(Akiit.com) “This is pre-eminently the time to speak the truth, the whole truth, frankly and boldly. Nor need we shrink from facing conditions in our country today. This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. So first of all, let me assert my firm ...
(Akiit.com) You learn a lot about the character of an organization when things go wrong. For the team at Airbnb, hearing the outcry from African American travelers who were denied lodging because of discrimination was one of these moments. I know, because I met with them in San Francisco in ...
(Akiit.com) Ask any regular golf enthusiast and they will tell you that you can never play too much. And, to an extent, they are right. There is an enormous range of benefits that come with playing golf – and many of them can help you in different aspects of your ...
(Akiit.com) As the nation prepares for the 2016 presidential election this November, the NAACP 107th Annual Convention, held in Cincinnati from July 16-20, will bring together thousands of members and attendees under the theme “Our Lives Matter, Our Votes Count.” The NAACP’s Annual Convention will feature workshops, discussions and speakers ...
(Akiit.com) In 2008, Barack Obama promised a fundamental transformation of America. Where that promise has gone unfulfilled the most is in areas of sexual and racial discrimination. What’s worse is the official sanction given to such discrimination. Let’s look at some of it. Visit just about any California men’s prison ...
(Akiit.com) Uber, the ride-hailing company, founded in 2009, began operations in San Francisco in 2011, and now has a presence in 449 cities worldwide. From its beginning with just a vision, the firm’s market value, by recent estimates, now exceeds $60 billion dollars. Uber is just one of many new ...
(Akiit.com) Fifty years ago, the term “Black power” fired into the American vocabulary. In celebration of the fifty-year anniversary of the call for Black power this week, I present this exclusive excerpt from my new book, Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America. This excerpt ...
(Akiit.com) When you buy a home, you will need to think about the future. Property is an investment and one you will benefit a lot from in the future. And you have to think about the best way of reaping the benefits of this. When it comes to the future, ...
(Akiit.com) If your school days were anything like most people’s, one of the first jobs you dreamed of having was in the food trade. It makes sense to a young mind. You enjoy food, and nothing’s more exciting than going out to eat. And hey, if you ran a restaurant ...
(Akiit.com) In 1991, Latasha Harlins was shot in the back of her head and killed by Soon Ja Du, a Korean store owner in Los Angeles, who received a $500.00 fine, 400 hours of community service, and five years’ probation, from Judge Joyce Karlin, who ignored the penalty of sixteen ...