(Akiit.com) A speaker at the NAACP convention Sunday urged black people to stop being “addicted to status symbols,†adding that over-spending is sabotaging their futures. Author and biographer A’lelia Bundles used lessons learned from her great-great-grandmother, Madam C.J. Walker, to urge attendees of the Women in NAACP brunch to make ...
(Akiit.com) They used to be close. Kind of. Jesse and Barack’s awkward past. There was a time when Jesse Jackson and Barack Obama were, to all appearances, good friends. In the ’90s, as Obama was rising in Illinois politics, he and Jackson would often attend community events and fund-raisers together. ...
(Akiit.com) There are unknowns, of course, but there are also three big reasons he’ll win in November. There are unknowns, of course. The persona of John McCain is already in play and it would be wrong to underestimate him. The man is remarkable, surprising in his opposition to torture and ...
(Akiit.com) Two days before Erica Evans was to join 25,000 other black women to celebrate the successes of this nation’s oldest black sorority, she sat down with 16 young black men trying to understand the problems that have made them an endangered species. The encounter took place at the University ...
(Akiit.com) Thank you, Jesse Jackson! It’s been a long time since the self-proclaimed black leader did anything useful, but Jackson has now — quite unintentionally — turned a bright spotlight on Barack Obama’s traditional views of parenthood. With his crude remarks several days ago, Jackson raised public awareness of an ...
(Akiit.com) NFL season is almost upon us all, and I see Brett Favre is now going to play again… Yes the Green Bay Packers fans are excited, yet the organization itself seems to want to move forward without him… I for one is glad a legend still has the skills ...
(Akiit.com) Rev. Jesse Jackson’s comment, expressing his desire to castrate Senator Barack Obama, was very nutty. But Jackson isn’t a nut. The manner in which he expressed himself reveals resentment, envy, and latent hatred towards Obama. Still, he echoes legitimate concerns. Jackson’s right that some people may misread Obama’s criticism ...
(Akiit.com) Vilifying Black Men to Win Favor with the Man … Addressing a congregation at the Apostolic Church of God, one of Chicago’s largest black churches, on Father’s Day, Barack Obama said: “Too many fathers are M.I.A., too many fathers are AWOL, missing from too many lives and too many ...
(Akiit.com) My son saw the caption on the magazine cover. I did not. I was late for work and headed towards the door. “Daddy,†he asked. “Who would Jesus vote for?†He then pointed in the direction of a magazine rack and repeated his question. Apparently one of the news ...
(Akiit.com) It’s an interesting theory – a manliness crisis in America. Harvard professor Harvey Mansfield asserts that premise in his book entitled “Manliness.†He defines manliness as “confidence in the face of risk.†And he believes that manliness is losing its place in a society that has moved away from ...
(Akiit.com) DALLAS, TEXAS – “More than 100 years ago, Harriet Tubman was quoted as saying that: ‘If I could have convinced more slaves that they really were slaves, I could have freed thousands more.’ As you sit there in awe and wonder, questioning your ancestor’s inability to be aware of ...
(Akiit.com) BOSTON, MASS — Damn, not again I silently thought to myself as I watched this young black boy approach my truck with a can in his hand while stopped at a red light on my way home from work. Now I know what you’re thinking times are hard these ...