Black History Month; The Great Story of Mary McLeod Bethune…

Tweet (Akiit.com) Mary McLeod Bethune lived a heroic tale of overcoming the odds, and eventually opening her own institution for learning. Mary was born on July 10, 1875, and was raised in Mayesville, South Carolina. Her parents were Samuel and Patsy Bethune, and they both were former slaves who were freed by the Civil War. […]

Between The Lines: Nothing But A (Tea) Party: Lessons In Obstructionist Politics…

Tweet (Akiit.com) The frustrated fringe elements of the Republican and independent voter electorate gathered in Nashville, Tennessee this past weekend to vent about the first year of the Obama administration. They named the convention the “Tea Party,” a spin on the Boston Tea Party of 1767, where the British American colonists rioted over the stamp […]

Black History Month; A Civil Rights Icon Known as Rosa Parks…

Tweet (Akiit.com) Rosa Louise McCauley Parks is commonly considered as the “Mother of the Modern-Day Civil Rights Movement.” Her one simple act of courage still motivates and inspires people today. Her courageous act may have resulted in her being arrested, but it also changed the course of America because in those days white Americans supposedly […]

The Bridge: Black Thought or African Thought?

Tweet (Akiit.com) For Black History Month this year, African descendants all over the world have something to celebrate—the actual making of history. An historic event many of us thought we’d never see has actually come to be. Barack Obama was sworn in as the forty-fourth President of the United States. The question that has yet […]

Anti-abortion billboards claim black children are an endangered species…

Tweet (Akiit.com) Are black children an endangered species? The answer is yes, according to billboards posted throughout Atlanta by anti-abortion groups. Although their answer is correct, their reasoning behind that answer is completely wrong. The anti-abortion organizations Georgia Right to Life and the Radiance Foundation have placed 65 billboards throughout the city of Atlanta, with […]

Black History Month; Black Surgery Pioneer (Daniel Hale Williams)

Tweet (Akiit.com) Daniel Hale Williams is an African-American cardiologist, who in 1893, made a “ground-breaking?” achievement. On July 9, 1893, before such surgeries were even established, Williams performed the first successful open-heart surgery. Many people were astounded by his achievement, and some people were even inspired by it. Williams was a well-educated surgeon, who saved […]

Bailout could cost taxpayers 30 times more than reported…

Tweet (Akiit.com) In 2008 and 2009, 50 separate federal programs offered $23 trillion in loans, grants, or asset guarantees to the financial sector. Huh! This item was buried in paragraph 11 of 12 paragraphs in a joint statement that California Senator Barbara Boxer and Virginia Senator Jim Webb issued demanding taxes on TARP monies that […]

Mr. President You are Blocking the Sun…

Tweet (Akiit.com) It is said that when Alexander the Great visited the philosopher Diogenes he asked the wise man if there was anything he could do for him. Diogenes is said to have replied, “Yes. Stand a little less between me and the sun.” I thought of Diogenes as I read portions of the president’s […]

Black History Month; The Inspiring Story of Shirley Chisholm…

Tweet (Akiit.com) Shirley Chisholm was born on November 30, 1924, in the city of Brooklyn, NY to the proud parents of Charles and Ruby St. Hill. As a child, she was an exceptionally brilliant student in school. While attending Girls High School, which was located in Brooklyn, NY, she excelled in a variety of subjects. […]

Obama’s decline reflects the perils of democracy…

Tweet (Akiit.com) I’ve never in my life questioned the value of having a democratic society. I still don’t question my democracy, since I believe that in most cases, democracy works quite well. But the textbook on democracy needs to have a chapter describing exceptions to the rule, and that chapter would read something like this: […]

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