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“What It Takes” E-Mentoring Program…

December 9, 2011 by  
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Tweet (Akiit.com) Getting to the top takes hard work and dedication. Trying to pass that commitment down to inner-city kids can be a challenge at times, but the What It Takes Foundation believes it has a social media forum that may get through to them. Through a grant from the John S. and James L. […]

TV News Reporter Launches “Bake Away Hunger” Initiative…

December 9, 2011 by  
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Tweet (Akiit.com) In addition to his ongoing career in TV news, Peter Thorne is taking on a new title: African-American Social Entrepreneur. The longtime NYC TV journalist announces the launch of Momma B Bakery (MBBE LLC), a black-family owned and operated gourmet bakery company that was conceived with a simple goal in mind: “Do Good […]

Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s New Book Covers Affair…

July 12, 2011 by  
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Tweet (Akiit.com) Disgraced former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick claims in an upcoming book that an unspoken alliance of political adversaries, Detroit business leaders and an aggressive media capitalized on a sex and perjury scandal to send him from leading one of America’s largest cities to a prison cell. The former politician bills Surrendered! The Rise, Fall […]

Movie Review Press Release – The Least Among You?…

September 5, 2010 by  
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Tweet (Akiit.com) Los Angeles, Calif. – Inspired by the true story of a falsely accused black college graduate forced to serve probation in an all-white seminary in the 1960s, The Least Among You debuts on DVD, Digital Download and On Demand August 24, 2010 from Lionsgate. The emotionally charged film stars NAACP Theatre Award-winner Cedric […]

Press Release; New book uses Bible to trace origins of humankind and contributions of blacks in America‏…

May 19, 2010 by  
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Tweet (Akiit.com) New book uses Bible to trace origins of humankind and contributions of blacks in America. The Legacy: Looking Back While Moving Forward by Laura Lee King examines the lineage of black Americans PORTLAND, Ore. (MMD Newswire) May 18, 2010 — In The Legacy: Looking Back While Moving Forward, Laura Lee King explores the […]

An Inspired Nurse’s Story…

Tweet (Akiit.com) Coming from a family with a tradition in medicine it was only natural for Chantale Trouillot to want to heal sick people. Her father was a Doctor when Chantale was growing up in Port Au Prince, Haiti. Chantale wanted to be the hands-on, day and night, care and comfort for patients so she […]

Book Release; The U.S. Colored Troops at Andersonville Prison…

December 31, 2009 by  
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Tweet (Akiit.com) Charles Town, WV…..Charles Town West Virginia national award winning author Bob O’Connor, a Civil War writer who has given us three historicalnovels about the conflict, has changed gears and published a non-fictioncivil war book called “The U.S. Colored Troops at Andersonville Prison.” The book is a follow up of his fictional account “Catesby: […]

Press Release; WELCOME TO THE NEW ERA OF AUTHENIC APPAREL…

November 4, 2009 by  
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Tweet (Akiit.com) Future Leader of the World was founded in 2007 by husband and wife team Gary and Sherrie Mitchell. “My husband actually thought of the idea and I helped to put it in motion”, says Sherrie. Not only are we projecting a positive message to the world, we can honestly say we love what […]

Press Release; Treading Waters, A Woman Living With MS…

October 30, 2009 by  
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Tweet (Akiit.com) Patricia Anne Phillips is a local author of seven romance novels. After her daughter’s health started to decline, Patricia was asked to move into her daughter and family home. Her daughter had a car accident, and two months later was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). After the car accident her conditions worsen. It […]

Press Release; Thank God I’m Natural: The Official Guide to Caring and Maintaining for Natural Hair…

September 23, 2009 by  
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Tweet (Akiit.com) Contact; Piper Singleton Media Relations, (312) 651-8170 thankgodimnatural@gmail.com Like most black women, Chris-Tia Donaldson, author of recently published “Thank God I’m Natural: The Official Guide to Caring and Maintaining for Natural Hair”, grew tired of spending thousands of dollars and hours upon hours frying her nappy tresses into submission. After 25 years of […]

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