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 ...
Tyrese Gibson is upset with the recent backlash experienced by Oprah Winfrey over her new school for girls in South Africa and has released a statement voicing support for the billionaire and her philanthropic efforts. A South African media outlet reported that some parents and students are complaining that the ...
GAYS UPSET WITH COLTS COACH: Tony Dungy gets criticized for agreeing to speak at a pro family group.
Tony Dungy, coach of Super Bowl champions the Indiana Colts, just can’t win when in the opinion of some gay activist groups. An organization that opposes same-sex marriage, the Indiana Family Institute (IFI) will be honoring Dungy with the “Friends of the Family” award and according to its president, Curt ...
Three New York police officers are scheduled to be indicted today on criminal charges for firing 50 shots at three unarmed black men, killing one just hours before his Nov. 25 wedding, it was announced Friday. The case involving the death of groom Sean Bell has sparked outrage and protest ...
Producer Dallas Austin has come out with some bold accusations about pop/soul stars Christina Aguilera and Joss Stone, claiming both singers have offered to sleep with him and others in exchange for music tracks. “Christina Aguilera, Joss Stone… all these bitches be f**kin’ for tracks,†Austin said during an interview ...