Akiit.com (March 13, 2007) Roland S. Martin, a nationally syndicated columnist and Chicago-based radio host, will join CNN, it was announced today by Jon Klein, president of CNN/U.S. Martin will serve as a contributor across several programs effective immediately, and, in the coming months, the network will develop various other ...
Akiit.com (March 13, 2007) TV One and the Washington, DC Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation have announced that TV One has signed as an official media partner of the initiative to build a memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the National Mall. As a media ...
Akiit.com (March 12, 2007) The National Medical Association (NMA) has released results of a membership survey that overwhelmingly indicate that NMA physicians are even more positive toward direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising now than they were in 2001. Further, NMA physicians said that consumer-focused advertising of prescription medications provides substantial educational benefits and ...
Akiit.com (March 8, 2007) Walgreen Co. store manager Johnny Tucker claims it was an open secret among his African-American colleagues that their chances of being assigned to stores in white neighborhoods were slim. “It was something many of us accepted and tolerated,” said the 21-year Walgreens veteran, who manages a ...
Akiit.com (March 16, 2007) A campaign to educate and empower African-Americans to take control of their financial destiny and the rebirth of a publication nearly devastated by Hurricane Katrina took top honors in the 2007 DaimlerChrysler Financial Services/NNPA Foundation Entrepreneurial Award competition. The winners, Washington, D.C.-based The Washington Informer and ...
Akiit.com (March 16, 2007) The latest statistics released by Media Economics Group indicate that the 30 leading African-American magazines collectively experienced an increase in both ad pages and revenues for the month of February. Estimated total ad revenues were $38.5 million on 952.34 ad pages. Compared to February of 2006, ...
Akiit.com (March 19, 2007) Muse Communications has launched a viral campaign on behalf of client American Honda Motor, Co. to connect the Honda Civic with urban consumers. The agency’s “Swagger†campaign features trendsetting directors and African American comedians in both commercial and web-based content. Muse Communications is Honda’s 17-year African ...
Police in Jersey City, NJ raided the offices of Block Royal Entertainment, a Hip-Hop studio/record label founded by Akon’s slain road manager, claiming the business was a front for a wholesale distribution ring that sold uncut heroin and cocaine. Robert “Screw” Montanez founded Block Royal and helped promote the early ...
After more than three years, the man accused of murdering rapper Soulja Slim has yet to be indicted for the slaying. The rapper’s murder is one of three first-degree murder cases prosecutors have refused to bring against Garelle Smith. The 25-year-old was arrested but never charged in the Nov. 26, ...
“Hip-Hop culture should be looked at critically as a vital tool for education reform and as an intergenerational, multi-cultural bridge to develop human civilization,†Martha Diaz, president of the Hip-Hop Association, told Akiit.com. “As a former educator, I am fully aware of the challenges educators face in the classroom. We ...