(Akiit.com) Private policing is an industry that has been booming over the past couple of years due to the cuts that police forces around the world are receiving, making official police work a somewhat unfulfilling task that isn’t paid enough. Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the world has been in a ...

(Akiit.com) Our heart is the engine that keeps our body running. That’s why problems with the heart—such as coronary artery disease, high blood pressure or heart failure—can significantly impact a person’s well-being, and, at worst, be life-threatening. During February, American Heart Month, we were able to shine a spotlight on heart ...

(Akiit.com) In a speech on July 11, 2016, #45 Donald Trump drug out his favorite whipping boy, the murder surge in Chicago, to claim that there’s an unparalleled reign of violent lawlessness in American cites. Trump doubled down on that wild claim in an interview with Fox News, the next day, ...

(Akiit.com) The first address to a joint session of Congress for the 45th president of the United States was one for the ages – historic and monumental on every level. Any speech for the nation’s chief executive on this stage is always a challenge: How does one strike the balance of ...

(Akiit.com) The NAACP announced the six newest members to its 64-member National Board of Directors. Elected during the Association’s recent annual board meeting in New York, the group includes a variety of leaders with a diversity of religious backgrounds and extensive experience as community builders, activists and stalwarts of civil rights. ...

(Akiit.com) Be honest. How often do you use time as an excuse for not paying your health as much attention as it deserves? If you’re always saying you haven’t got time to go to the gym, you don’t have time to cook at home, or you haven’t got enough hours in ...

(Akiit.com) As the ethnic makeup of America changes, the face of philanthropy is changing dramatically. The role of African-Americans in philanthropy is not only keeping pace but exceeding expectations when it comes to giving. This will be one of the major topics of exploration in this year’s Non-Profit Thursdays in Washington, ...

(Akiit.com) I spoke to the Southern California Junior State of America, or JSA, winter congress this weekend – to a group of about 860 high-schoolers, supposedly 60 to 70 percent liberal. I’ve never seen a better-looking group of young people: The boys wore suits and ties, and the girls wore ...

(Akiit.com) The endurance of our nation’s security, sovereignty, and democracy is not a partisan issue. This is a top concern for all Americans and should be a top priority for the leaders that we send to Washington, whether Democrat or Republican. As elected officials, my colleagues and I swore to support ...

(Akiit.com) There are hundreds of reason why you might feel compelled to put on an event. Perhaps you’re trying to raise money for a good cause; perhaps you’re trying to promote your business to new customers; perhaps you’re simply interested in putting on an amazing show that people will remember for ...