(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) Rapper Snoop Dogg recently appeared on a Holland based-talk show and had some unflattering words for frequent rap critic Bill O’Reilly. On. Mar. 29, Snoop appeared on the talk show Jensen! which is hosted by Robert Jensen. During the interview before his performance at The Milky Way club, Snoop ...
(Akiit.com) Former Spice Girl Melanie Brown has given birth to a daughter in California, her publicist said Tuesday. The baby, who weighs 5 pounds, 4 ounces, was born just after midnight Tuesday at St. John’s hospital in Santa Monica, said Nadine Bibi in an e-mail. “Baby is completely healthy with ...
(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 ...
Bowie, MD (Akiit.com) – Dr. Wole Soyinka, winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature, will open the 2007 Spring Arts Festival on Wednesday, April 4, 2007. Sponsored by the Departments of English and Modern Languages, Communications, Fine and Performing Arts, History and Government, and the University Honors Program, the ...
       (Akiit.com) Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama beamed as he sat beside Jesse Jackson as Jesse announced that he was formally endorsing Obama’s candidacy. The idea was that Jackson’s endorsement would give Obama a rocket boost with black voters. It won’t.     And there are two glaring reasons why. ...
(Akiit.com) CHICAGO (AP) Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson said Thursday he’s backing Democrat Barack Obama in his presidential bid, giving his support to a new generation of black politicians. “He has my vote,” the Rev. Jackson told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. Jackson sought the Democratic presidential nomination ...
     (Akiit.com) Comedian-writer George Wallace, whose career rocketed when he became a writer for “The Redd Foxx Show,†has now become a very popular staple of the Las Vegas Strip.      Wallace is one of the many entertainers that is making Sin City one of the premiere entertainment destinations, selling ...
(Akiit.com) Talk show mogul Oprah Winfrey hasn’t received much love from the Hip-Hop community lately. Minor incidents with Hip-Hop stars such as Ludacris and Ice Cube has the billionaire deemed a Hip-Hop hater by many, but hopefully an appearance by a Hip-Hop legend on Winfrey’s show will silence critics. Joseph ...
(Akiit.com) Former “The Parkers” star Mo’Nique went to prison to do a comedy show — and says she found the experience more profoundly affecting than she could have imagined. “Don’t misunderstand me. Most people who are in prison, should be. But, some who are there are not bad people. They ...