Will ‘A Star is Born’ be the death of Beyoncé’s film career?

Tweet (Akiit.com) News that Clint Eastwood may direct Beyoncé in what would be the third Hollywood remake of A Star Is Born has traveled fast, with many speculating that this might just be the big break that Beyoncé’s acting career needs. It’s no secret that Mrs. Carter would love to one day win an Oscar. […]

Living in the Land of Make Believe: Why do We do What We do?

Tweet (Akiit.com) I am a firm believer that everyone’s behavior comes from a certain need within. A friend who dates people who are not good for them may have insecurities about being wanted, so they will take who will take them. Someone who always has a better story to tell than you just did, may […]

Black lingo sets the trend on Twitter…

Tweet (Akiit.com) A recent article on Black Web 2.0 that black people “run Twitter,” not in the literal sense, but in terms of conversation, language, and topic. I’m actually inclined to agree. Edison Research released a study April that stated nearly 25 percent of Twitter users were African-American, and black people are only 12 percent […]

Face tattoos in hip-hop leave permanent impression on kids…

Tweet (Akiit.com) Tattoos are as old as civilization itself. Nearly every ancient civilization participated in some form of inking ritual, with the practice not becoming taboo until the Greeks deemed it sign of barbarism to mark one’s body. Judeo-Christian ideology followed this line of thought, essentially deeming the act of tattooing oneself as an affront […]

The Bridge: We Think, Therefore We Are…

Tweet (Akiit.com) We think (bad about ourselves), therefore, we are (bad to each other). African descendants in America may not be aware of salient political issues, but we sure do love to discuss relationship issues–purely from a position of blame. “What’s wrong with (insert Black men or Black women here)?” Open a discussion on the […]

Auburn University Wins, The Black Community Loses…

Tweet (Akiit.com) When I saw the final score of last night’s NCAA championship game where Auburn University defeated the University of Oregon, I sent a tweet to my friends that said, “Congratulations. Your plantation was the strongest tonight.” As the southerners who love Auburn football celebrate their championship, they may want to take a second […]

Tucson tragedy is an old lesson for new generation…

Tweet (Akiit.com) That April day 43 years ago is eternally burned in my memory. As I walked through the front door of my house my mother was screaming, “He’s dead, he’s dead, they’ve killed him!” I didn’t know who the “he” was that she writhed in agony over or the “they” who killed him. But […]

Obama has an opportunity to unite US through tragedy…

Tweet (Akiit.com) “We are not the blue states of America, or the red states of America, we are the United States of America” – IL State Senator Barack Obama, 2004 Over the past 48 hours all of us have been reminded of the great irony of life — and that is this: we all know […]

Lil’ Wayne’s love of light-skinned women leads to black-lash…

Tweet (Akiit.com) Lil’ Wayne’s back in the hot seat. The lyrics from his new single “Right Above” have pissed off some of his fans, a few of whom are vowing to boycott the artist. In the song Lil’ Wayne rhymes “beautiful black woman, I bet that b*tch look better red.” That would have been enough […]

Waiting for Lauryn Hill…

Tweet (Akiit.com) Fans have been waiting for Lauryn Hill to return in true form. Now that her national tour has begun, it’s painfully clear that the wait is not over. For a decade, we have held our collective breaths waiting for the return of the Lauryn Hill. For many of us, The Miseducation of Lauryn […]

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