(Akiit.com) RUSTON, La. (AP) — Former Grambling coach Eddie Robinson, who created a football powerhouse at the small, black college in northern Louisiana that turned out hundreds of NFL players, has died. He was 88. The soft-spoken coach spent nearly 60 years at Grambling State University, where he set a ...
       (Akiit.com) Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama beamed as he sat beside Jesse Jackson as Jesse announced that he was formally endorsing Obama’s candidacy. The idea was that Jackson’s endorsement would give Obama a rocket boost with black voters. It won’t.     And there are two glaring reasons why. ...
(Akiit.com) CHICAGO (AP) Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson said Thursday he’s backing Democrat Barack Obama in his presidential bid, giving his support to a new generation of black politicians. “He has my vote,” the Rev. Jackson told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. Jackson sought the Democratic presidential nomination ...
     (Akiit.com) Al Sharpton, the Hip Hop Summit Action Network’s Russell Simmons and Dr. Benjamin Chavis, and other community and religious leaders are planning a march to protest the alleged actions of G-Unit rapper Tony Yayo.      Billed as a “call to action and public grievance,†the rally is planned ...
(Akiit.com) Los Angeles, CA – Dr. Geraldine Washington’s service has been longstanding, substantial and consistent in striving to make a difference in the fight for social, community and civil empowerment in Los Angeles.     As the nation recognizes the significant contributions of women during the month of March, Washington, President ...
Nationwide (Akiit.com) – Mocha Sisters Organization (MSO) has launched a national membership campaign to recruit women who are inspired to make a positive difference in their community. Mocha Sisters are mothers, sisters, wives, career women, entrepreneurs and women who are dedicated to making a change. MSO differs from other volunteer ...
(Akiit.com) The undeniable history of our forefathers tells many stories of power, strength, leadership and prosperity. African kings like Mansa Musa, King of Mali, was a powerful leader who established trade, built schools, courts, and enclosed the cities of Timbuktu and Gao within his empire. Men like Musa seem almost ...
(Akiit.com) Republican presidential candidates Rudolph Giuliani and Mitt Romney are skipping the National Urban League’s annual conference this summer, and league president Marc Morial wants them to know he’s not happy about it. “We’re sending notice, not just to the Republicans, but to all the candidates, that you’re not going ...
Symposium to Advance Policy Agenda to Restore the Gulf Coast Baton Rouge, LA (Akiit.coom) – The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF), Rep. William J. Jefferson (D-LA), and the Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation will present a District-Level Forum on Friday, March 30 and Saturday, March 31, 2007 from 9:00am – 5:00pm. ...
Akiit.com (March 13, 2007) Roland S. Martin, a nationally syndicated columnist and Chicago-based radio host, will join CNN, it was announced today by Jon Klein, president of CNN/U.S. Martin will serve as a contributor across several programs effective immediately, and, in the coming months, the network will develop various other ...
Akiit.com (March 8, 2007) Walgreen Co. store manager Johnny Tucker claims it was an open secret among his African-American colleagues that their chances of being assigned to stores in white neighborhoods were slim. “It was something many of us accepted and tolerated,” said the 21-year Walgreens veteran, who manages a ...
(Akiit.com) The Tuskegee Airmen, the elite crew of World War II pilots who destroyed more than 400enemy aircraft while protecting the American and Allied bombers they escorted on missions, will finally receive recognition from the country they served with honor and distinction. Â Â Â Â Â On March 29, the United States will ...