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Plan Launched to Rename Richmond’s Boulevard for Tennis Great Arthur Ashe, Jr.
By Jeremy Lazarus Special from the Richmond Free Press (TriceEdneyWire.com) – A new effort is underway to rename Richmond, Virginia’s Boulevard in honor of Richmond-born humanitarian and tennis great Arthur Ashe Jr. Richmond City Councilwoman Kim B. Gray says she plans to introduce legislation in September to change the street’s name to Arthur Ashe Boulevard.…
Read MoreCharlottesville Struggles with Race, History and Survival
By Cash Michaels, NNPA Newswire Regional Correspondent CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—To say that Charlottesville, Va. held its collective breath on August 12th – the first anniversary of the deadly “Unite the Right” white supremacist violence a year ago that tragically took the life of Heather Heyer, a 32-year-old white anti-racist protestor, is an understatement. Virginia Gov. Ralph…
Read MoreBlack PR Wire Power Profile: Sarah Glover, NABJ President
Sarah Glover is the president of NABJ. She’s a former 3-term NABJ board member and 4-term chapter board member. Sarah served as president of PABJ during the 2011 NABJ Convention, contributing to NABJ’s record fundraising. Sarah Glover is the former social media editor for NBC Owned Television Stations. Prior to joining NBC OTS, she worked…
Read MoreCelebrating Health Centers: Home of America’s Health Care Heroes
National Health Center Week (August 12-18) is an annual celebration with the goal of raising awareness about the mission and accomplishments of America’s health centers over the past five decades. Health centers serve 27 million patients a number that continues to grow along with the demand for affordable primary care. In addition to their long…
Read MoreBlack PR Wire launches HBCU 101: The Writer’s Project
Did you know that there are 101 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the country? This fall, Black PR Wire will help put college students attending these universities on the write path! The Black PR Wire team will roll out the HBCU 101: The Writer’s Project. This program is an exciting initiative of company…
Read MoreNative Detroiter, GM Engineer Cedric Stokes Gives Back to the Cody Rouge Neighborhood
For the third consecutive year, more than 500 GM employees invested their time and talent during “teamGM Cares’ Grow Cody Week” to help make the Cody Rouge neighborhood a great place to live, work and play. Volunteers rolled up their sleeves to board up, clean and paint homes in the longstanding northwest Detroit community…
Read MoreFriends Use Various Strengths To Create Emperors Cut, A High-Quality But Affordable African-American Cigar Line
By Curtis Bunn As a young man Greg Willis bonded with his father by sitting on the front porch with him while he smoked his cigar. He cherished that time and, over the years, gained an affinity for robustos. Those intimate father son moments have come full circle for Willis, a Cox Automotive Media Solutions…
Read MoreNABJ Rejects Trump Attacks on Journalists
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) board of directors unanimously passed a resolution on Sunday condemning statements and actions by President Donald Trump and his administration that are detrimental to the freedom of the press. The continued attacks and hostile attitude towards the press must cease. At the national board meeting following the NABJ…
Read MoreNational Association of Women Judges Launched “#WeToo in the Legal Workplace” Initiative at Legislative Caucus on Capitol Hill
At its 13th annual meeting, National Association of Women Judges President Honorable Tanya R. Kennedy, New York State Supreme Court, and Congressional Women’s Caucus Co-Chairs, Congresswomen Susan Brooks and Lois Frankel, hosted an audience of 50 persons, including congresswomen, judges, attorneys and staffers in a meeting to ensure that women can thrive in healthy work…
Read MoreJosephine Baker Documentary Headlines African Diaspora Film Festival
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Contributor “Streetlight Harmonies,” by Brent Wilson and the documentary “Josephine Baker: Black Diva in a White Man’s World,” count among the highlights of the 12th annual African Diaspora International Film Festival which opens on Friday, August 17 at the Marvin Center at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. The…
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