(Akiit.com) I went to a Los Angeles crime scene last week that left a teenage girl dead and a 30-year-old paraplegic arrested for murder. If I’d driven by too fast, I’d have missed the small makeshift memorial of candles and teddy bears that marked the spot where another Black person ...
(Akiit.com) Wilmington, Florida -Black publishers of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) are concerned that there is nothing “designed” in President Barack Obama’s $787 billion stimulus package to do business with Black newspapers. Florida’s Black-owned media say they are taking a more direct approach to get a fair share of ...
(Akiit.com) There are as many violent women as men, but there’s a lot of money in hating men…” –Erin Pizzey, founder of the first modern battered women’s shelter. *Right now, a great deal of media time and personal discussion time is being spent on the Chris Brown beating of Rihanna. ...
(Akiit.com) Then Democratic Presidential contender Barack Obama did a prescient thing last October. He told an interviewer on a Colorado radio station that he thought the first 1000 days not the first 100 days would make the crucial difference for his presidency. Candidate Obama directly parodied the line from JFK’s ...
(Akiit.com) Are you one of those people who constantly say things like, “that’s just the way I am, and I can’t help it?†Maybe not, But I’m sure you’ve heard that phrase or something similar from folks before. Particularly in a day and age where self-acceptance is highly promoted, statements ...
(Akiit.com) Miami, FL – The Pepsom Group, Inc., a minority certified company, is pleased to announce its selection as a Key exhibitor by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) www.uspto.gov to be one of sixteen exhibitors at the 2009 National Trademark Expo to be held May 8-9th. The ...
(Akiit.com) The expected reworking of the No Child Left Behind Act along with a significant infusion of funding for the Education Department present an opportunity to develop policies and programs to ensure Black boys, in particular, have a better chance of succeeding, educators said at a conference Friday on Capitol ...
(Akiit.com) 1) Tighten up your resume. Make sure to correct all typos, and limit it to just one page. Also, don’t mention any work experience from more than 10 years ago – unless its really relevant. 2) Don’t overdress. When you go to a job interview, dress modestly and go ...
(Akiit.com) Revisionist Views Can’t Override Long Racial Legacy… The City of Los Angeles is about to unveil its brand new “state of the art†world-class headquarters for what it considers its world-class law enforcement agency. Just know there’s one too many “world-class†attributes in that last sentence, and given the ...
(Akiit.com) President Obama got it right and terribly wrong on the UN Racism Conference in Geneva. He rightly demanded that the conference convenors drop the stock Zionism is racism plank from the draft resolution of the conference. The Israel knock was the same sticking point that former President Bush used ...