What Obama can learn from Fenty’s fall…

Tweet (Akiit.com) In September 2006 the headline of the Washington Post read “Fenty Prevails in Mayor’s Race.” The then-Ward 4 council member defeated council chair Linda Cropp in the Democratic primary 57 percent to 31 percent; winning all eight wards and every precinct in the District. A year later, Fenty, like former Congressman Harold Ford […]

Foul racial ‘humor’ can’t spoil Kanye comeback at VMAs…

Tweet (Akiit.com) Kanye West’s closing performance at this year’s Video Music Awards actually lived up to MTV’s relentless hype. Kanye was indeed the best thing the show had going for it. Unless you’ve been on Mars, it’s been pretty impossible to miss hearing about how he stole the show at the VMAs last year. While […]

Florida’s Rainey arrested, charged with stalking…

Tweet (Akiit.com Florida receiver Chris Rainey has been charged with aggravated stalking, a third-degree felony. Rainey was released from the Alachua County Jail on his own recognizance Tuesday and ordered to have no contact with the alleged victim. The alleged victim also was in court with her mother and sister. The woman told Judge Denise […]

Reggie Bush forfeits 2005 Heisman Trophy…

Tweet (Akiit.com) Reggie Bush says he is forfeiting his Heisman Trophy. The New Orleans Saints’ running back released a statement Tuesday saying he would give back the award that he won in 2005 while he was at Southern California. It’s the first time college football’s top award was returned by a recipient. “While this decision […]

Five reasons why Obama should raise taxes on the rich…

Tweet (Akiit.com) President Obama is in yet another political fight for his life. This time it’s over whether or not to dump the Bush tax cuts for the rich. GOP leaders are virtually unanimous on retaining the break, and many Democrats with a bad case of election jitters show terminal signs of caving on the […]

Eagles should pass on Kolb and make Vick their starter…

Tweet (Akiit.com) There are people who believe that dogs will be grilled as harshly as humans will by St. Peter when this life is over and gaining admittance into heaven rather than hell is the ultimate test. And these are some of the same people whom Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid should completely ignore by […]

Mo’ money means mo’ problems for married women…

Tweet (Akiit.com) A recent spate of news headlines regarding women who out earn men and the impact this may have on a man’s fidelity as well as increasing the likelihood of divorce for high-earning career girls, is disturbing but not necessarily surprising. A new study to be published in the Journal of Family Issues in […]

Movie Review Press Release – The Least Among You?…

Tweet (Akiit.com) Los Angeles, Calif. – Inspired by the true story of a falsely accused black college graduate forced to serve probation in an all-white seminary in the 1960s, The Least Among You debuts on DVD, Digital Download and On Demand August 24, 2010 from Lionsgate. The emotionally charged film stars NAACP Theatre Award-winner Cedric […]

The Myth That Charter Schools Have Saved New Orleans…

Tweet (Akiit.com) The national media have praised the decision to let educators flood the Crescent City with charter schools, but the results don’t match the hype… In Spike Lee’s latest documentary, If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise, Katharine Montana explains why she chose to live in Humble, Texas, after levee floods destroyed […]

Chris Brown’s second coming: Has he humbled himself?

Tweet (Akiit.com) If you’ve followed entertainment news for the past year or so, you’re familiar with controversy that has befallen the young singer, following is brutal post-2009 Grammys beating of then girlfriend and pop-star Rihanna. And, if you’re like me, you’ve grown sick of seeing his name, especially when it has been attached to half-baked […]

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