Diversity in television: Are we there yet?

Tweet (Akiit.com) The 2010-2011 TV season is shaping up to be one of the most diverse ever with regard to on-camera talent. There will be nearly double digit representation by all ethnic groups (African American, Latino, East Indian/Asian) in leading roles – with the heaviest number of actors appearing on NBC vehicles. Tonight, Are We […]

Will black contractors be sidelined in BP spill clean up?

Tweet (Akiit.com) In Washington, commentators ironically label the Obama administration’s oil spill strategy as “too much, too late.” Lt. Gen. Russell Honore (ret.), himself a black Creole from the very communities facing this catastrophe, lamented that it’s not merely a way of life being destroyed on the Gulf. It’s lives, measured in lost jobs, mortgages, […]

Why Artur Davis couldn’t win in Alabama…

Tweet (Akiit.com) Artur Davis should have learned a lesson or two from Barack Obama. Since Obama’s triumph in the 2008 presidential campaign politicians have heralded American politics’ entrance into a post-racial age. In many ways this is true: America in all her diversity and despite her difficult history, has finally fulfilled Martin Luther King, Jr’s […]

Ultranebs – Respironics Everflo-Q Oxygen Concentrator, etc…

Tweet (Akiit.com) To my surprise it seems like GOSSIP is here to stay… What I’m saying all these TMZ clones are popping up all over the place… Still amaze at how people can live through celebrities… Wanting to know they every move and so on… Guess we just waiting for many to fall from grace… […]

Gary Coleman’s life: More tragedy than comedy…

Tweet (Akiit.com) Gary Coleman’s famous catchphrase from the sitcom Diff’rent Stokes, ‘What chu talkin’ bout Willis?,’ is forever ingrained in American pop culture. Sadly, it dogged Coleman for the rest of his life, which ended prematurely when he succumbed to a brain hemorrhage today at the age of 42. The adorable, big-cheeked Coleman landed on […]

Glenn Beck hits new low with Malia Obama attack…

Tweet (Akiit.com) Even some of the most vicious criminals have a code of honor. No matter how much you hate your rival, you never attack his wife or children.The same can be true for most politicians and political commentators, who typically have enough decency to realize that your children have nothing to do with political […]

Forget Kobe, Rondo is the real player to watch…

Tweet (Akiit.com) The “Big Three” is now officially the “Big Four” in Boston. What was labeled the “Big Three,” in Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen officially has a fourth member in Rajon Rondo. The Celtics point guard has matured in front of our very own eyes during the 2010 NBA playoffs. The 24-year-old […]

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