Why the Employee Free Choice Act is Good for the Black Community…

Tweet (Akiit.com) The freedom to form and join unions is a fundamental right protected by our constitutional freedom of association, our nation’s labor laws, and international human rights laws, including the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is a right for which millions of Americans have struggled. The freedom to form unions is of […]

Do Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson Still Speak for African Americans?

Tweet (Akiit.com) Not according to Randy Stelly in Natchitoches, Louisiana. He believes they speak for a segment of the population of African Americans, but not for him or for others. “Remember,” he said, “the African American community is not homogeneous and shouldn’t be treated as such, which it often is by the media.” I spoke […]

Is Obama Continuing Bush’s Discriminatory Policies against Haitians?

Tweet (Akiit.com) [President] Barack Obama is following President Bush’s dour treatment of Haitians. In line with policies put in place by Bush, the United States is set to deport more than 30,000 Haitians to their impoverished homeland. Hundreds of Haitians have been put in camps awaiting the return home, while others have been put under […]

You Are 30-40 Years Old AND WACK!

Tweet (Akiit.com) “All his peoples moved on in life, he’s on the corners at night with young dudes it’s them he wanna be like It’s sad but it’s fun to him, right? He never grew up 31 and can’t give his youth, he’s in his second childhood” -NaS on “2nd Childhood” Listen and listen good, […]

How to Keep the Black Brain in Top Running Condition…

Tweet (Akiit.com) There are three primary determinants of success and happiness in life: How you spend your time; how you spend your money and how you use your brain. In this week’s commentary, we will skip socio-political analysis and focus instead on some motivational advice for the brain. In preparation for a book I am […]

Good Healthcare: Right or Privilege…

Tweet (Akiit.com) The common goal of 22 million Afro-Americans is respect as human beings, the God-given right to be a human being. Our common goal is to obtain the human rights that America has been denying us. We can never get civil rights in America until our human rights are first restored. We will never […]

Father’s Top Ten List…

Tweet (Akiit.com) There’s enough negativity surrounding fatherhood—particularly Black Fatherhood—that more needs to be spoken either in positive or at least for pragmatic purposes. The assumption made by ignorant, hateful people who often have poor relationships with their own fathers is that so-called “Deadbeat Dads” are all men who just don’t care about their children. My […]

Coolio – Put Him Away, End the Ignorance…

Tweet (Akiit.com) Yes, this may sound arrogant and elitist but Mo’Kelly is ok with both of those criticisms. Some crimes simply “offend” Mo’Kelly. Wait…let’s clarify that. Crime in general is “offensive” but some crime is more offensive than others. For example, take Artis Ivey Leon Jr. and his uber-offensive behavior as of late. Oops, my […]

When a Serial Killer Targets Poor Black Women…

Tweet (Akiit.com) CNN went further than any national media outlet ever went when it recently implored viewers and its website readers to help Los Angeles police hunt down the Grim Sleeper. That’s the macabre play on the Grim Reaper; the old English term and symbol for death. The Grim Sleeper has been on the prowl […]

Scholars Discuss Black Power in the Age of Obama…

Tweet (Akiit.com) The Black Power movement is not a vestige of the past, but a living didactical legacy that is as relevant now in the Obama era as it has ever been, said a group of scholars and activists during a two-day symposium dedicated to the impact of the Black Power movement on America. “On […]

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