Category Archives: Gospel News

PRESS ROOM: Adidas signs University of Washington’s Michael Penix Jr., Rome Odunze as first NIL football athletes, celebrates investment in college sports

By Black PR Wire (Black PR Wire) Portland, OR – adidas recently announced the signing of Michael Penix Jr. and Rome Odunze to the brand’s growing Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) roster, marking the brand’s first football student-athletes. The Oct. 20 signing reflects a continued commitment by adidas to supporting student-athletes and empowering the next

Black leaders on Eastern Shore celebrate political progress

By Stephen Janis and Taya Graham, Special to the AFRO On Maryland’s Eastern Shore, the landscape is replete with reminders of the peninsula’s racist past. The Harriet Tubman center sits astride the pathways she navigated to guide slaves to freedom. Signs point to the birthplace of Frederick Douglass, whose seminal book “Narrative of the Life

Health: FDA proposes new ban on chemicals in relaxers

By Alexa Spencer, Word in Black The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a ban on hair-straightening and smoothing products that contain cancer-causing chemicals. Black women, who are historic consumers of the hair “relaxers,” may benefit most from the new rule if it’s adopted. The ban forbids the use of formaldehyde and other formaldehyde-releasing

Opinion: Why mass incarceration still has mass appeal

By Hiram Jackson, Word in Black America’s love affair with incarceration unnecessarily deprives people of their freedom. It also comes with enormous social and economic costs for formerly incarcerated individuals, their families and their communities. More than 10.2 million people are held in penal institutions throughout the world, mostly as pre-trial detainees, remand prisoners or

AFRO inside look: University of Maryland students weigh in on balancing school, work and life challenges

By Nia Smith,Special to the AFRO This year, October 2 – 6 was recognized as Mental Illness Awareness Week. Originally established in 1990, Mental Illness Awareness Week was created to educate Americans on the topic of mental illness.  On a college campus, mental illness is more prominent than one may expect. According to the American