(Akiit.com) SANTA MONICA, Calif. – A judge ordered the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department on Friday to set a date to auction the rights to O.J. Simpson’s book, “If I Did It.” The book, in which Simpson explains how he might have committed the killings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson ...
Nationwide (Akiit.com) – Mocha Sisters Organization (MSO) has launched a national membership campaign to recruit women who are inspired to make a positive difference in their community. Mocha Sisters are mothers, sisters, wives, career women, entrepreneurs and women who are dedicated to making a change. MSO differs from other volunteer ...
(Akiit.com) Sat Mar 24, 2:47 PM ET A new Oprah book club pick will be announced Wednesday on her television talk show, the same day Winfrey hosts the author of her current selection, Academy Award-winning actor Sidney Poitier. “Tune in Wednesday, March 28, to see who came to dinner with ...
(Akiit.com) Sat Mar 24, 6:01 AM ET British authorities denied rapper Snoop Dogg a visa for a series of planned concerts, publicists for his tour said in a statement Saturday. Snoop Dogg, co-headlining a European tour with fellow star P Diddy, had been expected to play five dates in Britain. ...
(Akiit.com) NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. has started production on an animated musical fairy tale called “The Frog Princess,” which will be set in New Orleans and feature the Walt Disney Studio’s first black princess. The company unveiled the plans at its annual shareholders’ meeting in ...
New learning center will more than double group’s community outreach (Akiit.com) Indianapolis, IN – The Center for Leadership Development (CLD) today announced that it has received a $1.4 million gift from the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation for the construction of a new learning center that will expand the organization’s ...
(Akiit.com) The undeniable history of our forefathers tells many stories of power, strength, leadership and prosperity. African kings like Mansa Musa, King of Mali, was a powerful leader who established trade, built schools, courts, and enclosed the cities of Timbuktu and Gao within his empire. Men like Musa seem almost ...
QB shies away from football-related questions at restaurant opening (Akiit.com) ATLANTA – Michael Vick was enthusiastic about his new winery restaurant, but the Atlanta Falcons quarterback steered away from questions about other endeavors. Vick spoke with the media Wednesday night at The Tasting Room in suburban Atlanta for the first ...
(Akiit.com) 10:50 am PDT March 21, 2007 Museum Planned In Fredericksburg, Va. RICHMOND, Va. — If you’ve ever dreamed of quipping alongside Bill Cosby, now’s your chance. A YouTube-inspired campaign will let Web surfers create homemade videos featuring America’s funniest dad, as he urges them to donate toward building a ...
(Akiit.com) Republican presidential candidates Rudolph Giuliani and Mitt Romney are skipping the National Urban League’s annual conference this summer, and league president Marc Morial wants them to know he’s not happy about it. “We’re sending notice, not just to the Republicans, but to all the candidates, that you’re not going ...