Has Obama Kept His Promise to New Orleans?

Tweet (Akiit.com) Mostly, yes. But by failing to reform Bush-era laws on housing, the administration has allowed the Crescent City’s recovery to drag. President Barack Obama made a campaign promise that he would not leave New Orleans and the Gulf Coast hanging in their post-Katrina recovery. As the fifth anniversary of that tragic storm approaches, […]

Racism can’t justify Conn. shooting rampage…

Tweet (Akiit.com) “Lord I’ve been real stressed; Down and out, losin’ ground Although I am black and proud Problems got me pessimistic” — Arrested Development, “Tennessee”, 1992 As people of color, we are often fond of professing — at least in private — our capacity to overcome all obstacles. And indeed we have — it […]

Why African-Americans should care about financial reform…

Tweet (Akiit.com) Last month, President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act into law. While still in the midst of the most severe recession since the Great Depression, this legislation is being hailed as the most ambitious rewriting of the nations financial rules in decades. The Dodd-Frank Act is the important […]

Haitians should think twice before backing Wyclef…

Tweet (Akiit.com) Now that the speculation is over and Wyclef has officially announced his candidacy in Haiti’s presidential race, it’s high time that he be given the presidential treatment. This isn’t the case of putting the cart before the horse, but it is apropos that Wyclef’s past be explored. In the case of someone who […]

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