(Akiit.com) Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin may well be convicted of one or more of the charges against him in the slaying of George Floyd. At best it will be a pyrrhic victory. Floyd is dead. His children are fatherless. Chauvin made bail months ago and was allowed to ...
(Akiit.com) Eighty-year-old Patrick Leahy (D-VT) was sworn in to preside over the second Senate impeachment trial by eighty-six-year-old Chuck Grassley (R-IA). That is the state of American politics today; an aging group of septuagenarians and octogenarians clinging to their last vestiges of power. The coming decade will see the inevitable ...
(Akiit.com) Movie fans attending the 29th PAFF could watch its choice programming on a streaming app or computers, versus making the annual pilgrimage to Los Angeles. The setting is different, but the usual array of international African diaspora films is still impressive. Check out these four festival films that are ...
(Akiit.com) I have been telling parents for decades that sending a child to almost any college is playing Russian roulette with his or her values. But it is a different version of Russian roulette. In the traditional version, only one of the gun’s six chambers contains a bullet. In the ...
(Akiit.com) It is a simple choice with only two options for Democrats: do they favor Americans or illegal aliens? Every time they’ve been given the choice, Democrats choose illegal aliens. So why would anyone be surprised that they’re doing it again when it comes to COVID? I don’t care for ...
(Akiit.com) Nothing wrong with a little nostalgia. But if you’re looking for a comedy revelation, this isn’t it. It’s an ‘80s throwback with a comic superstar, his merrymen/women and a tinge of Wakanda fever. Grab a seat and be prepared to yawn before you laugh. If 1988 feels ancient to ...
(Akiit.com) Like most people, I enjoy peace and tranquility in my life. I find that I sometimes experience profound frustration with the need for continuous social unrest to move us forward. I erroneously assumed that when Trump left, the discord that followed daily in his wake would gradually vanish. To ...
(Akiit.com) The 2020 presidential election was a watershed year for American democracy. Turnout was at the highest level in over a century and Biden got more votes than any candidate for president in history. Only time turnout was higher was in the 1800s, with a smaller white males only electorate, ...
(Akiit.com) Imagine this scenario: A friend asks you to care for his dog “Fifi.” From the animal’s name, you infer it probably is not much bigger than your own small pooch. But you are shocked to learn later Fifi is a giant mastiff. As such, the animal consumes far more ...
(Akiit.com) March is Women’s History Month, and this month is the perfect time to lift the Black women’s organizations that make such an essential difference in our lives. Last year, both the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) and the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women (NANBPW) celebrated ...
(Akiit.com) The hottest theme in liberal punditry is mocking conservatives for their objections to Woke Culture’s long march through American entertainment conglomerates. It’s not “real news.” NBC late-night “comedian” Seth Meyers denounced the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, claiming, “(T)he only truly unifying thing at CPAC, the beating heart ...
(Akiit.com) Did you know America is going bankrupt? Most people don’t. Maybe the saddest part about our country’s state of affairs is that all our vitriol and dysfunction has come at a time when we aren’t even addressing our biggest problems. It would be one thing if America collectively decided ...