(Akiit.com) Barack Obama’s election to the presidency is historical, not magical. The spirit of his plight can be and must be shared. He has pulled up his pants of preparation and tightened his belt of commitment and action. We can, and we must do the same. Let’s pull up our ...
(Akiit.com) Four years ago the US Supreme Court took a big step toward righting a galling wrong. It joined nearly every other nation on the globe and banned teen executions. Now it should take the next big step and dump all laws that let states lock up juvenile offenders for ...
(Akiit.com) With a centennial celebration of Father’s Day coming next month, and a new president committed to supporting better parenting, liberals and conservatives alike say the political stars may be aligned for major progress in promoting responsible fatherhood. It’s an issue that’s been divisive in the past, even as research ...
(Akiit.com) I went to a Los Angeles crime scene last week that left a teenage girl dead and a 30-year-old paraplegic arrested for murder. If I’d driven by too fast, I’d have missed the small makeshift memorial of candles and teddy bears that marked the spot where another Black person ...
(Akiit.com) Wilmington, Florida -Black publishers of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) are concerned that there is nothing “designed” in President Barack Obama’s $787 billion stimulus package to do business with Black newspapers. Florida’s Black-owned media say they are taking a more direct approach to get a fair share of ...
(Akiit.com) There are as many violent women as men, but there’s a lot of money in hating men…” –Erin Pizzey, founder of the first modern battered women’s shelter. *Right now, a great deal of media time and personal discussion time is being spent on the Chris Brown beating of Rihanna. ...
(Akiit.com) Then Democratic Presidential contender Barack Obama did a prescient thing last October. He told an interviewer on a Colorado radio station that he thought the first 1000 days not the first 100 days would make the crucial difference for his presidency. Candidate Obama directly parodied the line from JFK’s ...
(Akiit.com) Are you one of those people who constantly say things like, “that’s just the way I am, and I can’t help it?†Maybe not, But I’m sure you’ve heard that phrase or something similar from folks before. Particularly in a day and age where self-acceptance is highly promoted, statements ...
(Akiit.com) Miami, FL – The Pepsom Group, Inc., a minority certified company, is pleased to announce its selection as a Key exhibitor by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) www.uspto.gov to be one of sixteen exhibitors at the 2009 National Trademark Expo to be held May 8-9th. The ...
(Akiit.com) The expected reworking of the No Child Left Behind Act along with a significant infusion of funding for the Education Department present an opportunity to develop policies and programs to ensure Black boys, in particular, have a better chance of succeeding, educators said at a conference Friday on Capitol ...
(Akiit.com) 1) Tighten up your resume. Make sure to correct all typos, and limit it to just one page. Also, don’t mention any work experience from more than 10 years ago – unless its really relevant. 2) Don’t overdress. When you go to a job interview, dress modestly and go ...
(Akiit.com) Revisionist Views Can’t Override Long Racial Legacy… The City of Los Angeles is about to unveil its brand new “state of the art†world-class headquarters for what it considers its world-class law enforcement agency. Just know there’s one too many “world-class†attributes in that last sentence, and given the ...