(Akiit.com) Here’s the brutal reality about reparations. It’s been thirty-one years since former Michigan Congressman John Conyers introduced the first reparations bill in Congress. Since then, there have been countless studies, reports, news articles, endless debates, and a new House proposal for a commission to study the feasibility of reparations. ...
(Akiit.com) Parents, legislators, taxpayers and others footing the bill for college education might be interested in just what is in store for the upcoming academic year. Since many college classes will be online, there is a chance to witness professors indoctrinating their students in real-time. So, there’s a chance that ...
(Akiit.com) We can forgive our policymaking betters to a certain extent, regarding the COVID-19 lockdowns back in March and April, because nobody really had any information about the virus. Nobody wanted to be the person in charge when an unknown virus appeared, not take it seriously, and watch the population ...
(Akiit.com) Those Black folks, including myself, who strongly believe that the most important goal of 2020 is to oust No. 45 as president of the United States are not shouting “Hallelujah” and feeling good about former vice-president Joe Biden’s selection of Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate. We believe ...
(Akiit.com) “I just sat with that for a minute. I just sat there. And then I found, out of nowhere, just tears coming down — like they are now. I thought about Betty Shabazz. I thought about Coretta Scott King. I thought about Maya Angelou. I thought about Dorothy Height. ...
(Akiit.com) Move over Molly. You’ve got competition! Folks in New Orleans are downing potent capsules dubbed Power that can give them superpowers. What’s the catch? The energy rush only lasts for minutes and it’s very unpredictable. Who in the world could think up such a novel premise? Point your finger ...
(Akiit.com) The 2020 campaign has been so contorted by the coronavirus that the Democrats and Republicans are still figuring out how on Earth they’ll hold virtual conventions. Now imagine how it could make a mess out of November. As President Donald Trump bizarrely tweeted about delaying the election, the media ...
(Akiit.com) The angry left-handed broom of America‘s cultural revolution uses fear to sweep through the our civic, corporate and personal life. It brings with it attempted intimidation, shame and the usual demands for ceremonies of public groveling. It is happening in newsrooms in New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles. And now ...
(Akiit.com) The supposed popularity of “Black Lives Matter, Inc” is a complete fantasy — willfully repeated ad nauseum by the left and the media — that is distorting public discourse around the wave of radicalism that has ravaged our cities this summer. Mainstream polls ostensibly show striking levels of “support” ...
(Akiit.com) Joe Biden doesn’t understand the risks and dangers involved in policing. Police have a tough and dangerous job, and armored military vehicles, shields and military-grade body armor can save officers’ lives. During an online interview with Ady Barkan, Biden announced that he wanted to return to Obama’s ban on supplying surplus military ...
(Akiit.com) As usual, the world is looking to the United States for leadership on how to respond globally to the coronavirus. At home, Americans recognize that our country will continue to be vulnerable until the virus stops spreading throughout the world. From the post-World War II Marshall Plan to President ...
(Akiit.com) As I write this, I am sitting in a chair, writing on a laptop, enveloped in my cocoon of white privilege. I’m a monster, I know it. I have used my privilege to my advantage every chance I got, especially when I didn’t know I was supposedly doing it. ...