(Akiit.com) This April marks the one-year anniversary of the 2015 Baltimore rebellion and the 48th anniversary of the Baltimore rebellion of 1968 . The 1968 rebellion started on April 6 and lasted for over a week, resulting in six deaths, 700 injuries, 5,800 arrested and in today’s dollars, nearly $80 ...
(Akiit.com) The Sewall-Belmont House is located at the National Women’s Party in Washington D.C. It is one of the oldest houses near the United States Capitol, and was the house where Alice Paul wrote the 19th Amendment that granted women the right to vote. On April 12, Equal Pay Day, ...
(Akiit.com) If you’re currently the owner of a budding construction company, then you might be out for ways to improve a few things around your workplace? Luckily, you’ve stumbled across this post. So, let us tell you how you can instantly make your construction company a better business! Make Security ...
(Akiit.com) The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) has presented its highest annual honors to 18 individuals and organizations. The 19th Annual NSBE Golden Torch Awards ceremony took place at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center this past March 26, during NSBE’s 42nd Annual Convention, an event that attracted nearly ...
(Akiit.com) This country has made remarkable progress on civil rights over our history. We’ve moved from slavery to segregation to equal rights under the law. African-Americans have gained the right to vote, the right to equal employment opportunity. Open racism has become increasingly unacceptable. Gays and lesbians have progressed toward ...
(Akiit.com) I have written about Bill O’Reilly, a/k/a “Bill O’Racist,” in the past and his proclivity to distort the facts when discussing African Americans. Well, he’s at it again. On one of his recent shows on Fox News, he asked, “Don’t you think most African-Americans know there are super predators among their ethnic ...
(Akiit.com) Many people are turning to starting their own business these days. The truth is, with the economy being the way it is, now is a good time to do so. Running a business is one of those things that most people think they have in them. In fact, if ...
(Akiit.com) In my book Start Here Start Now, there are assessments that are simple tools to coach you to make bite-sized, but effective changes in your life. This week, I challenge you to start hoping for that thing you’ve been afraid to hope for and start expecting great things to ...
(Akiit.com) Evaluating our own sleep is difficult because well, we’re asleep. While we may notice “small” things like waking up to cough or catch our breath, these symptoms are often dismissed about as soon as we fall back into a deep sleep. Sleep apnea speculations are usually brought on by ...
(Akiit.com) Georgia Republican Governor Nathan Deal recently vetoed H.B. 757, the Georgia Religious Liberty Bill. The governor warned that he would veto any legislation that “allows discrimination in our state in order to protect people of faith.” He went on to tell fellow Republicans, who shepherded the bill that they ...
(Akiit.com) While our attention was focused last week on Bill Clinton becoming unhinged while defending his indefensible crime bill and insulting the Black Lives Matter Movement in the process, Wells Fargo and billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson were demonstrating how the wealthy escape personal responsibility when they misbehave badly. In ...
(Akiit.com) Like me, many of my friends are enthusiasts of history and historical facts. When possible, we’ll sit and dissect what we understand of historical events and how they have shaped our current circumstance. When lacking completely factual information, we may speculate, but rarely do we entertain theories that border ...