(Akiit.com) What is up with kids these days… No longer do many respect their elders, etc… During my time that was a no no… Guess nothing stays the same… Oh well let me read over this lipozene review a friend sent me through email… Also need to clean up my ...
(Akiit.com) Before the ill named and famed “Compton Cook Out” ignited a firestorm of student rage and protest at the University of California, San Diego and several other UC campuses, there was the “Halloween in the Hood” party, the lynching parties, and the Klan frolic at other universities. Then there’s ...
(Akiit.com) A reader recently sent me an email admonishing me for not being more supportive of President Obama. For reasons that were not immediately clear, he also raised the issue of my confessed Christianity. The “aha†moment came when he asked, “Do you pray for your leader like you’re instructed ...
(Akiit.com) The President made his eleventh-hour call for comprehensive health care reform on Wednesday, challenging Congress to have an up or down vote within weeks. Once again, he embraced a spirit of bipartisanship that will not likely yield a single Republican vote. But he also articulated a sense of urgency, ...
(Akiit.com) They started their careers as bright young men in the Democratic precincts of Harlem. Each achieved great success. The quartet, known in political history as The Gang of Four, consisted of David Dinkins, Charles Rangel, Basil Paterson and Percy Sutton. But that old gang is breaking up. Its power ...
(Akiit.com) Say what you want about Rev. Jesse Jackson, but the value of his legacy cannot be denied. Few have made the sacrifices Jackson has made, and few can match his historical significance when it comes to America’s quest for equality and civil rights. Every politician or American citizen who ...
(Akiit.com) Nice try Tiger but it won’t work. Simply gazing into the eye of a lone camera, taking no questions from reporters, and then making a terse plea for privacy, a promise to be a better Tiger, and dropping a hint that he’ll return to golf, won’t buy forgiveness or ...
(Akiit.com) Last week, California Representative Diane Watson announced she would not seek re-election to her 33rd Congressional District seat. It was a much anticipated announcement after months of “rumors†that she would. Diane Watson is one of the most respected elected officials in the history of California black politics. She ...
(Akiit.com) R & B singer, Eric Benet, was probably the most infamous black sex addict in America – until golf superstar, Tiger Woods, came along and stole the title with just a few easy strokes. As we all know, Woods is now undergoing therapy for what’s reportedly an addiction to ...
(Akiit.com) Within the last few years the popularity of reality television shows has sky-rocketed thanks to the obscene violence and dramatic “characters.” However, much credit is also given to black cast members and both A and B-list celebrities that have their own programs. The minute-by-minute excitement and constant fighting is ...
(Akiit.com) While reflecting on Black History Month, I began to think about African-American female directors, particularly after Kathryn Bigelow scored a best director Oscar nomination. Identifying them required more research than I’d anticipated, which further fed my curiosity about their current state in Hollywood and the film industry in general. ...
(Akiit.com) A couple of days ago my colleagues at VIBE magazine were sharing their opinions in a webcast on the “We Are the World” remake, which both celebrates the song’s 25th anniversary and aims to raise money for Haiti. I decided to check out the video as I hadn’t seen ...