(Akiit.com) A recent article on Black Web 2.0 that black people “run Twitter,” not in the literal sense, but in terms of conversation, language, and topic. I’m actually inclined to agree. Edison Research released a study April that stated nearly 25 percent of Twitter users were African-American, and black people ...
(Akiit.com) Tattoos are as old as civilization itself. Nearly every ancient civilization participated in some form of inking ritual, with the practice not becoming taboo until the Greeks deemed it sign of barbarism to mark one’s body. Judeo-Christian ideology followed this line of thought, essentially deeming the act of tattooing ...
(Akiit.com) We think (bad about ourselves), therefore, we are (bad to each other). African descendants in America may not be aware of salient political issues, but we sure do love to discuss relationship issues–purely from a position of blame. “What’s wrong with (insert Black men or Black women here)?” Open ...
(Akiit.com) When I saw the final score of last night’s NCAA championship game where Auburn University defeated the University of Oregon, I sent a tweet to my friends that said, “Congratulations. Your plantation was the strongest tonight.” As the southerners who love Auburn football celebrate their championship, they may want ...
(Akiit.com) That April day 43 years ago is eternally burned in my memory. As I walked through the front door of my house my mother was screaming, “He’s dead, he’s dead, they’ve killed him!” I didn’t know who the “he” was that she writhed in agony over or the “they” ...
(Akiit.com) “We are not the blue states of America, or the red states of America, we are the United States of America” – IL State Senator Barack Obama, 2004 Over the past 48 hours all of us have been reminded of the great irony of life — and that is ...
(Akiit.com) Lil’ Wayne’s back in the hot seat. The lyrics from his new single “Right Above” have pissed off some of his fans, a few of whom are vowing to boycott the artist. In the song Lil’ Wayne rhymes “beautiful black woman, I bet that b*tch look better red.” That ...
(Akiit.com) Fans have been waiting for Lauryn Hill to return in true form. Now that her national tour has begun, it’s painfully clear that the wait is not over. For a decade, we have held our collective breaths waiting for the return of the Lauryn Hill. For many of us, ...
(Akiit.com) If you want to have a baby and don’t have a partner, should you take the leap on your own before it’s too late? “I never thought I’d be here.” That’s what Beth Espy thought of her life about two years ago. She was 40 years old, single and ...
(Akiit.com) On the first day of the new Congress, as Republicans led a peculiar and self-righteous reading of the United States Constitution, America was fed a healthy dose of the pomp and comedy that lies in store for us this year. Similar to a house party where out-of-control relatives show ...
(Akiit.com) Students of classical history are familiar with the old axiom of Nero fiddling while Rome burned, and for those who are not, it simply means that leadership preoccupied with the frivolous often preside over a declining state of affairs. Today this term has a likewise axiomatic meaning, as some ...
(Akiit.com) Franchising is an outstanding model for selling Big Macs. But it can be toxic to classrooms. Something wasn’t right at the high school that Darwin Bridgers’ son attends, so he sat in on the class to see for himself. All morning long, the instructor at the Washington, D.C., charter ...