(Akiit.com) D-Train was going to be the fresh African-American face of Major League Baseball. Instead, the former pitching star has plummeted right out of the game… The saddest sports story of the summer so far happened last weekend. It wasn’t captured in big headlines, and it had nothing to do ...
(Akiit.com) A corporate event in the struggling city brings stars and money but also creates tensions with the locals… The Essence Music Festival’s Marketplace and Art Expo this past weekend resembled a Monopoly board. Spaces around the perimeter of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center’s conference halls were bought, or ...
(Akiit.com) President Obama gave a speech yesterday at The American University in Washington outlining his vision for immigration reform. He explained how the divisive sentiment in Congress and lack of support from Republican leaders has left the reform agenda held hostage. Their need to win — by ensuring Obama loses ...
(Akiit.com) An Obama will again address the NAACP’s annual convention starting July 9 in Kansas City. It just won’t be President Obama. He spoke last year to the convention, but will not be making a return engagement. First Lady Michelle Obama will give a talk, and it’s not really billed ...
(Akiit.com) Among common Americans, the contentious issue of corporate personhood is not a subject likely to find its way into everyday conversation. A topic that nevertheless impacts every person within the United States and beyond, the rights guaranteed to corporate entities have been, on many occasions, at variance with those ...
(Akiit.com) Why the media’s obsession with blaming “undercover brothas” for the HIV epidemic in black America is hurting us… Last Tuesday on The View, during a conversation about the Food and Drug Administration’s ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood, guest host D.L. Hughley attempted to school America on ...
(Akiit.com) The City’s Economics Shouldn’t Kill Cultural Festivals… Summer is a time to be outdoors and to experience the wonders of new things, including the diversity of others. Summer festivals bring education, socialization and family enjoyment. Even in momentary economic recessions, festivals bring a much needed relief where families can ...
(Akiit.com) My eldest son has decided that he wants to be a marine. His plan is to enter the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and then serve his country as an officer in the United States Marine Corps. My son is still at an age when plans for the future ...
(Akiit.com) Let the class warfare begin! There’s nothing that creates a greater divide between the haves and have-nots than a good old fashioned fight over scarce resources. The United States, in the midst of one of the worst recessions in American history, is now faced with an unemployment crisis that ...
(Akiit.com) Most decent, educated, hard working black Americans have their own particular reason for disliking the BET Awards. All the while, it must be acknowledged that there are some Americans who love the show. Finally, there are those who love to watch the show so they can talk about how ...
(Akiit.com) Father’s Day can be a dilemma when you have a complicated relationship with your dad… I’m a loiterer in the Hallmark aisle of the drugstore, trying to choose a card. This struggle is my Father’s Day tradition. Alongside images of barbecue grills and sporting equipment, the cards are generously ...
(Akiit.com) Think Abraham Lincoln freed all the slaves back in 1863? Think again. And then get angry. Very, very angry… On this Juneteenth, I am thinking of those who are not yet free. Most of them are girls. Born in America. Every year in this country, between 100,000 and 300,000 ...