(Akiit.com) In September 2006 the headline of the Washington Post read “Fenty Prevails in Mayor’s Race.” The then-Ward 4 council member defeated council chair Linda Cropp in the Democratic primary 57 percent to 31 percent; winning all eight wards and every precinct in the District. A year later, Fenty, like ...
(Akiit.com) Kanye West’s closing performance at this year’s Video Music Awards actually lived up to MTV’s relentless hype. Kanye was indeed the best thing the show had going for it. Unless you’ve been on Mars, it’s been pretty impossible to miss hearing about how he stole the show at the ...
(Akiit.com Florida receiver Chris Rainey has been charged with aggravated stalking, a third-degree felony. Rainey was released from the Alachua County Jail on his own recognizance Tuesday and ordered to have no contact with the alleged victim. The alleged victim also was in court with her mother and sister. The ...
(Akiit.com) Reggie Bush says he is forfeiting his Heisman Trophy. The New Orleans Saints’ running back released a statement Tuesday saying he would give back the award that he won in 2005 while he was at Southern California. It’s the first time college football’s top award was returned by a ...
(Akiit.com) President Obama is in yet another political fight for his life. This time it’s over whether or not to dump the Bush tax cuts for the rich. GOP leaders are virtually unanimous on retaining the break, and many Democrats with a bad case of election jitters show terminal signs ...
(Akiit.com) There are people who believe that dogs will be grilled as harshly as humans will by St. Peter when this life is over and gaining admittance into heaven rather than hell is the ultimate test. And these are some of the same people whom Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid ...
(Akiit.com) A recent spate of news headlines regarding women who out earn men and the impact this may have on a man’s fidelity as well as increasing the likelihood of divorce for high-earning career girls, is disturbing but not necessarily surprising. A new study to be published in the Journal ...
(Akiit.com) Los Angeles, Calif. – Inspired by the true story of a falsely accused black college graduate forced to serve probation in an all-white seminary in the 1960s, The Least Among You debuts on DVD, Digital Download and On Demand August 24, 2010 from Lionsgate. The emotionally charged film stars ...
(Akiit.com) The national media have praised the decision to let educators flood the Crescent City with charter schools, but the results don’t match the hype… In Spike Lee’s latest documentary, If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise, Katharine Montana explains why she chose to live in Humble, Texas, ...
(Akiit.com) If you’ve followed entertainment news for the past year or so, you’re familiar with controversy that has befallen the young singer, following is brutal post-2009 Grammys beating of then girlfriend and pop-star Rihanna. And, if you’re like me, you’ve grown sick of seeing his name, especially when it has ...