New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin charged the slow pace of post-hurricane recovery in the Crescent City was due in part to racial politics. Speaking at dinner in Washington, Nagin said it appeared there were efforts afoot to prevent New Orleans from returning to an African-American majority and political leadership. Nagin’s ...
Spring is almost here…the weather is getting warmer, the birds are singing and the bees are buzzing. It’s that time of year in which love is in the air and the wedding invitations flow freely. And Mo’Kelly is usually not at said weddings…at least not when the invitation comes from ...
Chicago, IL (Akiit.com) – Dorothy Brown, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County and Chicago’s 2007 Mayoral Candidate, celebrate and salutes notable Chicagoans and Black History Month with “Pearls of History,” Black-Tie Gala. The event will take place from 5:30pm until midnight, on Friday February 2, 2007, at South ...
New York, NY (Akiit.com) – In today’s world where divorce is more the norm for African American women rather than the exception, it seems like group hysteria prevails. The founder of the Divorce Tactics for Women Kit and the website, Gloria Jean, is a lifestyle coach for women. She has ...
Springfield, IL (Akiit.com) – The Capital City Courier (CCC) does it again! The local black newspaper that addresses the most thought-provoking, sensitive, and occasionally hard-to-face questions has once again brought up a subject of pressing concern in the black community. In a time when 78% of all black women are ...
NEW YORK (AP-Akiit.com) – Two police officers indicted for their roles in a 50-bullet barrage that killed an unarmed man on his wedding day will face charges of manslaughter, and a third will be charged with misdemeanor reckless endangerment, a person familiar with the investigation said. The grand jury that ...
GAYS UPSET WITH COLTS COACH: Tony Dungy gets criticized for agreeing to speak at a pro family group.
Tony Dungy, coach of Super Bowl champions the Indiana Colts, just can’t win when in the opinion of some gay activist groups. An organization that opposes same-sex marriage, the Indiana Family Institute (IFI) will be honoring Dungy with the “Friends of the Family” award and according to its president, Curt ...
Three New York police officers are scheduled to be indicted today on criminal charges for firing 50 shots at three unarmed black men, killing one just hours before his Nov. 25 wedding, it was announced Friday. The case involving the death of groom Sean Bell has sparked outrage and protest ...