Shades of black – Who is Black?

Tweet If the man who could be our first black president has a white mother, and yet Toni Morrison says we already elected one in Bill Clinton, then what’s black and white is pretty gray. (Akiit.com) Since before he started a historic run for the presidency, Barack Obama has told the world he considers himself […]

Making Peace With AIDS – Rae Lewis-Thornton

Tweet (Akiit.com) LAKELAND – In a culture where speaking openly about having AIDS often causes people to shun or pity you, Rae Lewis-Thornton bares her soul and shares the most personal parts of her life with strangers. In the 21 years since she was diagnosed with HIV, and 14 since that affliction turned to AIDS, […]

Nicotine Addiction Part 2 – Cigarettes Drag Black Men to Dead End

Tweet Editor’s Note: More than a half million African-Americans have died from smoking-related diseases over the past decade. That’s enough people to fill the cities of Atlanta, New Orleans, Kansas City, Mo., or Cleveland, Ohio. Yet, “cigarette smoking is the single most preventable cause of premature death in the United States”, according to the Centers […]

Comedian Chris Rock to Be Rocked by Paternity Suit

Tweet (Akiit.com) If at first you don’t succeed in Georgia, try again in New York. At least, that’s what a woman who claims that Chris Rock is the father of her 13-year-old son is planning to do. Kali Bowyer told Georgia’s Statesboro Herald Thursday that she will be refiling a paternity lawsuit in New York, […]

JASMYNE CANNICK COMMENTARY: Strange Behavior: CBS Fires Imus… So What?

Tweet (Akiit.com) CBS has announced that they have fired Don “Nappy-Headed Hos” Imus for his controversial comments regarding the Rutgers women’s basketball team last week that caused a national outcry. So what? How about getting those “nigga lovin’, ho slappin’, bitch callin’” rappers dropped from their record labels? Can we get a national protest on […]

Dakota Staton, ’50s jazz singer, dies

Tweet (Akiit.com) NEW YORK, April 13, 2007 (UPI) — Dakota Staton, a 1950s jazz and blues singer known for her sassy style, has died in New York at the age of 76. Staton, in declining health for years, entered the 1957 music scene in a big way with a debut album, “The Late, Late Show,” […]

Condoleezza Rice: I’m glad Imus was fired

Tweet (Akiit.com) U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday that radio host Don Imus’ comments about the Rutgers University women’s basketball team were “disgusting” and she was pleased he was fired. Imus called the women players “nappy-headed hos” — racist, sexist remarks that resulted in a barrage of protests and ultimately in the […]

Black newspapers push Kohl’s boycott over lack of advertising

Tweet (Akiit.com) After getting Home Depot to advertise in African-American newspapers, and pressuring Office Depot and T-Mobile Wireless to do likewise, black newspapers have a new target: Kohl’s Department Stores. Kohl’s is the target of a boycott orchestrated by Kimber, Kimber & Associates, a Fresno, Calif., advocacy advertising agency that represents 250 black-owned newspapers across […]

African-Americans Facing ‘Digital Dimmer Switch’ in Internet Usage, Senior Citizens Especially Disadvantaged

Tweet WASHINGTON (Akiit.com) – While the number of African-Americans who frequent the Internet continues to grow, White Web users maintain a good lead amidst the so-called digital divide, according to a recent Pew Internet and American Life Project study. What was once the “digital divide” has evolved into the “digital dimmer switch,” says Pew associate […]

Strong African American Women (SAAW) Power

Tweet (Akiit.com) Radio Shock Jock Don Imus’ statements about the Rutgers University Women’s Basketball team have been widely condemned. His subsequent apology and remorse has been and will continue to be debated. You would like to think that someone with his bully pulpit would be smart enough to realize that words can be both hurtful […]

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