(Akiit.com) Ask any young person, especially a young man what they wish to be when they grow up and invariably most will name a sports position or music industry position. But the majority of aspiring athletes and entertainers fail and if there is no back up plan, they end up ...
(Akiit.com) More than 3 million teenaged girls have at least one sexually transmitted disease (STD), a new government study suggests. The most severely affected are African-American teens. In fact, 48 percent of African-American teenaged girls have an STD, compared with 20 percent of white teenaged girls. “What we found is ...
(Akiit.com) The global image of the Black woman continues to be under attack, the latest of which being with Charles Knipp and his character Shirley Q. Liquor. ‘Liquor‘ is described by Charles Knipp as being “the Queen of Ignunce,” who is based on his experiences with and interpretations of Black ...
(Akiit.com) Over the last 40 years, America has failed to make significant progress on poverty, inequality, racial injustice and crime, according to a report that updates the 1968 report of the Kerner Commission, the bipartisan National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders. In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the Kerner ...
(Akiit.com) Power to the people! Let’s get it on! No more debates – last one in Austin, Texas between Democratic candidates Senator Barack Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton; at times polite, contemptuous; especially Clinton’s swipe at Obama (reference Plagiarism) stating Obama represents “Change you can xerox!†– crowd booed! Obama ...
(Akiit.com) *There we were with rubber gloves and plastic bags picking up trash in two parks in our neighborhood. It was not my idea of the perfect family outing. The two eldest boys were working to earn a badge for their karate school. The sour looks on their faces reflected ...
(Akiit.com) Here’s what a spokesperson for Democratic Presidential contender Barack Obama said when he got wind of former Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan’s virtual endorsement of Obama’s White House bid, “Senator Obama has been clear in his objections to Minister Farrakhan’s past pronouncements and has not solicited the minister’s ...
(Akiit.com) Have you abandoned your New Year’s Resolution to get healthier? If you have, you are not alone. You are amongst millions of Americans who unfortunately by this time of year have not done as well. Don’t beat yourself up about it. Make the decision to just get back on ...
(Akiit.com) CLUE #1 – If you have ever taken even one dose of antibiotics in your life: antibiotics literally mean (anti-life) and kills off the good bacteria throughout your system. The good bacteria are what help your digestive system to function smoothly. CLUE #2 – If you have uncontrollable cravings ...
(Akiit.com) Boy, Black folks (my people) are a funny bunch. That’s “funny” as in ‘ha ha.’ Yep, Mo’Kelly said it. Mo’Kelly loves you all, but he knows y’all too. Only in the United States of Black America can Black folks send death threats to Tavis Smiley and his family because ...
(Akiit.com) Frederick, MD Feb 11, 2008 — PublishAmerica is proud to present Fruits of Our Labor: America’s Prosperity on the Backs of Blacks by Fayton L. Washington of Damascus, Maryland. The trend in America since the birth of this nation has been its unforgiving obsession with segregation, prejudice, and inequality. ...
(Akiit.com) There is a saying – “God cannot change the truth.†I’m an African-American political independent. The purpose of this article is not to debate the merits of belonging to a certain political party nor to pursue political converts. The purpose is to clarify history and to ask does the ...