(Akiit.com) I have been thinking about the controversy surrounding so-called fake news, much of which has been discussed in connection with the November 2016 elections. It is important to understand that “fake news” is a form of propaganda called “black propaganda.” Black propaganda refers to information that is manufactured to appear ...
(Akiit.com) SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry issued the following statement following the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on Sen. Jeff Sessions’ nomination to be U.S. Attorney General: “For decades, America’s working families and communities of color have struggled to build a better life in an economic and political system that favors ...
(Akiit.com) In Critique of Pure Reason, Immanuel Kant wrote: “…knowledge therefore of every understanding, or at least of the human understanding, must be by means of concepts, not intuitive, but discursive.” With the start of anything new, there is always an opportunity to improve and avoid the mistakes of the ...
(Akiit.com) The Miss Black US Ambassador Scholarship Organization is pleased to announce the crowning of one of our newest state ambassadors. Alexandria Washington was recently named Miss Black Florida US Ambassador. The Miss Black US Ambassador and Miss Black Teen US Ambassador Scholarship Pageant LLC in partnership with the GE Institute ...
(Akiit.com) NAACP President and CEO Cornell William Brooks issued the following statement opposing the nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions as potential Attorney General: “America yet stands at the beginning of presidential administration but also in the middle of a Twitter age civil rights movement based on old divisions. Senator Jefferson Beauregard ...
(Akiit.com) Alliance for Justice President Nan Aron and Muslim Advocates Executive Director Farhana Khera, who is also a member of AFJ’s Board of Directors, raised serious concerns about Sen. Jeff Sessions, whose most recent supplement to his Senate Judiciary Questionnaire (SJQ) confirms that he delivered speeches to a hate group in ...
(Akiit.com) Giving employees a chance to really switch their brains off and relax is one of the best ways to keep them productive. If you don’t get a good break when you’re at work, then your output is definitely affected in a negative way. It’s been proven time and time again! ...
(Akiit.com) Aging is something that we all have to come to terms with at one point or another. It’s a fact of life that we can’t avoid. Eventually, time will catch up with you. Yes, it’s true, some people age fast while others seem to have a picture in their attic, ...
(Akiit.com) Buy American and hire American – those are the two rules the Trump administration will follow, says the president-elect. What’s surprising is that this isn’t government policy already. We’ve traditionally used government procurement in projects ranging from infrastructure to national defense to build the economy, promote innovation and lift ...
(Akiit.com) While people are being critical of President Obama as he leaves office, some of us wish he had been more like he has been in the last six weeks of his presidency during the entire eight years. He has been very active in the last month, and he has ...
(Akiit.com) You probably heard of stories of people who have sold their houses for cash. Or you have seen posters and online advertisements that say, “We Buy Houses For Cash in 7 Days”. Enticing isn’t it? These people are commonly known as cash home buyers, the home buyers, or real estate ...
(Akiit.com) I desperately called on my dear mother. Across the chasm of her death nearly 20 years ago, she reminded me of what she said to me and to her many children nearly sixty years ago. I felt her spirit moving within me. I was strengthened. Now, I can go on. ...