‘For Colored Girls’ critics overlook Perry’s positive contributions…

Tweet (Akiit.com) Negative reviews from respected film critics like The Hollywood Reporter’s Kirk Honeycutt who proclaimed Tyler Perry’s For Colored Girls a “this train wreck of a movie” didn’t keep black female filmgoers away. Although Friday night’s box office numbers suggested that For Colored Girls was on pace to gross $28 million, its actual weekend […]

Can Obama reach common ground without selling out black base?

Tweet (Akiit.com) As a result of the midterm elections, Republicans will take control of the House of Representatives while Democrats retain control of the Senate. House Speaker-to-be John Boehner (R-OH) has pledged to “listen to the American people and to focus on their priorities.” Republicans have indicated that one of their first orders of business […]

Why Jay-Z can’t seem to beat Illuminati rap…

Tweet (Akiit.com) Someone didn’t give Hammer the memo. Last week an occult specialist firmly and finally put to rest all those rumors about Jay-Z and the Illuminati. But that didn’t stop Hammertime from releasing a diss track and video against Jay-Z, accusing him of devil worship. It’s likely an act of evil when Hammer is […]

Does Tyler Perry have a problem with black men?

Tweet (Akiit.com) I have never been a fan of Tyler Perry and his films. Ever since I was dragged to his first one, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, back in 2005 by my then girlfriend who was a huge fan of his stage plays, I’ve had a ardent disdain for everything to come out […]

Word To ‘The Motha:’ Isn’t It Nice To Have Landed On The Right Of History?

Tweet (Akiit.com) Last week, President Barack Obama visited Los Angeles in a last ditch attempt to save Barbara Boxer’s Senate seat and to remind “change agents” throughout the state what the change we all voted for two years ago was really about. The President did a luncheon fundraiser for Boxer at USC before speaking to […]

An Electoral Mess…

Tweet (Akiit.com) Let’s be honest. The American voting process is a mess. Most Americans either proclaim a real understanding or they simply make no comment. But the reality is that many of us have no idea how the process works and even fewer understand the various propositions that are on state and local ballots each […]

Regardless of Decision 2010, the Choice is Yours…

Tweet (Akiit.com) By the time you read this, you may have already cast your ballot. Across the nation, the mid-term election results are in or will be soon. Voting is a right and a privilege. It’s a good thing; we need to vote. However, the process for change doesn’t begin or end there. And so […]

Who and What is The New Black Panther Party?

Tweet (Akiit.com) It is safe to state that America has become an empire that is crumbling day by day and is becoming inundated with widespread hate and fear and maladjustment to suffering and injustices. Right and left-wing cable chatter has galvanized a multitude of individuals to act in a way that is contrary to the […]

Still No Shepherds Cry…

Tweet (Akiit.com) Prophetic voices point us to the future by causing us to remember and consider the cornerstone truths of our past — lessons learned though struggle and adversity, conquest and success, tragedy and pain, victory and gain — all providing guidance to the Promised Land and the fulfillment of our purpose. The Voice of […]

Menthol Madness: Why Ban Blacks’ Preferred Cigarette?

Tweet (Akiit.com) Banning menthol cigarettes, which 80 percent of African-American smokers prefer, won’t make folks quit… As with virtually every other African-American smoker I know, the only acceptable brands of cigarettes for me came in green-and-white packs. If you didn’t puff Salems — my cancer sticks of choice — you probably consumed Newports or Kools. […]

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