(Akiit.com) The most interesting thing that one comes away with in the “made for television†civil discussion at Rick Warren’s church is that race escapes neither politics nor religion, and ageism doesn’t really play role in determining intellectual qualification of the Presidency. When it comes to Barack Obama, everybody has ...
(Akiit.com) “The Impact of seeing positive Black Men” those prophetic words kept ringing in my consciousness as I drove home after completing my second basketball clinic in 3 days. Over a 3 day span I had the pleasure of interacting with 200 inner city youths, teaching, speaking, laughing and having ...
(Akiit.com) And so here we are…fast approaching the Democratic National Convention. For the young people and those not intimately familiar with the inner-workings of the political machine; this is the moment when Senator Barack Obama “officially†begins his bid for the presidency of these United States. Everything up until now ...
(Akiit.com) Last week, I drew a picture of the fall of America’s so-called “Liberal Democracy,†which includes riots, specifically between the “haves†and the “have-nots.†In this nation, when any “haves†are African American, we know historically that white “have-nots†will start to lose their minds. American racism and elitism ...
(Akiit.com) Health indicators consistently confirm that African Americans suffer disproportionately from leading diseases, as well as die earlier. In light of this, it is especially important for African Americans to get accustomed to having regular screenings and exams. In doing so, many conditions could be at the least caught earlier, ...
(Akiit.com) Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama outwardly seems little worried that the polls could get it wrong on white attitudes toward his candidacy. But the possibility that many whites could flat out lie to pollsters when they say that they have no problem voting for an African-American presidential candidate has ...
(Akiit.com) One of the funniest comedians I ever heard in my life, Bernie Mac, died this past weekend. He was 50 years old. Overcoming life’s challenges is often not considered funny material. Black life in America is often recalled as sad but true. Bernie Mac had a way of relating ...
(Akiit.com) Battle Creek, Michigan – Last month on the 25th and 26th of July, I had the pleasure of participating in the Black Arts Festival in Kalamazoo, selling my books. For the most part it was a very enjoyable two days filled with music, good food, crafts and people just ...
(Akiit.com) It can be tough being black in America. But the tough stuff builds character. Maybe that’s why Barack Obama got this far this fast. Much of America’s political conversation is couched in code. And so it was that recently the McCain campaign accused Barack Obama of playing the “race ...
(Akiit.com) When Jesse Jackson was running for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination 20 years ago, the civil-rights movement veteran said to his integrated gatherings on the campaign trail that, if elected, he could not legislate against poor performance in school or irresponsible sexual behavior. At the time, that was seen ...
(Akiit.com) For the past couple of weeks, Mo’Kelly has laughed uncontrollaby at Rick Ross/William Roberts. Bob was exposed as a sick combination of CB4, Milli Vanilli and Malibu’s Most Wanted…all rolled into one disgusting fat body. What was not to like about the fairytale of the rise and fall of ...
(Akiit.com) Proverbs 18:31 “Death & Life are in the power of the tongue” Translation words that are spoken, written and received are powerful . As a coach no one understands the impact of words more than I. I have personally witnessed the impact words (positive & negative) can have, particularly ...