(Akiit.com) Lately I’ve been thinking about the man accused of killing Michael Jackson. I try to imagine what his life has been like since June 25. Can he savor a meal? Is there such a thing as a “good day?” How do you lose yourself in a movie, the Internet ...
(Akiit.com) The bitter truth is that President Obama can’t talk about race even if he wants to. This has absolutely nothing to do with his mixed racial upbringing, or his straddle of many worlds. It has everything to do with politics. If Obama spoke out on race he’d confirm the ...
(Akiit.com) Contact; Piper Singleton Media Relations, (312) 651-8170 thankgodimnatural@gmail.com Like most black women, Chris-Tia Donaldson, author of recently published “Thank God I’m Natural: The Official Guide to Caring and Maintaining for Natural Hairâ€, grew tired of spending thousands of dollars and hours upon hours frying her nappy tresses into submission. ...
(Akiit.com) Learning that you have breast cancer can be one of the most shocking and life altering moments of your entire life. The initial diagnosis can bring on feelings of not only worry, but life’s fragility. The idea of time being precious no longer seems like something that you just ...
(Akiit.com) President Obama on rapper Kanye West: “He’s a jackass.†Amen to that, Mr. President. But it took you four years to realize it? Didn’t West’s outburst from 2005 give you a clue? Allow me to refresh some memories. In late August of 2005, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf ...
(Akiit.com) Everybody’s racist, it seems. Republican Rep. Joe Wilson? Racist, because he shouted “You lie!” at the first black president. Health care protesters, affirmative action supporters? Racist. And Barack Obama? He’s the “Racist in Chief,” wrote a leader of the recent conservative protest in Washington. But if everybody’s racist, is ...
(Akiit.com) When I first heard about rapper Kanye West’s latest episode of public bad behavior–insulting pop star Taylor Swift on the stage of a televised awards show as she attempted her thank you speech–I was immediately filled with wild, vindictive glee. He’d really done it this time, finally illustrated in ...
(Akiit.com) What happened Saturday during the women’s semifinal at the United States Open between Serena Williams and Kim Clijsters is just another example of how Black women are still seen as threatening and hostile. Serena Williams may be one of the world’s greatest tennis players, but don’t get it twisted, ...
(Akiit.com) It’s Time To Draw A Line In The Sand… What surely will be the hallmark (or the albatross) of President Barack Obama’s first term, the health care reform debate took center stage this week. With his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Obama cranked up the ...
(Akiit.com) Is there a war between African American and Mexican Americans in the US? Throughout the history of this country that we call the United States of America, there have been several internal conflicts that we call Civil Wars. In the early 21st century, many of America’s inner cities are ...