Use of the b-word: An insult or a friendly salutation?

Tweet (Akiit.com) Call a woman the b-word, and most likely she’s offended. Or does it depend who’s using that little word that rhymes with witch? Today show anchor Meredith Vieira recently greeted her former co-hosts on “The View” with, “So how are you crazy bitches?” Comedian Mo’Nique told the “bitches” she loves them when she […]

More black men must go to college

Tweet (Akiit.com) The problem of black male enrollment in college starts with the lack of black males in high school and junior high. Every year, I visit more than a dozen black college campuses giving graduation speeches and helping them raise money. It makes me feel good to see all those students’ smiling faces, but […]

Blacks: Their own worst enemy

Tweet (Akiit.com) Referring to CNN as an acceptable news outlet is tantamount to referring to the North American Man/Boy Love Association (NAMBLA) as the model for Christian family values. The opportunity to brand Bill O’Reilly as a clueless racist, by filing erroneous reports (that were intentionally edited out of context), foment racial discord and add […]

Jena, O. J. and the Jailing of Black America

Tweet (Akiit.com) THE miscarriage of justice at Jena, La. — where five black high school students arrested for beating a white student were charged with attempted murder — and the resulting protest march tempts us to the view, expressed by several of the marchers, that not much has changed in traditional American racial relations. However, […]

THE BRIDGE: Understanding Power

Tweet (Akiit.com) “Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.” —Frederick Douglass, 1857 *It is no secret to anyone with a brain that men and women in America are nearly at war. At best, there is a major void of misunderstanding. At worst, there is a huge struggle over power. […]

Why young black men could use a little kick in the pants

Tweet (Akiit.com) Be Our Guest Dear brothers (do you mind if I call you brothers?), Have you heard about the movement to ticket and fine people – meaning, people like you – for wearing sagging, underwear-revealing pants? It started in a small Louisiana town, where you can now get up to six months in jail […]

Black Men and Dogs: Don’t Believe Vick

Tweet (Akiit.com) He was a Dandy Dinmont, we were told. Long with a short tight gray coat. A bushy white Fu Manchu on his snout and a white Afro on his head. He went by the name Harry and was a favorite to win the Westminster dog show back in February. He was co-owned by […]

Press Release: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! CAMPAIGN TO RALLY OUTSIDE HOME OF BET EXECUTIVE

Tweet (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, […]

Commish: I need 10,000 black men

Tweet (Akiit.com) Philadelphia, PA Volunteers will patrol high-crime areas. Police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson is joining with civic leaders in an effort to recruit 10,000 black men to fight crime in Philadelphia’s toughest neighborhoods. Dubbed “A Call to Action: 10,000 men – It’s a New Day,” the effort will begin Oct. 21 with a rally and […]

The Vitality of a LIVE SHOW

Tweet (Akiit.com) I have been attending live stageshows of my favorite artists since 1991, & I must say I was thoroughly impressed by many of them. Some were good, some were great, & some were impeccable. That’s how I’ll describe the most recent performance I’ve visioned to date – impeccable. Thursday September 22nd, at BB […]

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