Revolutionary War Role Would Be Recognized (Akiit.com) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Connecticut native’s decades-long fight for a monument to the thousands of black soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War took an important step forward recently when U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd and other lawmakers introduced legislation that would let it ...
(Akiit.com) An attorney for D.C. Council member Marion Barry is urging a federal judge to uphold a recent ruling that has kept his client and former mayor out of prison. The lawyer, Frederick D. Cooke Jr., formally asked Chief Judge Thomas F. Hogan on Friday to uphold the ruling after ...
(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) Rapper Omillio Sparks may be reunited with Roc-A-Fella Records in the coming weeks sources told Akiit.com. Sparks, born Kenneth Johnson, was signed to Roc-A-Fella Records by CEO’s Jay-Z and Damon Dash and was part of the State Property rap group, which featured Philly rappers Beanie Sigel, Freeway, Oschino Vazquez ...
(Akiit.com) T.I. may be faced with a lawsuit from Duke University, after the rapper arrived late and walked off the stage early during the university’s Cameron Rocks! concert that took place on Saturday (Apr. 7). According to Duke’s student newspaper The Chronicle, T.I. was paid $70,000 to perform for a ...
(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) The reaction was swift and justifiably angry to shock jock Don Imus’s latest racist crack that the Rutgers women’s basketball players were nappy headed ‘hos’ (An even more curious characterization given Imus’s trademark floppy mop). Imus didn’t step over the line of racial incorrectness he obliterated it. He straddled ...
(Akitt.com) In Hollywood, faith is becoming more than something you discuss with your family and friends, it’s becoming an acceptable part of the entertainment environment. From celebrities talking about their beliefs to the release of blockbuster Christian films, faith is making an impact – a big impact. Until recently, to ...
(Akiit.com) Ten years ago TBN, CBN and BET (Bobby Jones Gospel) dominated national Christian television programming. With the exception of limited programs airing on network TV, these channels were the primary choices for those looking for Christian TV shows. But a lot has changed. While these Christian networks are thriving ...
(Akiit.com) South Bronx, NY rapper Remy Ma has officially been released from her deal with Terror Squad/SRC/Universal. Remy Ma first requested that she be released shortly after the release of her debut album, There’s Something About Remy , but due to legal hang-ups and bitter negotiations her status as a ...