(Akiit.com) The Department of Education was created under President Carter in 1979 under the same misguided pretense that has driven much of the growth of our massively bloated federal government — that if there is something we really care about, we should give more money and power to Washington bureaucrats. ...
(Akiit.com) I remember the first time I saw a Black raised fist. I was watching the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and two Black athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, raised their black-gloved fists and bowed their heads on the medal ceremony stand during the playing of the “The Star ...
(Akiit.com) Most black politicians, ministers, civil rights advocates and professionals support Hillary Clinton’s quest for the presidency. Whoever becomes the next president, whether it’s a Democrat or Republican, will mean little or nothing in terms of solutions to major problems that confront many black people. We’ve already seen that even ...
(Akiit.com) Jason Riley has now joined the long and distinguished list of people invited — and then disinvited — to give a talk on a college campus, in this case Virginia Tech. Mr. Riley is a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a columnist for the Wall Street Journal and, ...
(Akiit.com) Malia Obama deserves congratulations. Admitted to Harvard University, she has decided to take a gap year, a mature choice that many students make when they want a break between intense and competitive studies and college. This is a great time for her to take a gap year. After these ...
(Akiit.com) The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) has presented its highest annual honors to 18 individuals and organizations. The 19th Annual NSBE Golden Torch Awards ceremony took place at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center this past March 26, during NSBE’s 42nd Annual Convention, an event that attracted nearly ...
(Akiit.com) Education is much broader than what is learned within the walls of a classroom. While many students equate success to a diploma, this concept is too ‘small picture’ in today’s educational environment. Instead, success is about finding value and seeking opportunities that build long-term skills and experience beyond grades ...
(Akiit.com) Anyone can, at any time in their life, improve their ability to learn. Whether you are in college, about to go through exams, or you would just like to improve your mind’s ability to learn. Whatever your situation, there are numerous active steps you can take to do so. ...
(Akiit.com) Change begins with a vision for the future. Paulette Brown’s vision is to build a more just and inclusive society. Within her role as the President of the American Bar Association (ABA), she has worked to advance this vision with the support of fellow attorneys from across the globe. ...
(Akiit.com) The American Literary Translators Association is absolutely thrilled to announce the inauguration of the Peter K. Jansen Memorial Travel Fellowship. The aim of this award is to bring young, emerging translators to the annual ALTA conference—but not just any young, emerging translators. We’re looking to award it to translators ...
(Akiit.com) Within the past two years, the concept of safety and policing has become one of the most salient issues facing the black community. From coast to coast, north to south, the relationship between black lives and blue uniforms is one that demands our attention if we are going to ...
(Akiit.com) When the Detroit teachers’ union and several parents’ groups recently filed a lawsuit against the Detroit Public Schools, their complaint highlighted dangerous and unhealthy learning conditions for children: infestations of rats and roaches, freezing classrooms, exposed electrical wiring, and falling debris. “That floor’s been like that for at least ...