New York, NY (Akiit.com) – In today’s world where divorce is more the norm for African American women rather than the exception, it seems like group hysteria prevails. The founder of the Divorce Tactics for Women Kit and the website, Gloria Jean, is a lifestyle coach for women. She has ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. – (Akiit.com) James Brown’s body was placed in a crypt Saturday at the Beech Island home of one his daughters, family and friends of the soul singer said. White balloons were released and Brown’s adult children and other family members and friends sang and prayed over the singer’s ...
Washington, DC (Akiit.com) – UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) announces new initiatives resulting from an ongoing collaboration with African-American colleges and academic physicians designed to develop new, innovative health care solutions, in response to the documented disparities in health care status experienced by African Americans. During the National Association for Equal ...
Redman’s upcoming album, Red Gone Wild, isn’t even out yet and the New Jersey rapper is looking to the past for his future projects. “I’m getting back into [the studio] with Muddy Waters 2 right after Red Gone Wild. I already did two songs for it. It ain’t gonna be ...
A little more than a month after being appointed President of Urban Music at Island Records, Jermaine Dupri has hit the ground running by signing Compton,CA/ Hattisburg, MS rapper Hot Dollar. According to the music mogul, Hot Dollar’s talent was too good to pass up. “Yeah, he’s my first Island ...
The Islamic Republic of Iran is not going to give up its nuclear ambitions, at least not voluntarily.  The regional dominance Iran desires is bolstered by nuclear capability and the international respect they have long coveted is dependant upon it. More importantly, Iran will have nuclear weapons because as the ...
Film on America’s Unhealthy Obsession With Beauty Set to Make World Premiere at the AFI Dallas International Film Festival Chicago, IL (Akiit.com) – From Barbie Dolls to pop stars, America has an unquenchable thirst for physical perfection. It’s this obsession with beauty and glamour that is the focus of America ...
Springfield, IL (Akiit.com) – The Capital City Courier (CCC) does it again! The local black newspaper that addresses the most thought-provoking, sensitive, and occasionally hard-to-face questions has once again brought up a subject of pressing concern in the black community. In a time when 78% of all black women are ...
Miami, FL – Actor-comedian Sinbad had the last laugh after his Wikipedia entry announced he was dead, the performer said Thursday. Rumors began circulating Saturday regarding the posting, said Sinbad, who first got a telephone call from his daughter. The gossip quieted, but a few days later the 50-year-old entertainer ...
NEW YORK (AP-Akiit.com) – Two police officers indicted for their roles in a 50-bullet barrage that killed an unarmed man on his wedding day will face charges of manslaughter, and a third will be charged with misdemeanor reckless endangerment, a person familiar with the investigation said. The grand jury that ...