(Akiit.com) It’s been weeks since his arrest, but here we are still shouting about what happened that fateful day in Cambridge, Mass. And while it is somewhat striking that the murders of Oscar Grant and Sean Bell failed to generate anywhere near the same level of national attention as the ...
(Akiit.com) We all want a president who takes the time to hear about and understand the everyday struggles we face. But that is exactly what the president failed to do when he took up the issue of the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. by a Cambridge police ...
(Akiit.com) In the age of Obama, the arrest of a prominent Black Harvard Professor on the steps of his own home was sure to ignite a discussion about the state of race relations in America. Upon his return from an overseas trip Henry Louis Gates and his driver were attempting ...
(Akiit.com) The stock basketball one liner came to mind when I heard President Obama utter his now infamous “acting stupid†line referring to the cuffing of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates. The star player takes a wild shot and the livid coach screams “no,†“no†“no†and then when the ...
(Akiit.com) Look, I know that what former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick did. He financed and allegedly took great pleasure in running a dogfighting ring. And I know that now that he’s been reinstated by the NFL and cleared to play in October, there will be a firestorm of controversy ...
(Akiit.com) What Do You Call A Black Man At Harvard? Years ago, the answer to this question would be the n-word. Today it’s Esquire, Doctor, Congressman, Professor or President. Unfortunately, the police in Cambridge did not receive that memo before they arrested Harvard Professor, Skip Gates, as he was treated ...
(Akiit.com) When a wide receiver in football is called to go over the middle to catch a pass and the pass is one that would force the player to extend their arms to complete the reception three things happen. The thought that the player clearly has is that they will ...
(Akiit.com) I am not Al Sharpton. In fact, I never could be and I don’t want to try. I am also not Henry Louis Gates, a man with an undeniable contribution to the legacy of Black Scholarship in America. I am simply Boyce Watkins, the son of a 17-year old ...
(Akiit.com) Mainstream media coverage of the NAACP Centennial Convention held in New York last week generally proclaimed “Mission Accomplished” for the NAACP. Since Barack Obama took over the nation, in many people’s minds (both black and white), racism is over. The recent arrest of Henry Louis Gates — Mr. Black ...
(Akiit.com) Two million more black voters cast a ballot in the 2008 election than in 2004; and, young black voters had the highest increase in turnout among all groups, a U.S. Census Bureau report released today revealed. “We knew black youth influenced the outcome of the election and will do ...
(Akiit.com) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge has given final approval to a $17.5 million settlement of a discrimination lawsuit that accused Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of not hiring black truck drivers. U.S. District Judge William R. Wilson Jr. on Wednesday signed an order in Little Rock approving the ...
(Akiit.com) NEW YORK (AP) — Heralding the NAACP for a century of courage and progress, President Barack Obama will come before the oldest U.S. civil rights organization Thursday with a message of shared responsibility: Government can help communities, but people are in charge of helping themselves. Obama, the first black ...