Disney Sings Dollars and Racism With Song of the South

Tweet (Akiit.com) On November 12, 1946, a packed crowd gathered in Atlanta for the premier of one of that year’s much anticipated films. Disney Studio had pulled out all promo stops to make sure that the cash registers jingled for the opening of Song of the South. The film was its first real live action […]

What Every Black Mom Should Consider and How It Can Save Lives

Tweet Columbus, OH (Akiit.com) – For many generations we have heard about the many benefits of breastfeeding our young versus formula feeding. Not only for the obvious strong bonding between mother and child but also for the various health benefits as well. However despite all the advocating of breastfeeding done over the years according to […]

‘Cousin Jeff’: Don’t blame hip-hop for society’s sexism

Tweet Editor’s note: Jeff Johnson is a correspondent for BET and former host and producer of “The Jeff Johnson Chronicles.” He previously served as national youth director for the NAACP and vice president of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network. (Akiit.com) — Hip-hop’s alleged vulgarity, sexism and misogyny have been formally and informally challenged from the […]

Drop in Black Military Recruits Coincides with War

Tweet (Akiit.com) All four service branches of the military are reporting dramatically lower rates of enlistment by African-Americans. Traditionally, a quarter of all new recruits have been black. But since the start of the war in Iraq four years ago, the number of new black recruits has dropped by almost half. Despite an aggressive push […]

Black men targeted for Genocide

Tweet WASHINGTON (Akiit.com) – The prospects are bleak. Genocide is no exaggeration. Incarceration, AIDS, unemployment and the school drop-out rate are all problems challenging Black people in America—Black males in particular—and according to this year’s annual report released Apr. 17 by the National Urban League (NUL) entitled “The State of Black America: Portrait of the […]

Fighting Environmental Racism

Tweet (Akiit.com) BATON ROUGE, LA. The National Conference of Black Mayors unveiled a partnership Friday with environmental consultants Envirosource and Historically Black Colleges and Universities aimed at studying the impact of landfills on African-American communities. Robert Bowser, mayor of East Orange, N.J. and president of the National Conference of Black Mayors, said that 2,800 of […]

H-E-B Houston Black Expo Officials Announce New Programming and Entertainment Lineup to bring $1.5 Million to Houston

Tweet Musiq Soulchild and Minister of Music Cedric Ford headline Expo 2007 concerts HOUSTON, May 7 /Akiit.com/ — The 4th annual H-E-B Houston Black Expo (Expo 2007), the largest African-American tradeshow in Texas, is scheduled for Saturday, May 19 through Sunday, May 20, 2007. Beginning at noon each day, Expo 2007 occurs at the George […]

Spelman student starts letter writing campaign to BET and TV One

Tweet (Akiit.com) “Dear Ms. Lee, when I heard about a letter writing campaign to BET, I knew I had to participate because I am disgusted with images of Black women in the media, particularly those provided by television and music videos. I can no longer tolerate the way women are portrayed and the disgusting way […]

SCHOOL MATTERS: Blacks Lose Faith in Education

Tweet EDITOR’S NOTE: Among the findings of a statewide survey of Californian’s thoughts on the state’s public education system, is the fact that African Americans are steadily losing faith in the system, while Latinos remain optimistic. Carolyn Goossen writes on education and other issues for NAM. (Akiit.com) SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Velma Sykes worked hard […]

The N-Word Syndrome…400 Years of Machiavellianism?

Tweet Los Angeles, CA (Akiit.com) – Community leaders all across America are now stepping up to the plate and challenging the insanity that’s been going on within the black community relative to the self-deprecation use of the n-word, and other profane words. Mogul Executive, Russell Simmons is to be commended with his initiative to confront […]

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