(Akiit.com) In addition to his ongoing career in TV news, Peter Thorne is taking on a new title: African-American Social Entrepreneur. The longtime NYC TV journalist announces the launch of Momma B Bakery (MBBE LLC), a black-family owned and operated gourmet bakery company that was conceived with a simple goal ...
(Akiit.com) Disgraced former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick claims in an upcoming book that an unspoken alliance of political adversaries, Detroit business leaders and an aggressive media capitalized on a sex and perjury scandal to send him from leading one of America’s largest cities to a prison cell. The former politician bills ...
(Akiit.com) Los Angeles, Calif. – Inspired by the true story of a falsely accused black college graduate forced to serve probation in an all-white seminary in the 1960s, The Least Among You debuts on DVD, Digital Download and On Demand August 24, 2010 from Lionsgate. The emotionally charged film stars ...
(Akiit.com) New book uses Bible to trace origins of humankind and contributions of blacks in America. The Legacy: Looking Back While Moving Forward by Laura Lee King examines the lineage of black Americans PORTLAND, Ore. (MMD Newswire) May 18, 2010 — In The Legacy: Looking Back While Moving Forward, Laura ...
(Akiit.com) Coming from a family with a tradition in medicine it was only natural for Chantale Trouillot to want to heal sick people. Her father was a Doctor when Chantale was growing up in Port Au Prince, Haiti. Chantale wanted to be the hands-on, day and night, care and comfort ...
(Akiit.com) Charles Town, WV…..Charles Town West Virginia national award winning author Bob O’Connor, a Civil War writer who has given us three historicalnovels about the conflict, has changed gears and published a non-fictioncivil war book called “The U.S. Colored Troops at Andersonville Prison.†The book is a follow up of ...
(Akiit.com) Future Leader of the World was founded in 2007 by husband and wife team Gary and Sherrie Mitchell. “My husband actually thought of the idea and I helped to put it in motionâ€, says Sherrie. Not only are we projecting a positive message to the world, we can honestly ...
(Akiit.com) Patricia Anne Phillips is a local author of seven romance novels. After her daughter’s health started to decline, Patricia was asked to move into her daughter and family home. Her daughter had a car accident, and two months later was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). After the car accident ...
(Akiit.com) Contact; Piper Singleton Media Relations, (312) 651-8170 thankgodimnatural@gmail.com Like most black women, Chris-Tia Donaldson, author of recently published “Thank God I’m Natural: The Official Guide to Caring and Maintaining for Natural Hairâ€, grew tired of spending thousands of dollars and hours upon hours frying her nappy tresses into submission. ...
(Akiit.com) The Society of Architecture Historians Conducts Historic Tour… The Society of Architectural Historians is holding a four-day study tour from October 8-12 featuring the architecture, urbanism, and commemorative landscapes associated with the civil rights movement in Alabama and Georgia. The tour, conducted by university professors such as Dell Upton ...
(Akiit.com) Denton, Texas, May 20, 2009 – After years of development and countlessdelays, Jollity House Games has finally released a fun yet poignant newboard game boldly titled “The Pleasures and Perils of 5 Coloredgirls“. More comparable to riveting literature than competition, the game exposesand celebrates the unique experiences of women ...
(Akiit.com) Miami, FL – The Pepsom Group, Inc., a minority certified company, is pleased to announce its selection as a Key exhibitor by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) www.uspto.gov to be one of sixteen exhibitors at the 2009 National Trademark Expo to be held May 8-9th. The ...