(Akiit.com) The CNN cable news program Anderson Cooper 360˚, recently aired a four part series devoted to the subject of race in America. The program, “Black or White: Kids on Race,†featured a new study based upon the research of Dr. Kenneth B. Clark’s infamous doll test of the 1940s ...
(Akiit.com) This one could have been mailed in. Sarah Palin predictably knocked President Obama for, as she put it, failing to “dive in there” and solve the Gulf spill disaster. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and a rash of GOP senators were slightly more grammatically intelligible but still pounced on Obama ...
(Akiit.com) No movement moves without support from “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” These words were written by Dr. Martin Lither King, Jr. in 1963, but their relevance is no less strong in 2010. Today, some claim there to be a disconnect between the actions of black leaders ...
(Akiit.com) Arizona’s new immigration law has sparked countless protests and has some government officials in other states cutting business ties to show their disapproval. News about the new immigration law spread faster than the swine flu of 2009. Too bad most people didn’t get all the facts before they jumped ...
(Akiit.com) There is a significant disconnect between many black leaders’ opinion that supporting illegal immigration represents “fairness” that will benefit black Americans, and the black rank-and-file who wonder why foreigners who flout America’s laws should be rewarded with amnesty and special privileges for their criminal behavior. Self-proclaimed black leaders are ...
(Akiit.com) From ”The Real Housewives of Atlanta” to ”What Chilli Wants,” these days, reality TV is fixated on black women. But only when we act the fool. Remember the ”real” housewife named Sheree? Whose only claim to fame is that she was once married to a professional football player? Remember ...
(Akiit.com) Nearly two weeks after the Cleveland Cavaliers were eliminated from the NBA Playoffs, owner Danny Gilbert fired head coach Mike Brown Sunday evening. The Cavaliers had until midnight on Sunday to fire Brown or pay his $4.5 million salary for next season. With Brown out the door after a ...
(Akiit.com) As tens of thousands of barrels of oil cause irreversible damage to shores of the Gulf of Mexico, this messy spill can’t come close to matching the massive political slop that will cover the Obama presidency as a result of this catastrophe. Attacks are coming from the right, left ...
(Akiit.com) The popularity of alternative, or complementary, medicine has increased rapidly in the recent years. There are a number of different reasons why people consult alternative practitioners. But by far the most common reason is dissatisfaction with what orthodox medicine has to offer. Patients are frightened by the high incidence ...
(Akiit.com) Drinking tea is as American as baseball, apple pie, and jazz (yes I said jazz). I love High Tea and the eclectic assortment of teas and those cute little crustless sandwiches that are served. My favorite these days is pomegranate green tea. Although High Tea is very English, it ...