(Akiit.com) If you read “Freakonomics,” the popular 2005 book that applied economic theories to non-economic issues, you probably remember the mention of African American twins named OrangeJello and LemonJello (pronounced a-RON-zhello and le-MON-zhello). As it turns out, the pair and their names are pure urban legend, but they still suffice ...
(Akiit.com) With the swearing in of Barack Obama on Jan. 21, 2008-the swearing in on Jan. 20 didn’t count-America has done away with racism and has become a country of only three colors: red, white and blue. That is what some people in the media would have you believe, but ...
(Akiit.com) Two weeks ago this writer wrote that an African-American was the last and best hope for the GOP. That meant picking an African-American to head the Republican National Committee. And I said that that African-American had to be former Maryland Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele. For its sake, someone in ...
(Akiit.com) For Black History Month this year, African descendants all over the world have something to celebrate—the actual making of history. An historic event many of us thought we’d never see has actually come to be. Barack Obama was sworn in as the forty-fourth President of the United States. The ...
(Akiit.com) Throughout the recent and historic presidential campaign, scholars, academicians and theologians alike contended that the ascension of Barack Obama towards the presidency would have a lasting ripple effect. One that would be specifically and especially important to African-American men. I’m still waiting… Don’t get me wrong, I’m patient; but ...
(Akiit.com) President Barack Obama lists “Civil Rights†as the first item under his “Agenda†on his White House website, whitehouse.gov. He pledges to end gender and race based pay disparities, push through the Fair Pay and Employment Non-Discrimination Acts, harshly penalize voter fraud, outlaw racial profiling by federal law enforcement ...
(Akiit.com) President Barack Obama’s first week in office was certainly filled with only the highest of expectation, given the eight years of Republican elephant poo-poo that was left on the White House floor for him. That’s a lot of poo-poo. Over 180,000 more jobs lost in January, 2009 (60,000 in ...
(Akiit.com) Well it’s been a couple of weeks since the inauguration of the nation’s first African-American president and there are blatant signs of rebellious behavior by those who opposed his presidency. I’m referencing the unashamed disrespect in something as simple as addressing Barack Obama with the proper respect due. A ...
(Akiit.com) Did you see the look on Barack’s face at the press conference when Biden started joking about that judge messing up the oath?†My friend on the phone sounded downright euphoric in his amusement. “Brotherman wasn’t smilin.’ He kinda patted Joe on his back as if saying, ‘Joe, CHILL, ...
(Akiit.com) It seems that everywhere I go, someone is talking about Notorious, the new movie about the life of the Notorious B.I.G, aka Biggie Smalls. I hear the excitement, but I can’t feel it. I guess for some, they loved the music and the man, so therefore, they want to ...