(Akiit.com) The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) are outraged at a number of crude comments made by WFAN radio personality Don Imus, regarding Rutgers University’s women’s basketball team. During a radio interview on his simulcasted radio show on MSNBC, Imus referred to athletes of the basketball team as “nappy-headed ...
Frankfort, KY (Akiit.com) – During the Civil Rights struggle of the 1960’s, the pride of Black Americans was elevated when the Black Arts Movement popularized the slogan “black is beautify.†In his debut book of poetry, When Heaven Smiles (Awesome Records, $9.95, ISBN: 978-1-893680-09-8) author David Shabazz is laying the ...
Chicago, IL (Akiit.com) – Urban Influence Magazine, an official publication of the National Urban League, targets progressive African American professionals with a message of building wealth through social change. As the first publication of the Urban League distributed on newsstands nationwide, this occasion marks an historical achievement for the 97-year-old ...
     (Akiit.com) This past weekend, I watched the film “Amazing Grace.†This marvelous film tells the story of the battle abolitionist William Wilberforce waged to end the slave trade in the British Empire. While watching the film, I pondered the fact that our understanding of the origins of our liberty ...
    (Akiit.com) Make sure you check out the special 30th anniversary broadcast of “Roots” beginning this Sunday night at 8:00 on TV One. “Roots” captivated the nation when it debuted on ABC in January of 1977.     Three decades later, this harrowing and inspirational saga of an African-American family’s proud ...
     (Akiit.com) Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Christopher Dodd, John Edwards, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich, Barack Obama and Bill Richardson will participate in the “All-American Presidential Forums on PBS,†moderated by Tavis Smiley, on June 28, from 9 to 10:30 p.m. ET at Howard University in Washington, D.C.     ...
     (Akiit.com) About 1,100 items owned by Michael Jackson and his famous family members will hit the auction block next month unless the King of Pop follows through with legal action to stop it.          “Mr. Jackson was not aware and he is extremely upset that his memorabilia was included ...
     (Akiit.com) Idris Elba just can’t stay out of the theater; the movie theater, that is.      The actor, fresh from his run in “Daddy’s Little Girls,†can be seen on the screen again in “The Reaping,†which opens today (Friday) in theaters nationwide.      The film stars Hilary Swank ...
(Akiit.com) Rapper Ludacris will make his only UK appearance on Apr. 14, during a performance at a popular nightclub. The rapper will perform one date at Zenn nightclub, which will be followed by a meet and greet with VIP fans. Promoters said that Ludacris, born Chris Bridges, was seeking to ...
(Akiit.com) RUSTON, La. (AP) — Former Grambling coach Eddie Robinson, who created a football powerhouse at the small, black college in northern Louisiana that turned out hundreds of NFL players, has died. He was 88. The soft-spoken coach spent nearly 60 years at Grambling State University, where he set a ...