Occupy Your Bank…

Tweet (Akiit.com) The First Amendment guarantees the right to “peaceably” assemble. Unfortunately, that right seems to be in some type of Orwellian limbo at the moment. Eighteen cities participated in a conference call about the Occupy movement before they simultaneously cracked down on occupations in their cities, according Oakland Mayor Jean Quan. Given that this […]

Kanye West, Lil Wayne Grammy Nods, etc…

Tweet (Akiit.com) Adele scored six Grammy nominations on Wednesday, including for record, song and album of the year, but the owner of the 2011’s best-selling album with “21” wasn’t the night’s top nominee – and that wasn’t the evening’s only surprise. Kanye West came away with a leading seven nominations, including a bid for song […]

Hazing – FAMU Band Member’s Death…

Tweet (Akiit.com) Florida A&M University’s famed Marching 100 band, which has a history of hazing, has been shut down until investigators find out more about how one of its members died after a football game. University President James Ammons said on Tuesday he suspended all performances and other activities out of respect for the family […]

Sister of Troy Davis Dies

Tweet (Akiit.com) Martina Davis Correia, older sister of Troy Davis, who was executed in September for killing a police officer, died Thursday, according to media reports. Correia, 44, had been fighting breast cancer. She stood by her brother, who maintained his innocence in the death of off-duty Savannah police officer Mark Allen MacPhail in 1989. […]

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