(Akiit.com) It’s puzzling when poll results show that blacks tend to view abortion through a conservative lens. A Wisconsin ad campaign likening the black abortion rate to genocide throws the contradiction into stark relief. Ryan Bomberger was born of a rape nearly 30 years ago. He is alive today because ...
(Akiit.com) When I was a child, my mother recognized that the public school system was never going to give me an adequate education in the area of black history, so in order to fill in the gaps we frequented the library and she made sure I read more than what ...
(Akiit.com) Although it might be fun to root against them, a league-dominating Miami Heat could be just what the NBA needs… It took a while, but the Miami Heat are starting to look like real championship contenders. After a 9-8 start, they have won 10 in a row as of ...
(Akiit.com) Recent census data show that residential segregation is now the lowest it has been in a century for African-Americans. According to U.S. Census data, Fort Myers, Florida, Honolulu, Atlanta, and Miami were among the least segregated cities, contributing to a national trend that dropped the residential segregation index for ...
(Akiit.com) The other day, I was inspired. I was also shocked, amazed and uplifted by the courage being shown by the individuals who helped to pull off the largest prison strike in United States history. The effort evolved by sneaking cell phones into the facilities, leading to inmate communication and ...
(Akiit.com) This week marks the 10th anniversary of arguably the most significant voting controversy to come before the Supreme Court in modern time: Bush v. Gore. The Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision that the Florida statewide ballot recount violated the constitution brought an abrupt end to the 2000 presidential election contest. ...
(Akiit.com) For nearly a week, prisoners throughout the state of Georgia have been engaged in one of the largest prison protests in this nation’s history. Why is this not plastered across mainstream media, blogs, and 24 hour cable news? The simple answer maybe that the more we focus on prisoners’ ...
(Akiit.com) This week the National Policy Alliance, a coalition of 10 member organizations representing over 11,000 elected officials, sat down with President Obama in the Roosevelt Room of the White House to discuss a plethora of pressing policy issues. The meeting, which was hosted by senior Obama advisor Valerie Jerrett, ...
(Akiit.com) “A world I dream where black or white, whatever race you be, will share the bounties of the earth and every man is free…” When Langston Hughes penned these words in 1926, I am certain he didn’t envision that 84 years later, the dream would remain unrealized. But here ...
(Akiit.com) Like many I have embraced the holidays… Already got the Christmas Cards ready… Will be sending them out later this week… This year we all shall celebrate at my sister house… Food and of course exchanging gifts, etc…. I do wonder what with people these days…. Rudeness is the ...
(Akiit.com) The storyline at the Best Buy Theatre in Times Square on Saturday night won’t be who won the 76th Annual Heisman Memorial Trophy. No, the Heisman Trophy was all but awarded to Auburn quarterback Cam Newton on Dec. 1, when the NCAA ruled he was eligible to compete for ...
(Akiit.com) The tax fight was lost before it began, so President Barack Obama decided to play for a tie. Nowadays it’s popular to apply the “bad poker player” analogy to President Barack Obama and Democrats when it comes to their failure to match wits with Republicans on expiring tax cuts. ...