(Akiit.com) Much to celebrate, much work to be done… The Black male crisis was the topic last week at the 18th annual PUSH-Excel scholarship breakfast honoring the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I had the distinct pleasure of sharing the stage that morning with two great Black ...
(Akiit.com) Sitting on the porch today, I couldn’t but stare at my beautiful surroundings… Living in the country has it’s perks, as I’m able to observe even the smallest movements when it comes to animals, etc… Still I forsee myself later in life moving to the coast, as Wilmington real ...
(Akiit.com) As I watch my wife exercise I soon realize many americans are letting themselves waste away… Women especially are giving into temptation and the pounds are gradually adding up… Also many are now being affected, and coming down with diseases such as fibromyalgia and so on… I hope people ...
(Akiit.com) The Karibu Books chain, based in the Washington, D.C., area and one of the few remaining retailers to specialize in black books, is closing after 15 years. “We sincerely thank each and every one of you for your patronage and support,” Karibu CEO Simba Sana wrote in an e-mail ...
(Akiit.com) Have you ever tuned in to VH1’s “Flavor of Love†or its spinoffs, “I Love New York†and “Flavor of Love: Charm School� I sure have and I must admit these programs, as well as many other “reality TV†shows, were downright hilarious. However, afterward I would always go ...
(Akiit.com) I noticed this past week that the strategy of nuance and divisive politics has raised its ugly head once again. I’m actually old enough to remember the politics of the 1990’s, and it’s devastating effects on the Democratic Party. The slash and burn Clinton’s we knew well in the ...
(Akiit.com) Democratic presidential contenders Hillary Clinton and Barrack Obama vowed to knock off their racial jawing and sniping at each other before their Las Vegas debate. And they should. Now they should start talking about racial profiling, affirmative action, housing and job discrimination, the racial disparities in prison sentencing, the ...
(Akiit.com) The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., whose birthday we celebrate today, moved a nation to confront the legacy of slavery, the consequences of legalized segregation and the devastation of racial inequality – including educational inequality. His abiding legacy provides a challenging context for the recent debate over the proper ...
(Akiit.com) McDonald’s Corp.’s connection with buns is getting the hamburger chain no love among some black female consumers. The women are objecting to the Oak Brook-based company’s advertisements that appear alongside images of nearly naked women on an Internet site designed by Black Entertainment Television. The site was created to ...
(Akiit.com) Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama has all the characteristics necessary to make people feel comfortable voting for him: He is educated, articulate, handsome, charming, with a picture-perfect family. His closet for now appears to be relatively skeleton free, as long as you don’t count the admission of youthful drug ...
(Akiit.com) Usually I would like to see hecklers, no matter what their cause, take a long walk off of a short pier. But when some off-camera guy interrupted MSNBC’s Democratic presidential debate in Nevada for an end to the “race-based [or baiting] questions,” I sympathized. I’m all in favor of ...
(Akiit.com) There will be a lot of celebrations Monday to honor the life of one of the greatest Americans of the 20th century, Martin Luther King Jr. His life was tragically cut short by hatred at the young age of 39. It is easy to put aside old grudges and ...