(Akiit.com) After listening to President Barack Obama’s remarks at the recent Congressional Black Caucus Dinner, I couldn’t help but compare some of the responses to what we’ve been hearing from the Tea Party and their master party – the Republicans in Congress – and a few disgruntled Democrats, who with ...
(Akiit.com) I have no doubt that Michael Jackson was the greatest entertainer of all time. But I also have no doubt that he was partly to blame for his own “timely” death. Of course, I appreciate that for most of his fans these two points are irreconcilable. Therefore, all I’m ...
(Akiit.com) The world is changing at a terrific rate. Potential changes in the wireless industry constitute the major business issue of the day. AT&T’s $39 billion bid to acquire T-Mobile USA affects millions among the country’s population and billions of dollars in the industry and economy. We are all a ...
(Akiit.com) The Republican Party, in all its iterations, held its breath this week in anticipation that New Jersey Governor, Chris Christie, would enter the race for the 2012 Presidential Election. Christie, after taking conservatives to the brink of hope, has decided not to run. So, the search continues to try ...
(Akiit.com) Black America, we are in a critical baseball-like position. We are in the last inning, the bottom of the 9th, the game is tied. The bases are loaded with two outs, and the last batter is up to bat. The umpire has called three balls and two strikes. As ...
(Akiit.com) Feels so strange not having the kids around here… Still glad to see them back in school as at my age, I do enjoy a little me time… Yes just a quiet place where I can work literally… Not having to tend to others, and so on… Well I ...
(Akiit.com) There was a spectacle in Iowa last week. It was a demeaning spectacle in which President Obama got into a heated argument with Ryan Rhodes – a leading member of the state’s ultra-conservative Tea Party Movement. It makes little difference what the argument was about. My objection flows from ...
(Akiit.com) Democratic presidential candidate Obama faced the problem. President Obama faces the problem. And now President Obama in his re-election bid faces the problem. The majority of whites still will not accept his presidency. The latest Associated Press-GfK polls once again told in stark numbers that the racial gap is ...
(Akiit.com) The way you think and feel about the world is shaped by what you see when you get out of bed in the morning. I remember hearing this from civil rights activists. It simply means that perspective is hugely determined by place, context, and vantage point. This is profoundly ...
(Akiit.com) The latest employment figures show the Black economic condition in America worsening. I say it is time to turn to China for economic lessons. When it comes to China, the numbers are truly astounding. The Asian giant has the fastest growing economy in the world – averaging roughly 10 ...