(Akiit.com) If you want to hear some of the most asinine responses to health care you ever want to hear (besides in Congress), ask a black man when’s the last time he’s been to the doctor. “Never” is a common response for many men in their 40s and 50s. Black ...

(Akiit.com) Many have been shocked to see recent photos of retired major league baseball player Sammy Sosa. Not only is he wearing green contact lenses, but his skin tone is considerably lighter than usual, something which he claims is the result of a skin “rejuvenation” process, some reports say. The ...

(Akiit.com) On the issue of race in America there is something in the air. Shakespeare’s melancholy Dane might say it is the “scent of morning;” our president would call it a “teaching moment.” A lawsuit filed in the district court of East St. Louis alleges that Mayor Alvin Parks and ...

(Akiit.com) It was a beautiful and warm Southern California morning as nearly 300 young men arrived at UCLA for the 3rd Annual Brother II Brother Youth Empowerment Symposium. Some were hurried as their buses arrived a little late. Others walked with wide-eyed wonder up the stairs and into Moore Hall ...

(Akiit.com) Many people who’ve died from swine flu also have been infected with pneumonia bacteria. Influenza can cause viral pneumonia, but it can also weaken the system enough to allow opportunistic bacteria to surge, resulting in separate, potentially deadly infections. The Flu season is off to a fast start and ...

(Akiit.com) Just watching TV, and waiting for my wife to arrived… Shall be going out for lunch… Also will drop by Lowes and pick up those stainless steel drums which is for work… It’s on behalf of the boss… Yes I’m a team player… Well it’s cold, yes cold… So ...

(Akiit.com) Future Leader of the World was founded in 2007 by husband and wife team Gary and Sherrie Mitchell. “My husband actually thought of the idea and I helped to put it in motion”, says Sherrie. Not only are we projecting a positive message to the world, we can honestly ...

(Akiit.com) Bernice King can make history in two ways. She made it first by becoming the first woman in the fifty two year history of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to take the organization’s reins. Now she can make history in another way. She should renounce the anti-gay bigotry of ...

(Akiit.com) Patricia Anne Phillips is a local author of seven romance novels. After her daughter’s health started to decline, Patricia was asked to move into her daughter and family home. Her daughter had a car accident, and two months later was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). After the car accident ...

(Akiit.com) In respect to the oncoming cold and flu season, and as a disclaimer at the onset of this article, please be advised that the information contained herein is NOT to be taken literally and seriously as sound medical advice, but is an actual personal account of what occurred to ...