(Akiit.com) Washington DC — Determined to stop the entertainment industry from portraying negative images of black men and women, the “Enough is Enough!” Campaign will hold its first rally and demonstration at the Washington DC residence of Debra L. Lee, Chairman and CEO, Black Entertainment Television Networks.

The demonstration will take place this Saturday, September 15th, at 1:00 p.m.

A press conference will be held at the site of the rally, 2800 McGill Terrace, NW, Washington, DC at 2:00 p.m.

Community leaders are fed up with derogatory media images of black men and women. People of conscience and concern are encouraged to come out in support of this effort.

The global marketing of negative images and stereotypes has created an environment in which portrayals of black men as “pimps, players, gangsters, thugs, drug dealers, etc…,” and black women as “strippers, whores, and objects for sexual exploitation” are becoming mainstream, acceptable images in the American popular imagination.
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(Akiit.com) Why do we constantly listen to music that insults our intelligence? Why do we watch television shows that degrade the human race? This generation, for some unforeseen reason, is interested in topics that are entertaining yet embarrassing to society.

I watched R. Kelly’s popular hip-hop soap opera “Trapped in the Closet” and was completely disgusted at his use of cynical entertainment.

For those of you who are not familiar with this disgrace to hip-hop culture, it revolves around the over-usage of adultery and deception. Since the recent release of Chapters 13 through 22 in the series, many people still watch the misfortunes of several people who are connected in the plot.

Since the entire story line is focused on adultery, the characters do not have to concentrate on real acting skills, because the attention is on the cheating and lying.

This wastes production time and money is because it makes African-American adults look like lying, cheating and unprosperous people.
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(Akiit.com) Hi-Five lead singer Tony Thompson was found dead yesterday (June 1) in his hometown of Waco, Texas.

Sources told Akiit.com that Thompson’s body was found outside of an apartment complex around 10:00 pm.

He allegedly died of drug overdose, but the cause of death has to be confirmed.

Thompson and Hi-Five hit #1 with 1990’s “I Like The Way (The Kissing Game),” which was produced by R&B/Hip-Hop producer Teddy Riley and taken from the group’s debut, Hi-Five.
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Poor BET.

(Akiit.com) All chesty and smirking, the cable network announces more original programming than ever before and instead of applause gets nothing but attitude.

Seems The Black Intelligentsia isn’t impressed.

Still haven’t gotten over those degrading, tacky music videos, I bet.

You know, the ones that have paid BET’s bills the last couple of decades while cultivating a generation of womanizers and making founder Bob Johnson the Bill Gates of black folk.

BET without music videos, Johnson used to say with a hint of patronization, would be no BET at all. So even though Johnson is gone, probably somewhere in the Carolinas counting his billions, his long time right-hand woman, Debra Lee, is the CEO with the ready-made answers to all those inquiries about misogyny, black-on-black opportunism, sexual exploitation and Lil’ Kim: Countdown to Lockdown.

Johnson has good timing. He got out as the walls began to close in, however so slightly, on the music channel that has since 1980 earned a pass for being the only game in town.
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(Akiit.com) R&B star Kelly Rowland has stepped forward in defense of Hip-Hop, which has been besieged with broad criticism.

The former singer with Destiny’s Child told RWD magazine, a UK-based publication, that rap music cannot be blamed for all of society’s woes.

“I don’t think Hip-Hop is to blame. Every music has it’s own expression, it’s own art. So it’s how you choose to express yourself through your art. I support Hip-Hop until I die; at the end of the day, we’re all individuals, we make our own decisions and we know right from wrong,” the singer said.

Rowland also stated that Hip-Hop has been the scapegoat for myriad of offenses, but other genres haven’t been held accountable in the same way.
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