(BPRW) Putting the essence of African hair braiding salons onstage

Published on October 23, 2023

(Black PR Wire) To playwright Jocelyn Bioh, the African hair braiders of Harlem are icons. “They’re a large part of the economy of Harlem,” Bioh said of the Manhattan neighborhood. “Those are women-owned businesses, and for th...

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(BPRW) SCHOLASTIC TO LAUNCH “THE BLACK BOOKSELLING CONFERENCE: CONNECT. BUILD. ELEVATE.”

October 23, 2023
(Black PR Wire) September 21, 2023 — the global children’s publishing, education and media company, announced today The Black Bookselling Conference: Connect. Build. Elevate, a free virtual conference to take place on Novem...

Black Woman From Virginia Turns 104, Possibly The Oldest Person In The State

October 23, 2023
*Originally Reported by BlacknewsNationwide — Nonie Burch Clarke, an African American woman from Halifax County, Virginia, has turned 104 years old, making her possibly the oldest person in the state.Thank the Lord I have had a long, long life. I tried to help everybody and love everybody and I worked until retirement,” she told WSLS.Clarke, a proud mother of 7, firmly believes in the importance o