(Akiit.com) Radio One Inc.’s bottom line took another hit in the second quarter because of declining sales. The Lanham-based broadcasting company, which owns Baltimore’s top-rated 92Q urban radio station, reported a net loss of $11.7 million, or 12 cents per share, for the quarter, compared to a net loss of ...
(Akiit.com) According to a study presented at the recent meeting of the American Sociological Association, the astounding increase in the nation’s prison population since the 1970s is having “profound demographic consequences that disproportionately affect black males.†The study found that the jump in incarceration rates represents “a massive intervention†in ...
(Akiit.com) Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama outwardly seems little worried that the polls could get it wrong on white attitudes toward his candidacy. But the possibility that many whites could flat out lie to pollsters when they say that they have no problem voting for an African-American presidential candidate has ...
(Akiit.com) One of the funniest comedians I ever heard in my life, Bernie Mac, died this past weekend. He was 50 years old. Overcoming life’s challenges is often not considered funny material. Black life in America is often recalled as sad but true. Bernie Mac had a way of relating ...
(Akiit.com) Battle Creek, Michigan – Last month on the 25th and 26th of July, I had the pleasure of participating in the Black Arts Festival in Kalamazoo, selling my books. For the most part it was a very enjoyable two days filled with music, good food, crafts and people just ...
(Akiit.com) It can be tough being black in America. But the tough stuff builds character. Maybe that’s why Barack Obama got this far this fast. Much of America’s political conversation is couched in code. And so it was that recently the McCain campaign accused Barack Obama of playing the “race ...
(Akiit.com) When Jesse Jackson was running for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination 20 years ago, the civil-rights movement veteran said to his integrated gatherings on the campaign trail that, if elected, he could not legislate against poor performance in school or irresponsible sexual behavior. At the time, that was seen ...
(Akiit.com) For the past couple of weeks, Mo’Kelly has laughed uncontrollaby at Rick Ross/William Roberts. Bob was exposed as a sick combination of CB4, Milli Vanilli and Malibu’s Most Wanted…all rolled into one disgusting fat body. What was not to like about the fairytale of the rise and fall of ...
(Akiit.com) Proverbs 18:31 “Death & Life are in the power of the tongue” Translation words that are spoken, written and received are powerful . As a coach no one understands the impact of words more than I. I have personally witnessed the impact words (positive & negative) can have, particularly ...
(Akiit.com) A clearly befuddled and flustered presidential contender John McCain stumbled almost laughingly over a question from an audience member during a townhall talk in Iowa in March 2007. The questioner asked what he’d do to combat the AIDS plague. McCain after several stumbles nervously said that he didn’t know ...