys to Black Wealth co-founders David […]
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Magic Johnson Announces $100 Million in Loans for Business Owners of Color
(Black PR Wire) — Since April, when the $2 trillion COVID-19 Stimulus Bill was passed and the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) began to address COVID-19’s financial hits, the first study to look at the novel coronavirus’ impact on Black and Latinx business owners, conducted by the Color Of Change and UnidosUS, found […]