(Akiit.com) FOUR YEARS AGO, researchers identified a surprising price for being a black woman in America. The study of 334 midlife women, published in the journal Health Psychology, examined links between different kinds of stress and risk factors for heart disease and stroke. Black women who pointed to racism as ...
(Akiit.com) BET executives Sunday defended their upcoming program “Hot Ghetto Mess,†which has already had advertisers pull out because of claims that it features negative depictions of African-Americans. BET Entertainment president Reginald Hudlin, speaking Sunday at the Television Critics Association meeting in Los Angeles, said BET was going forward with ...
(Akiit.com) I was recently watching a panel on sexism in Hip-Hop and one of the topics mentioned was how black women feel Black men no longer love them. I believe a quote attributed to Jill Scott asking, “Who loves us?” became central to the dialogue. As a Black male, I ...
(Akiit.com) At the top of the White racist, sexist social structure, says Eldridge Cleaver in Soul on Ice, is the White man (the “Omnipotent Administratorâ€). Next comes the White woman (the “Ultra-feminine dollâ€). Then the Black woman (an “Amazonâ€); and last and least, like a fired worker on an employment ...
(Akiit.com) The recent survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the sex and drug habits of Americans is the latest to toss the ugly glare on the naked race-tainted war on drugs. The survey found that whites are much more likely to use drugs than blacks. Other ...
Alexandria, VA (Akiit.com) – Partners in Development (PID) has launched a new initiative with the objective of developing partnerships between African-Americans and African organizations working in the critical area of HIV/AIDS in eight sub-Saharan countries in Africa. The Project is also launching the Experience Africa Newsletter. The project, which commenced ...
(Akiit.com) One of the most popular phrases in urban communities is “support black businesses.” The declaration instills pride and promotes the survival of the black business merchants. The phrase became a necessity because, after the civil rights movement and integration, the black business district began to decline. So whenever there’s ...
Nick Charles Is Third Leader to Go Since March (Akiit.com) Less than four months after the general manager and publisher of the Web site AOL Black Voices stepped Nick Charles down, Nick Charles, the Web site’s editor-in-chief, left abruptly this week, Charles confirmed on Friday. “I’m weighing a couple of ...
(Akiit.com) Oakland rolled out the red carpet for a night of ties, tuxes and plenty of flash during the African American Excellence in Business Awards and Scholarship Gala. That was Wednesday evening, when Las Vegas glitz met Oakland civic pride at the Oakland Marriott hotel. “It’s good when black folks ...
(Akiit.com) What, exactly, is ghetto? An Austin woman, fed up with negative media images of African-Americans and women, doesn’t want to know. Gina McCauley has launched a campaign against an upcoming show on Black Entertainment Television that she feels degrades and demeans. She’s had some success: Earlier this week, State ...
John Hoberman, ‘Darwin’s Athletes: How Sport Has Damaged Black America and Preserved the Myth of Race’ (Akiit.com) Controversial book brings Black intellectuals together to discuss whether African Americans are preoccupied with sports New York — If African Americans have become overly obsessed with sports, the engagement or lack thereof by ...
(Akiit.com) An “alarmingly” high number of inner-city black young adults smoke and, for those trying to quit, several factors may conspire to thwart their efforts, research shows. A key factor, researchers found, is the widespread belief among 18- to 24-year-old black smokers and nonsmokers that smoking cigarettes is a normal ...