(Akiit.com) Barack Obama is the first person of color to be elected President of the United States of America. He is also one of the youngest, least partisan and most technologically savvy, and in my opinion he’s the first president to life coach the country. His campaign used many of ...
(Akiit.com) It would be hard on any mother, black or white, to be told that her 10-year-old son committed suicide. But for most African-American mothers, accepting such a tragedy is nearly unthinkable. For a long time, many African Americans have assumed that suicide rarely happens in the black community. The ...
(Akiit.com) If you read “Freakonomics,” the popular 2005 book that applied economic theories to non-economic issues, you probably remember the mention of African American twins named OrangeJello and LemonJello (pronounced a-RON-zhello and le-MON-zhello). As it turns out, the pair and their names are pure urban legend, but they still suffice ...
(Akiit.com) As a new year’s resolution, many people decide to lose weight. Many of them get off to a great start, but usually find that they end up becoming their own biggest obstacle. This is because they struggle with the tendency to overeat. It is estimated that 75% of “emotional ...
(Akiit.com) There must be some good earthly explanation of why in this free society that we live in today, we find clear, sharp, pronounced dismal facts about the health of the Black population. The life expectancy of Blacks has significantly decreased as compared to our white counterparts since the year ...
(Akiit.com) President-elect Barack Obama has said the African-American church transformed him from a skeptic to a believer. He has spoken appreciatively of its vibrant worship and written about how the black church experience has moved him to tears. And he has credited African-American congregations for their work in helping the ...
(Akiit.com) One would imagine that living in the industrialized nation of the United States would almost guarantee affordable health care at a standard far above the rest of the world. Unfortunately, this is not the case. There are 29 other countries with a higher life expectancy than Americans, and there ...
(Akiit.com) I can see it now, some black folks looking for President-elect Barack Obama to make Pookey pull his pants up and his big sister to act like a lady. Adult capitulation is now at an all-time high, both in the inner-city and the suburbs – and not just among ...
(Akiit.com) The number of black children being raised by two parents appears to be edging higher than at any time in a generation, at nearly 40 percent, according to newly released census data. Demographers said such a trend might be partly attributable to the growing proportion of immigrants in the ...
(Akiit.com) I decided to take my number two sons’ football coach up on his request and join his “staff†as an assistant coach. The team had a rough year. Our boys played hard and our team managed to get into the playoffs where we were promptly run over by a ...
(Akiit.com) President-elect Barack Obama will have a variety of economic, domestic and foreign policy issues to confront when he takes office in January, but it is crucial that he follow through on his promises to address the flaws in the nation’s healthcare system. The healthcare issue is frequently discussed in ...
(Akiit.com) Have you ever wondered about the health of your drinking water? There have been a number of news reports during the past year about traces of improperly discarded medication contaminating our tap water. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), drinking water quality varies depending on the condition of ...