NEW YORK, April 17 /Akiit.com/ — BLACK ENTERPRISE (BE) today revealed its most recent list of top cities for African Americans as featured in its May 2007 issue. The top picks were culled from more than 2,000 interactive surveys completed on http://www.blackenterprise.com/ and by editorial staff evaluation. The editors weighed ...
(Akiit.com) LAKELAND – In a culture where speaking openly about having AIDS often causes people to shun or pity you, Rae Lewis-Thornton bares her soul and shares the most personal parts of her life with strangers. In the 21 years since she was diagnosed with HIV, and 14 since that ...
Editor’s Note: More than a half million African-Americans have died from smoking-related diseases over the past decade. That’s enough people to fill the cities of Atlanta, New Orleans, Kansas City, Mo., or Cleveland, Ohio. Yet, “cigarette smoking is the single most preventable cause of premature death in the United States”, ...
WASHINGTON (Akiit.com) – While the number of African-Americans who frequent the Internet continues to grow, White Web users maintain a good lead amidst the so-called digital divide, according to a recent Pew Internet and American Life Project study. What was once the “digital divide†has evolved into the “digital dimmer ...
(Akiit.com) Joseph Blue has lived in San Francisco for 20 years and toughed out the drastic decline in its black population, a phenomenon that persists despite being recognized for decades as a problem. Neighborhoods that once thrived with African American culture and black-owned businesses have all but disappeared. “San Francisco ...
(Akiit.com) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Black leaders say they are on the move. They have seen enough. They’ve seen enough dying. They’ve seen enough suffering. They’ve seen enough labeling that comes with the stigma associated with the HIV/AIDS virus. During a recent three-day National Black Leader’s AIDS Mobilization Strategic Planning Summit, ...
(Akiit.com) In an unprecedented new study, an estimated 754,000 people are homeless across the United States-and many of them are black, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. “We find most of these homeless people are men and, disproportionately, a large amount are black,” Brian Sullivan, a spokesman ...
(Akiit.com) We are at that time of the year where we have gone through several New Year’s resolutions – like to stop smoking, get organized, better manage your time, and/or hit the gym to lose weight. In January, losing weight was one of the most pressing concerns for many of ...
(Akiit.com) In March, we focused our attention to celebrate women’s history month; one of many worthy of national observance. While we have certainly made many important strides over the past decades, there is cause for concern due to the current state of our health as women of color. We hear ...
Safe Kids Worldwide Targets African-American Parents and Caregivers During National Poison Prevention Week, March 18 – 24 Washington, DC (Akiit.com) – African-American children account for more than one out of four children killed by accidental poisoning in the United States, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data for ...
Akiit.com (March 12, 2007) The National Medical Association (NMA) has released results of a membership survey that overwhelmingly indicate that NMA physicians are even more positive toward direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising now than they were in 2001. Further, NMA physicians said that consumer-focused advertising of prescription medications provides substantial educational benefits and ...
(Akiit.com) All around us we hear about how the toxins in the environment are affecting the general population’s health all over the world. In fact in the UK, a study was conducted by the Environmental Pressure Group that measured the amount of chemical toxins found to be in the blood ...