(Akiit.com) In 2005 the U.S. Supreme Court took a huge step toward joining nearly all nations on the globe when it banned teen executions. But it was only a step. The U.S. still locks up more juveniles for life without the possibility of parole than all nations combined. The High ...
(Akiit.com) Internet Movie Database sources report that Warner Brothers is spending over six million dollars to promote its new film The Blind Side. That’s twice the production budget of the controversial movie Precious. Toss that figure in with the myriad of contrasts between the two movies and the only apparent ...
(Akiit.com) In the now seemingly-distant halcyon days of the 2008 presidential campaign, the election of the first African-American president carried with it the promise of exorcizing the phantoms that have haunted America’s race relations. Many political observers surmised that with Barack Obama’s election, self-anointed and often polarizing black leader Reverend ...
(Akiit.com) Like many I do need to remodel my bathroom… Nice beautiful mahogany tiles will do wonders… Yes brighten up the area, so I can show it off… Well wife will do that… Anyway I do need to clean up this pc… It’s so slow now… I hope I don’t ...
(Akiit.com) I am always troubled by those in government claiming they have a moral imperative to enact this or that policy. A little digging often reveals that their motives are more self serving than moral. I am doubly troubled when those raising the moral banner tend to reject the very ...
(Akiit.com) Here’s what black folks can and should do about health care reform, no matter what Congress or the Obama administration do. 1. Go old school and revive the Black Panther Party free health clinic concept. Anyone who went through the turbulent 1960s – when FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover ...
(Akiit.com) Recently, a study found that spanking has a negative effect on toddlers, particularly those from low-income households. Precious, the new movie by Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey, is the story of a black teen mother who survives physical and sexual abuse from her parents. While the movie strikes a ...
(Akiit.com) A recent study has suggested that ethnic pride can play a positive role in the mental health of African-American youth. The study, which involved more than 250 African-American young people from low-income, urban environments, found a correlation between increased ethnic pride and improved mental health among 7th and 8th ...
(Akiit.com) Former NBA star Antoine Walker has been slow to enter a plea in a bad check-writing scheme that could ultimately incarcerate him up to four years. Rationalizing just how matters could have ever even remotely deteriorated to such depths may prove even more trite and profound. For how does ...
(Akiit.com) In 2007, Sheila Dixon made history when she became Baltimore’s first female mayor. Two years later, Dixon is making history again as she stands trial over allegations that she took gift cards intended for the needy. Her case is just one of several scandals which involve black politicians. Last ...