(Akiit.com) For more than a decade, broad-based coalitions at both the state and federal levels have united consumer advocates, labor, clergy, civil rights champions and others in calling for an end to predatory lending. Although 16 states and the District of Columbia effectively ban payday lending, the majority of the ...
(Akiit.com) Ralph Nader is at it again. He’s been conveniently dredged up and trotted in front of a lot of cameras, mics, and reporter’s note pads in recent days. He’s got fresh media shelf life in order to answer one question and beat up on one candidate. The question is ...
(Akiit.com) There are plenty of current statistics and reports that suggest the recession is over. Whether that is true or not, there are thousands of families still struggling as if these were the most difficult of times financially. It can be hard to make ends meet. But what might be ...
(Akiit.com) Reporters and Donald Trump supporters alike have been touting the results of two new polls showing Trump in a dead heat with his Democrat rival, Hillary Clinton. A Reuters/Ipsos survey finds the two tied with 41 percent of likely voters supporting Clinton to 40 percent supporting Trump. A Quinnipiac ...
(Akiit.com) A few years ago, my dad and I were talking about how to get up really early in the morning when you feel like hitting snooze and burying your head under the covers. He said something that always sticks with me on days when I feel like turning back ...
(Akiit.com) I know this sounds not only counter-intuitive, but also tortuous. I mean why would someone who has a decent shot at middle class living choose to go back to the “‘hood” and raise a family? In the African American culture especially, you are taught that your education is your ...
(Akiit.com) Chicago, America’s third largest city, is plagued by violence and poverty, made worse by racial and class divisions. A poll just released by the Kaiser Foundation and the New York Times depicts a city that is losing faith in its basic public institutions from the police to the mayor’s ...
(Akiit.com) Your household is full of things that could be potentially harmful without you even knowing it. That’s not your fault! We’re constantly inundated with so many different products; it’s difficult to know what’s safe and what isn’t! As you’re about to find out, there are some really surprising inclusions ...
(Akiit.com) The push back against Donald Trump is about far more than Republican “elites” at war with Republican voters, which is what some claim. They say that Donald Trump captured the strong anti-establishment sentiments of voters and that an entrenched Washington establishment won’t accept this new reality. Understand that Donald ...
(Akiit.com) Those who have followed my writings know that I have been and will continue to be very critical of my Republican Party over the lack of real engagement with the Black community. I am now beginning to question whether there is room for Blacks in this Republican Party. The ...