(Akiit.com) It doesn’t make much difference whether non-whites will be the majority in America in 2040 as the Census Bureau projected a few years ago, or the majority in 2050 based on new Bureau projections. The inevitable will happen. By mid century if not before, whites will be a minority ...
(Akiit.com) NEW YORK, NY— Dale Raymond Wright – devoted and beloved parent, journalist, author, editor, entrepreneur, sportsman, Pulitzer Prize nominee, and community advocate passed away in the Bronx, New York on December 13, 2009. He was 86 years old and had been in ill health for several years. Dale, son ...
(Akiit.com) All was well for Jennifer Jones Austin and her family in the recent months leading into the holiday season. Jen – as she is often referred to by those close to her — the 41 year old wife of Shawn Austin and mother to a daughter 12 and son ...
(Akiit.com) The classical poet A.E. Housman wrote, “For nature, heartless, witless nature…†He might have said the same thing about history which like nature is neither cruel nor kind, right or wrong; it is simply indifferent. It has, as they say, no dog in the fight. If, however, one is ...
(Akiit.com) If you feel this is the New Year when you finally achieve your dream of being a “non-smoker†well here is some health information that may offer some much needed extra motivation: You know smoking causes lung cancer, emphysema, and heart disease, but you’re still lighting up. To help ...
(Akiit.com) Before African Americans created the blues and gospel music, work songs and spirituals were their mainstays. The phenomenal history of black survival from the Middle Passage of the Trans-Atlantic African Slave Trade, through chattel slavery, and on to present-day discrimination, is marked by an ability to release repressed emotion. ...
(Akiit.com) Philadelphia, PA – Former students of St. Joseph Hospital’s School of Nursing recently filed a civil suit against the school alleging breach of contract and fraud. The Liberation of Students Rights Group of Philadelphia (LSRGP), a group of five African American women, allege they were wrongfully released from the ...
(Akiit.com) Do not back up; do not back down, black America. Do not give in another inch, not one iota. Hold the line! To do this, there have to be some necessary changes. Some would say there must be sacrifices. Call it what you will, but most blacks in so-called ...
(Akiit.com) Here’s a very interesting read, which you should find helpful and informative. Proper digestion of your food relieves discomfort from overeating and naturally aids in preventing gas, bloating, burping, heartburn and indigestion. Foods high in complex carbohydrates, such as grains and legumes, are the primary foods responsible for bloating, ...
(Akiit.com) The most recent figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that blacks represent 15.6 percent of the overall 10 percent of unemployed American workers. Even with the slight improvement in unemployment rates among African-Americans, recent reports note that college-educated black men can’t find work and that a minority’s ...
(Akiit.com) Whew. I’m glad that’s over. Last night President Obama, struggling to get a grasp on the proverbial broom he needs to clean up the incompetence and corruption left by the Bush-Cheney administration, finally laid out his plans for a troop surge in Afghanistan. He told a skeptical nation that ...
(Akiit.com) Marriage is hard. The current economic downturn has caused distress and turmoil in many marriages. Black men are losing jobs at a faster rate than black women, representing the largest gender gap across ethnic groups. The 17.1 percent unemployment rate for black men is not media hype but a ...