(Akiit.com) In his address to the American people from the Oval Office, President Obama spoke about “the end of our combat mission in Iraq, the ongoing security challenges we face, and the need to rebuild our nation here at home.” He stated that America’s future is “ours to shape” and ...
(Akiit.com) In the last few weeks much discussion regarding a unique matter involving race has surfaced within the African-American community. Such is the case, as President Barack Obama’s appearance on the daytime talk show, The View, in which he classified African Americans as a “mongrel people” has provoked feelings of ...
(Akiit.com) PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – On Tuesday, Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council, or CEP as it is known by its French acronym, will disqualify some of the 34 people who have filed formal applications to become the next president for various reasons. In the past, the thinning of candidates was a routine ...
(Akiit.com) On Friday evening while celebrating a Ramadan Iftar dinner at the White House, President Obama did what any president should do. He defended the rights of Americans to practice their religion on America soil. The problem is that on Saturday, bowing to pressure from some Republicans and others, the ...
(Akiit.com) In the many months since the 2008 presidential election, an increasing number of those within the African-American community have begun to question whether the electing of the United States first African-American President, Barack Obama, has functioned to yield any significant results in regard to remedying the abject condition of ...
(Akiit.com) Men have to take their fair share of the blame in the gender breakdown because too many of us believe that it’s cool to tuck our emotions away. And too many of us think that having a discussion about feelings is for women and gay men. Consequently, our voice ...
(Akiit.com) My friend and I watched looters gleefully make mad dashes into the corner grocery store; their arms bulged with liquor bottles and cigarette cartons. Suddenly, my friend shouted out as if he was speaking to an audience, “Maybe now they’ll see how rotten they treat us.” The “they” was ...
(Akiit.com) After a nine-month investigation into alleged ethics violations against Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) the House Ethics Committee has released its report. The Committee has found that the congresswoman improperly used her office to assist OneUnited, a Massachusetts-based bank in receiving $12 million in federal bailout funds in December 2008. ...
(Akiit.com) Fox News host Glenn Beck recently compared America under the Obama administration to the Planet of the Apes. Fox News doesn’t like black people, so is it any surprise that blacks don’t tune in? Recently, Think Progress reported that according to the Nielsen ratings, only 29,000 black viewers have ...
(Akiit.com) In the wake of the House Ethics Committee formerly charging Charles Rangel (D-NY) with thirteen ethics violations, another member of congress is poised to have an ethics trial in the House. It has been reported by numerous sources that Congresswoman Maxine Waters will be charged with improperly intervening with ...
(Akiit.com) A year ago an exasperated White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said that the legions of so-called “birthers” that are adamant that President Obama is an illegal alien and should be dumped from the White House will never go away. A year later, the president celebrates his 49th birthday, ...
(Akiit.com) As the president’s poll numbers sag among whites and other Americans, conservatives claim that racial allegiance keeps numbers high among African Americans. Here’s what they haven’t factored in… Beginning last week, President Obama’s approval rating is now the lowest it’s ever been, with just 45 percent of Americans saying ...