To Thine Own Self Be True!!!

September 12, 2008 - 9:36 pm - Posted on Akiit.com


Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama made one speech in March to damp down the furor over his relationship with his controversial former pastor Jeremiah Wright. He made another speech at the NAACP convention in July. Other than those two speeches he has not uttered another word about racial issues since. Republican rival John McCain spoke at the same NAACP convention. Shortly after that, he issued a terse statement backing the… Continue

Eight Million Blacks Still Not Registered To Vote

NNPA, News Report, Hazel Trice Edney , Posted: Sep 02, 2008


WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Despite record numbers of voters who turned out during the presidential primaries last spring, eight million African Americans are still not registered to vote.

This according to Rick Wade, African American vote director for the Obama for America presidential campaign.

“Our principle focus has been a 50-state voter registration initiative. I think w… Continue