(Akiit.com) Here’s the selected checklist of black organizations, groups and individuals GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump has flatly refused to speak to, reach out to or even acknowledge exist. They include: The NAACP, the National Urban League, The National Association of Black Journalists, Black Pastoral groups, and a host of Black ...

(Akiit.com) This past Monday, GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump delivered his speech on national security and his vision to defeat the Islamic State. The speech connected various talking points, but for the professional national security strategist it lacked a clear and focused doctrinal base. Mr. Trump would have been better ...

(Akiit.com) International trade figures heavily in the presidential race. Presidential candidate Donald Trump said, “Hillary Clinton unleashed a trade war against the American worker when she supported one terrible trade deal after another – from NAFTA to China to South Korea.” And adding, “A Trump Administration will end that war by ...

(Akiit.com) Developing relationships and long-standing acquaintances is a huge part of modern business. That’s why it’s important to make sure you do everything in your power to develop as many relationships as you can. If you can strengthen the bonds you have with your clients, you will reap the rewards in ...

(Akiit.com) Sometimes, if you want to build the home of your dreams, you’ve got to be willing to work for it. So, let’s say for example that you come across an old and dilapidated home that you just love. Sure, it isn’t a looker on the inside, but you can see ...

(Akiit.com) If you have your own business, then you are no doubt aware of the importance of taking care of it. After all, the last thing that any business owner wants to happen is for their business to tank thanks to situations beyond their control. Of course, there is only a ...

(Akiit.com) There are few things which are more important to most of us than staying healthy for as long as possible. Most people alive today will agree that they could be doing more to improve the condition of their health. The truth is, no matter how much you are doing, you ...

(Akiit.com) A friend of mine was conducting a diversity class for a group of police officers, mostly White, in a northern Ohio city. All was going well until he said, “Let’s talk about ‘Black Lives Matter.” He said the room exploded. The officers were offended that he would bring up the ...

(Akiit.com) With a woman heading the ticket of the Democratic Party, it may be challenging for us to remember that women have had the right to vote for less than a century (and Black folks less that). But the 19th Amendment that gave women the right to vote was ratified ...

(Akiit.com) Hillary Clinton is doing what Democrats should have been doing all along and that’s looking and sounding and, if given the chance, acting like FDR. This means going big, big, big and fully using government to radically ramp up new programs and initiatives to tackle everything from the nation’s ...