(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. ...
(Akiit.com) One post-election highlight for me was the meeting between Donald Trump and Bob Johnson. Billionaire to billionaire, Democrat to Republican, Black to White, businessman to businessman, capitalist to capitalist, meeting on a relatively even playing field to discuss some of the “what now issues” was intriguing to say the least. ...
(Akiit.com) With new infection rates and AIDS-related deaths on a decline globally, it seems we are finally gaining ground in the fight to end the epidemic. However, an alarming world trend in new HIV infections suggests that Black people have been left by the wayside. In an open letter to the ...
(Akiit.com) In the United States of America, we love to bask in the glory of our “exceptionalism.” We are great; we are wonderful; we dominate the world. Scholars who study “us” say that our exceptionalism is rooted in the fact that we have offered leadership in international affairs. We have committed ...
(Akiit.com) The definition of a chronic illness is one that has been continuing for more than six months. It does not mean the illness is going to result in death – that would be a terminal illness – but is instead going to continue to impair the sufferer’s life. It is ...
(Akiit.com) By no stretch of the imagination am I a big baseball fan. Unlike many Americans, I’ll only watch a game under special circumstances. I rarely visit the ballpark. I am not glued in front of the television watching the endless stream of games broadcast during the summer. I am, ...
(Akiit.com) Hillary Clinton’s failed presidential bid has left the Democratic Party in turmoil. Now, many acknowledge that Barack Obama’s aggressive far left agenda played a major role in Hillary’s loss. Meanwhile, President-elect Donald Trump has done more to inspire confidence in America in the past few weeks than Obama has ...
(Akiit.com) As we take a deep breath and step into a new week, I would love to address the pain I feel not just for the country I live in, but for the church I’m married to. I am a Christian. With all my being. My heart loves Jesus 100. And ...
(Akiit.com) Donald Trump once called the Rev. Al Sharpton “a con man,” meaning that Sharpton plays the race card less out of sincerity and more as a method to make demands and extract concessions. But has there ever been a bigger legislative con man than the soon-to-be-retired Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., ...