(Akiit.com) My wife and I went to see Raoul Peck’s documentary I Am Not Your Negro. It was based upon James Baldwin’s writings and life experiences. It uses archival footage of Baldwin, pictures and footage of American history and Samuel L. Jackson’s voice reading and sharing some of Baldwin’s thoughts ...
(Akiit.com) Without creating too much knowledge of how chronologically advanced I am, I can honestly say I’ve seen my share of presidential campaigns and have been on both the winning and losing sides personally and in support of other candidates. I know the glow of excitement that lingers long after Election ...
(Akiit.com) This week, I wrote two articles bearing on critical constitutional provisions and concepts presently involved in personnel and policy decisions now being contested in Congress and the federal judiciary. One had to do with the battle over President Trump’s travel ban executive orders. The other with GOP leadership’s decision ...
(Akiit.com) Who was Frederick Douglass? More importantly, why does Frederick Douglass matter to today’s America? The above questions are not merely rhetorical, as the recent controversy surrounding President Trump’s Black History Month statement illustrate. “Frederick Douglass,” Trump said, “is an example of somebody who’s done an amazing job and is being recognized ...
(Akiit.com) It’s officially 2017. A new year, full of new beginnings and opportunities. But for taxpayers and the truly vulnerable in ObamaCare expansion states, it’s the continuation (and acceleration) of a nightmare. As of January 1, states are on the hook for 5 percent of the expansion’s costs. And with ...
(Akiit.com) “Disheartening and demoralizing,” wailed Judge Neil Gorsuch of President Trump’s comments about the judges seeking to overturn his 90-day ban on travel to the U.S. from the Greater Middle East war zones. What a wimp. Did our future justice break down crying like Sen. Chuck Schumer? Sorry, this is ...
(Akiit.com) There is a reason that music is popular all across the world: everyone enjoys it to some extent or other. As a natural form of human communication, music is one of those things that brings people together in whatever form it might appear in. If you have always wanted to ...
(Akiit.com) Aside from the money involved, golf is an incredibly accessible sport. You only need a bit of gear, and you can get involved. You don’t have to be good at the game for it to be fun, as long as you play with other people at a similar skill level. ...
(Akiit.com) Everyone is aware that a healthy diet should include a source of sufficient calcium intake, whether you pick low-fat yoghurt or a daily glass of milk. Yet, what nobody can say for sure is: What is the sufficient intake of calcium? Is eating a single pot of yoghurt at every ...
(Akiit.com) The exciting recent Super Bowl meant that fans paid more attention to the game than to the commercials. But there were some doozies, including the 84 Lumber commercial that sympathetically depicted a Latina mother and her young daughter trying to cross the border and enter America, only to encounter a ...