(Akiit.com) On February 23, 2008 Afropresencia will host the first conference on “Healthcare in the Black Americas†at the Graduate Center, City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York from 10-6:30 p.m. Topics will include, but are not limited to, the impact of health policy; mental ...
(Akiit.com) PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 16, 2008 — The d’Zert Club and the African Genesis Institute are sponsoring a free, all expense paid trip to Egypt, North Africa for 1,000 students nationwide ages 7-14 and 500 adult group leaders. These travelers will participate in the Annual Teen Summit 1000. The d’Zert Club ...
(Akiit.com) Our national conversation is a messy collision of race and gender, with ageism and the questionable state of our media tossed in as collateral damage. The 2008 presidential race is making us think hard on everything we thought we knew or felt about our country — and who we ...
(Akiit.com) Over the years, I seem to have always had a problem with my back while laying down… Not feeling confortable per say, as there has been many sleepless nights… Many friends jokely have said; it’s just old age catching up with me, but I know thats not the case… ...
(Akiit.com) Pay attention folks…history quite possibly could be repeating itself. The New York steroids probe which recently named artists such as 50 Cent, Timbaland, Mary J. Blige, Tyler Perry and others is neither celebrity gossip or idle/idol chatter. It’s very real and very serious. This could be Michael Vick all ...
(Akiit.com) A discussion I recently had with a good friend who heads a prominent Latino social service agency in Los Angeles turned to the White House prospects of Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama. He lowered his voice and shamefacedly said that many Latinos that he talked with scoffed at or ...
(Akiit.com) As the years go by, I’m now taking the time to reflect on my life… Giving thanks and realizing some people are now as lucky as me… I happen to be living the american dream, which includes a wife, kids, and a beautiful home… Family and friends surrounding me ...
(Akiit.com) “We must remember that intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” –Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “Knowledge is the prime need of the hour.” – Mary McCleod Bethune “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people ...
(Akiit.com) One might think that Hughes’ poem Cross, which was first published in 1926, would be outdated and totally irrelevant in today’s American society. After all, haven’t we become a better nation since those Jim Crow days of the past? Perhaps. Then again, perhaps not. Barack Obama’s candidacy and people’s ...
(Akiit.com) Syndicated columnist Walter E. Williams has recently questioned whether historically black colleges and universities have outlived their usefulness and viability. While desirous of affording Williams all due respect, please let me — as a veteran HBCU faculty member and, now, president — respond. Simply ridiculous. Williams focuses his essay ...