Dear President Barack Obama.

Tweet (Akiit.com) As I write this letter I can not help but think of 2008 when this country was so full of hope as we watched you, a young African American, talk about unity and love. Many of us dreamt of the words you said just 4 years earlier. “This is not a red America, […]

5 Things To Look For In Business Office Chairs.

Tweet (Akiit.com) If you work in an office, you’ll be sat in a chair for a good chunk of time. It could be 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, or even more. And, with the office being the most popular workspace on the planet, a lot of us have suffered the discomforts of […]

The PTSD Epidemic in our Neighborhoods.

Tweet (Akiit.com) Neighborhoods plagued by gun violence are often compared to war zones. Whether the comparison is fair or not, the chances that young men who experience trauma in their neighborhood will end up in jail are astronomically high. Studies have shown a high correlation between neighborhood disorder and physical abuse. According to the National […]

After Dallas and Baton Rouge Shootings, We Need Action.

Tweet (Akiit.com) As the Republican Party holds its national convention in Cleveland, Americans have been shaken by the shootings of police in Dallas and Baton Rouge, La., following the police shootings of black men in Baton Rouge and Falcon Heights, Minn. I spoke at the funeral of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, weeping with his […]

School System, Black Kids Do Matter.

Tweet (Akiit.com) All eyes should be on Florida to see the seeds of change in black America. The issue is school choice and the nation’s largest private school choice scholarship program, the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship, enacted in Florida in 2001 under Gov. Jeb Bush. Students receive scholarships to attend the school of their choice […]

Americans, Why We Can’t All Get Along.

Tweet (Akiit.com) “Our nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white—separate and unequal … The alternative is not blind repression or capitulation to lawlessness. It is the realization of common opportunities for all within a single society.” Those words weren’t written or spoken to describe today’s crisis of race and injustice now being […]

Don’t Make Our Most Vulnerable Children Wait Longer!

Tweet (Akiit.com) In an important show of bipartisanship, Congress is on the cusp of an historic step to help many of the most vulnerable children in our nation –those who are abused and neglected and at risk of entering foster care and lingering in group care. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Family First […]

Anti-Cop ‘Movement’, Ignorance Fuels The Fire.

Tweet (Akiit.com) A new study by a Harvard economist, who happens to be black, finds cops less likely to use deadly force on black suspects vs. white. Angered by the deaths of Freddie Gray and Michael Brown, black men in Baltimore, Maryland, and Ferguson, Missouri, respectively, who died at the hands of the police, professor Roland […]

Five Quick Tips About Preventing Sports Injuries.

Tweet (Akiit.com) If you’re taking up any kind of sporting activity this summer, you need to stay away from sports injuries. It isn’t always possible to avoid a particularly heavy clash, but injuries often occur for needless reasons. So, we’re going take a very brief look at five tips to help you stay in good […]

A Short Guide To Starting A Road Surfacing Company.

Tweet (Akiit.com) Like most construction type companies, a road surfacing company is a great idea. At the minute, there is a lack of quality roads, and people are always complaining about new surfacing. If you can perform a quality job at an affordable price, you might make a killing. The thing is that you need […]

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