WASHINGTON, DC (Akiit.com) – Nearly half of the United States’ murder victims in 2005 were black, and the number of black men who were slain is on the rise. Most of the black murder victims were relatively young _ between 17 and 29, the U.S. Justice Department said in a ...
(Akiit.com) The Southern Christian Leadership Conference managed to save itself from a self-inflicted death blow last week. After hearing from more sensible members, SCLC President Charles Steele retreated from his pledge to “honor” Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, who stands accused of bankrolling a dogfighting ring, at its convention in ...
(Akiit.com) The ongoing disconnect between the generations continues, but now, more than ever before, people of color need to keep the faith, bridge the generational divide and keep hope from dying on the vine. Kansas City, MO – infoZine – I received an email from an activist who is thoroughly ...
(Akiit.com) In America, the title of people from Africa has slowly completed a full circle that started 360 years ago. The names in the circle have gone from African to almost all the way back to African. All Africans were initially negroes to the first group of Portuguese, from the ...
(Akiit.com) Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of articles about the effects of integration in America and whether or not the decisions made during the stormy years of 1954-1968 civil rights movement has in fact, improved black Americans’ status in the country. “You do not wipe away ...
(Akiit.com) Within the last 15-20 years, the progress of Black Americans has drastically declined and statistics show increasing incarceration rates, rises in single parenthood, too many abortions, low number of marriages, immoral and indecent incidences of high profile celebrities elevated, and (Black on Black) homicide/crime numbers disproportionately higher than any ...
(Akiit.com) A disproportionate number of the children entering and staying in foster care are black, even though children of all races are equally as likely to suffer abuse and neglect, a federal watchdog agency says in a new report. States can do more to find permanent homes for black children, ...
(Akiit.com) Last month, about one hour after my arrival in Atlanta to visit a family member, I was confronted, once again, with the burden that all black men in this country face on a daily basis. I was standing in front of my relative’s home in an upscale neighborhood, surveying ...
(Akiit.com) “How long shall they kill our prophets, while we stand aside and look? Some say it’s just a part of it, we’ve got to fulfill the book.†—Bob Marley *My column evokes starkly divergent emotions from person to person. For people who are the target of my chastisements, the ...
(Akiit.com) Racial integration has failed because it has barely been tried. – John Hope Franklin, black historian and author The screams of hatred and the horrific stares encountered in her walk to the front door of Little Rock’s Central High is a scene that Elizabeth Eckford will never forget. To ...