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SCLC should channel energies into plight of black youth

August 11, 2007 by  
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Tweet (Akiit.com) The Southern Christian Leadership Conference managed to save itself from a self-inflicted death blow last week. After hearing from more sensible members, SCLC President Charles Steele retreated from his pledge to “honor” Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, who stands accused of bankrolling a dogfighting ring, at its convention in Atlanta. The old-line civil […]

Your Voice Can Not be Silenced Until You Choose Not to Speak

August 7, 2007 by  
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Tweet (Akiit.com) The ongoing disconnect between the generations continues, but now, more than ever before, people of color need to keep the faith, bridge the generational divide and keep hope from dying on the vine. Kansas City, MO – infoZine – I received an email from an activist who is thoroughly disenchanted with some of […]

US: What is our name? From African to African again

August 7, 2007 by  
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Tweet (Akiit.com) In America, the title of people from Africa has slowly completed a full circle that started 360 years ago. The names in the circle have gone from African to almost all the way back to African. All Africans were initially negroes to the first group of Portuguese, from the Spanish definition that literally […]

Is The Corporate Ladder Slipping For Blacks? Part 2

August 7, 2007 by  
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Tweet (Akiit.com) Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of articles about the effects of integration in America and whether or not the decisions made during the stormy years of 1954-1968 civil rights movement has in fact, improved black Americans’ status in the country. “You do not wipe away the scars of centuries […]

HOLLYWOOD HATES US?

August 5, 2007 by  
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Tweet (Akiit.com) Within the last 15-20 years, the progress of Black Americans has drastically declined and statistics show increasing incarceration rates, rises in single parenthood, too many abortions, low number of marriages, immoral and indecent incidences of high profile celebrities elevated, and (Black on Black) homicide/crime numbers disproportionately higher than any other racial group. The […]

Study finds race is factor in foster care numbers

August 4, 2007 by  
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Tweet (Akiit.com) A disproportionate number of the children entering and staying in foster care are black, even though children of all races are equally as likely to suffer abuse and neglect, a federal watchdog agency says in a new report. States can do more to find permanent homes for black children, the Government Accountability Office […]

Black man’s burden still hard to bear

August 2, 2007 by  
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Tweet (Akiit.com) Last month, about one hour after my arrival in Atlanta to visit a family member, I was confronted, once again, with the burden that all black men in this country face on a daily basis. I was standing in front of my relative’s home in an upscale neighborhood, surveying the beauty that surrounded […]

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