(Akiit.com) The stock basketball one liner came to mind when I heard President Obama utter his now infamous “acting stupid†line referring to the cuffing of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates. The star player takes a wild shot and the livid coach screams “no,†“no†“no†and then when the ...
(Akiit.com) Look, I know that what former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick did. He financed and allegedly took great pleasure in running a dogfighting ring. And I know that now that he’s been reinstated by the NFL and cleared to play in October, there will be a firestorm of controversy ...
(Akiit.com) What Do You Call A Black Man At Harvard? Years ago, the answer to this question would be the n-word. Today it’s Esquire, Doctor, Congressman, Professor or President. Unfortunately, the police in Cambridge did not receive that memo before they arrested Harvard Professor, Skip Gates, as he was treated ...
(Akiit.com) When a wide receiver in football is called to go over the middle to catch a pass and the pass is one that would force the player to extend their arms to complete the reception three things happen. The thought that the player clearly has is that they will ...
(Akiit.com) I am not Al Sharpton. In fact, I never could be and I don’t want to try. I am also not Henry Louis Gates, a man with an undeniable contribution to the legacy of Black Scholarship in America. I am simply Boyce Watkins, the son of a 17-year old ...
(Akiit.com) Mainstream media coverage of the NAACP Centennial Convention held in New York last week generally proclaimed “Mission Accomplished” for the NAACP. Since Barack Obama took over the nation, in many people’s minds (both black and white), racism is over. The recent arrest of Henry Louis Gates — Mr. Black ...
(Akiit.com) Two million more black voters cast a ballot in the 2008 election than in 2004; and, young black voters had the highest increase in turnout among all groups, a U.S. Census Bureau report released today revealed. “We knew black youth influenced the outcome of the election and will do ...
(Akiit.com) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge has given final approval to a $17.5 million settlement of a discrimination lawsuit that accused Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of not hiring black truck drivers. U.S. District Judge William R. Wilson Jr. on Wednesday signed an order in Little Rock approving the ...
(Akiit.com) NEW YORK (AP) — Heralding the NAACP for a century of courage and progress, President Barack Obama will come before the oldest U.S. civil rights organization Thursday with a message of shared responsibility: Government can help communities, but people are in charge of helping themselves. Obama, the first black ...
(Akiit.com) This week the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (the NAACP) is holding it’s 100th Anniversary convention in celebratory “high cotton†(New York) as the nation’s oldest civil rights organization of its kind. Longevity has its place. A century of struggle to meet two centuries of strife ...