(Akiit.com) Has the rat infestation in some of the fast food joints like Taco Bell caused you to boycott eating out in any other restaurant? Apparently, it has not for the majority of Americans. If eating out has been your practice, maybe you wonder how is it that you could ...
(Akiit.com) The saying goes, “Our children are our futureâ€, but what if our children don’t outlive us? Frightening statistics tell the story. According to The American Obesity Association, 30% of kids ages 6-11 are overweight and 15% are obese, setting them up for increased risk for diabetes, asthma, high blood ...
(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) According to a study presented at the recent meeting of the American Sociological Association, the astounding increase in the nation’s prison population since the 1970s is having “profound demographic consequences that disproportionately affect black males.†The study found that the jump in incarceration rates represents “a massive intervention†in ...
(Akiit.com) A clearly befuddled and flustered presidential contender John McCain stumbled almost laughingly over a question from an audience member during a townhall talk in Iowa in March 2007. The questioner asked what he’d do to combat the AIDS plague. McCain after several stumbles nervously said that he didn’t know ...
(Akiit.com) Warning: The following column discusses the recent CNN series, “Black in America.” Do not read it if you wish to retain oversimplified standardized images and ideas – i.e., stereotypes – about black folks. Despite what you think, what you’ve read, what you’ve seen and what you’ve heard, there’s nothing ...
(Akiit.com) The Democrat’s message appears to resonate with, rather than alienate, black voters. CINCINNATI, OHIO — Unswayed by the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s disapproval, Sen. Barack Obama pressed his message Monday that African Americans needed to take more responsibility for their lives and families, a theme that had angered one of ...
(Akiit.com) Thank you, Jesse Jackson! It’s been a long time since the self-proclaimed black leader did anything useful, but Jackson has now — quite unintentionally — turned a bright spotlight on Barack Obama’s traditional views of parenthood. With his crude remarks several days ago, Jackson raised public awareness of an ...
(Akiit.com) Vilifying Black Men to Win Favor with the Man … Addressing a congregation at the Apostolic Church of God, one of Chicago’s largest black churches, on Father’s Day, Barack Obama said: “Too many fathers are M.I.A., too many fathers are AWOL, missing from too many lives and too many ...
(Akiit.com) BOSTON, MASS — Damn, not again I silently thought to myself as I watched this young black boy approach my truck with a can in his hand while stopped at a red light on my way home from work. Now I know what you’re thinking times are hard these ...
(Akiit.com) Men with high blood pressure, particularly African-American men, are often unaware they have the condition, according to a new study. Researchers found that of more than 1,500 young and middle-aged adults with high blood pressure, men were one-quarter less likely than women to know they had the condition. And ...
(Akiit.com) Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama received a lot of (generally positive) media coverage for his sermon last Sunday delivered before more than 3,000 worshippers at the Apostolic Church of God in Chicago. It was basically a “tough love†speech castigating Black men who father children but fail to stay ...