(Akiit.com) Recently, a study found that spanking has a negative effect on toddlers, particularly those from low-income households. Precious, the new movie by Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey, is the story of a black teen mother who survives physical and sexual abuse from her parents. While the movie strikes a ...
(Akiit.com) A recent study has suggested that ethnic pride can play a positive role in the mental health of African-American youth. The study, which involved more than 250 African-American young people from low-income, urban environments, found a correlation between increased ethnic pride and improved mental health among 7th and 8th ...
(Akiit.com) Former NBA star Antoine Walker has been slow to enter a plea in a bad check-writing scheme that could ultimately incarcerate him up to four years. Rationalizing just how matters could have ever even remotely deteriorated to such depths may prove even more trite and profound. For how does ...
(Akiit.com) In 2007, Sheila Dixon made history when she became Baltimore’s first female mayor. Two years later, Dixon is making history again as she stands trial over allegations that she took gift cards intended for the needy. Her case is just one of several scandals which involve black politicians. Last ...
(Akiit.com) The following item that appeared in the April 22, 2009 edition of Army Times was about as routine as can be when it comes to Army business. It read “Orders authorizing May promotions for the following active-component commissioned officers and warrant officers have been issued by Human Resources Command.” ...
(Akiit.com) The easiest thing to do when looking at someone beneath you is to look down without attempting to help. Yet, many of us who claim to be morally righteous fail to do that which would demonstrate our righteousness. In real life, some of us just want to crush the ...
(Akiit.com) The Labor Department’s most recent unemployment report symbolized the fallacy and the foolishness of relying upon the same class of greed-driven people who caused the nation’s current recession to implement solutions to end the recession. The November 6, 2009 Labor Department report revealed that in October the nation’s unemployment ...
(Akiit.com) If you want to hear some of the most asinine responses to health care you ever want to hear (besides in Congress), ask a black man when’s the last time he’s been to the doctor. “Never” is a common response for many men in their 40s and 50s. Black ...
(Akiit.com) Many have been shocked to see recent photos of retired major league baseball player Sammy Sosa. Not only is he wearing green contact lenses, but his skin tone is considerably lighter than usual, something which he claims is the result of a skin “rejuvenation” process, some reports say. The ...
(Akiit.com) On the issue of race in America there is something in the air. Shakespeare’s melancholy Dane might say it is the “scent of morning;†our president would call it a “teaching moment.†A lawsuit filed in the district court of East St. Louis alleges that Mayor Alvin Parks and ...