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Golden Globes Announced: “Twelve Years a Slave” and Kerry Washington in Contention

• December 12, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted in Acting, African American History, Africans, Awards, Black Actors and Actresses, Black Britons/British Caribbean, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Consumer Fraud, Crime, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Film, International Terrorism, Kenya, Love, People of Color, Race, Scandal, Slavery, Television, Television Series, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Captain Phillips", 12 Years a Slave, African, African Americans, American Hustle, Barkhad Abdi, Best Actor Drama, Best Director, Black Women, Blacks, Bradley Cooper, Bruce Dern, Cate Blanchett, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Golden Globes, Goodwife, Idris Elba, Inside Llewyn Davis, Judi Dench, Kenya, Lupita Nyong'o, Michael Fassbinder, Nebraska, Robert Redford, Sandra Bullock, Slave, Somali-American, Somalia, Steve McQueen, The Oscars, Wolf of Wall Street, Yemen

Paying For Your Paycheck: Companies Using Prepaid Cards That Charge Fees to Pay Hourly Employees

• July 3, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted in American History, Class, Consumer Fraud, Consumerism, Crime, Cultural History, History, Labor History, Obama Administration, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Chase, Debit Cards, McDonalds, NetSpend, New York, New York Times, Paycheck, Payroll, Payroll Cards, Stored-Value Cards, Taco Bell, The Poor, Visa

Bishop Eddie Long Subject of New Book Published by Centino Kemp and Subject of Lawsuit Brought by New Birth Parishioners

• February 16, 2013 • 1 Comment

Posted in African American History, Black People, Class, Consumer Fraud, Crime, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Religion
Tags: Abusive Relationships, African Americans, Atlanta, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Bishop Eddie Long, Black Gays, Blacks, Centino Kemp, Cheating, Coming of Age Story, Drama, Eddie Long, Ephren Taylor, Financial Mismanagement, Financial Presentation, First Lady, Florida, Georgia Voice, Homosexuality, Kemp, Kindle, LGBT, Lust, Mental Cruelty, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Nonfiction, Power, Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, Suicide Attempts, Taylor, Television, The First Lady, Twitter, United States, Valentine's Day

Boy, That Was a Short Vacay: Eddie Long Back at New Birth, and a New Video Shows Vanessa in the Audience with Their Children

• January 14, 2012 • 1 Comment

Posted in African American History, Black People, Class, Commercials, Consumer Fraud, Cultural History, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Stranger in a Strange Land", Atlanta, Born again (Christianity), Divorce, Eddie Long, Elev8, Ephren Taylor, Lithonia GA, Lithonia Georgia, New Birth, New Birth Christian Academy, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, New Year, New Year's Day, New Years Eve, News One, Prosperity Gospel, Religious, Television Commercials, Valentine Michael Smith

Spying While Shopping: Malls Using Your Cell Phones to Track Your Movements in Stores

• November 26, 2011 • 1 Comment

Posted in Celebrities/Royals, Class, Consumer Fraud, Holidays, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: Android Smartphones, Backlash, Holiday Season, Holiday Shopping, Malls, Marketing, Mobile phone, New Year's Day, Path Intelligence, Promenade Temecula Mall, Richmond Virginia, Rupert Murdoch, Shopping Mail, Short Pump Town Center, Snooping, Southern California, Spying, The Economy, Tracking, Tweets, United States, Voice Mails

Eddie Long: The Bishop Wants His Money Back After His Accusers Breach Confidentiality, But That’s Not As Easy As It Seems; Plus Some of His Parishioners Are Suing Him for Fraud and The Feds Are Now Involved

• October 24, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Black People, Books, Class, Consumer Fraud, Cultural History, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Anthony Boyd, Anthony Flagg, Atlanta, B.J. Bernstein, Bishop, Bishop Eddie Long, Brenda Joy Bernstein, Burglary, Centino Kemp, Church Improprieties, Confidentiality Agreement, Downlow, Drama, Eddie, Eddie Long, Ephren Taylor, Fraud, Georgia, Investments, IRS, Jamal Parris, Jesus, Kemp, Lillian Wells, Lithonia GA, Maurice Robinson, New Birth, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Non-disclosure agreement, Parishioners, Plaintiffs, Queen, Scandal, Secret Service, Sex, Sexual Abuse, Social Networking, Spencher LeGrande, State of Georgia, Taylor, The Down Low, The Treasury Department, Tweets, Twitter

Bernice King to Begin a New Ministry; Denies That Her Decision to Leave New Birth Had Anything to Do With Eddie Long’s Sex Scandal

• June 1, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Black People, Class, Consumer Fraud, Crime, Cultural History, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, SGI Nichiren Buddhism, Spirituality, Women
Tags: Arrogance, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Bernice King, Bishop Eddie Long, Church, Cult, Eddie Long, Enlightenment, Gay Bait, Homophobia, Humility, Leaderless, Leadership, Lithonia GA, Martin Luther King Jr., Megachurch, Ministry, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Nichiren, Praise 102.5, Religious Power, Resignation, Reverend Joseph Lowery, Rudderless, Settlement, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, The Lotus Sutra

As You Prepare to Drive to Your Memorial Day Destination, Take Time to Check Out Mark Fiore’s “Oil Anthem”

• May 27, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Class, Consumer Fraud, Cultural History, Environmental Crimes, Journalism and Ethics, Obama Administration, Travel
Tags: BP, Cartoonist, Conoco, Consumers, Exxon Mobil, First Holiday Season 2011, Gas, Gas Grass Ass, Gasoline, Gouging, Greed, Holiday, Holidays, Mark Fiore, Memorial Day, Oil Companies, Oil Industry, Political Cartoons, Summer Vacation, United States, Unofficial Start to Summer

Lock Up Your Sons and Wallets: Eddie Long Calls For Men to Join Him for Monday Night Prayer Meetings

• February 27, 2011 • 2 Comments

Posted in African American History, Black People, Budget Cuts, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Consumer Fraud, Cultural History, Homelessness, Joblessness, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Sexuality, Spirituality, Subprime Loans-Foreclosures, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Bishop Eddie Long, Bishop Long, Blacks, Crunk & Disorderly, Downtown Atlanta, Easter, Eddie Long, Financial Mismanagement, Financial Reverses, Georgia Dome, Holy Spirit, Jennifer Hudson, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Prosperity Gospel, Religion Spirituality, Scandals

More Bishop Long Chicanery? Long Asks Ephren Taylor to Return Investment Money to Beleaguered Parishioners, But May Have “Forgotten” That He Took a Cut From Taylor’s Profits

• February 3, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Black People, Class, Consumer Fraud, Consumerism, Cultural History, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Subprime Loans-Foreclosures, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Wealth Tour 2009", African Americans, Atlanta, Atlanta GA, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Baptist, Bishop Eddie Long, Bishop Gary Hawkins, Blacks, Commissions, Common Sense, Drama, Eddie Long, Ephren Taylor, FBI, Financial Mismanagement, Harassment, Lithonia GA, Megachurches, Molestation, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Prosperity Gospel, Public Relations, Secret Service, Sexual Abuse, You Tube, YouTube

Bishop Eddie Long Grants First Media Interview Since The Suits Filed by Those Four Young Men

• January 28, 2011 • 7 Comments

Posted in African American History, American Politics, Black People, Class, Consumer Fraud, Cultural History, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, Spirituality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Anthony Flagg, Atlanta, B.J. Bernstein, Baptist, Bishop Eddie Long, Bishop Gary Hawkins, Chuck Grassley, Corey "Coco Brother" Condrey, Craig Gillen, Creflo Dollar, DeKalb County, Eddie Long, Georgia, Jamal Parris, Judge Johnny Panos, Kenneth Copeland, Lace Fronts, Lithonia Georgia, Maurice Robinson, Megachurch, New Birth, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Senator Charles Grassley, Spencer LeGrande, State Court, WSB

“Robbery” of Bishop Long’s Private Church Office Now Reappraised As a Hunt for Evidence Against Him; Sexual Abuse Investigation May Go Nationwide

• December 20, 2010 • 2 Comments

Posted in African American History, Black People, Class, Consumer Fraud, Consumerism, Crime, Cultural History, Homelessness, Joblessness, Mental Health/Psychology, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, Subprime Loans-Foreclosures, Televangelists, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Age of Consent, Anthony Boyd, Anthony Flagg, Atlanta, Baptist, Bilking, Bishop Eddie Long, Bloomfield CT, Born again (Christianity), Brad Pitt, Break-In, Burglary, Cheating, Coercion, Consenting, Credibility, Crime, Dale Russell, Eddie Long, Faux Noise, Foreclosure Scam, Foreclosures, Fox News Atlanta, Fred Lee, Gary Hawkins, Grooming, Investigation, iPad, iPhone, Jamal Parris, Jewelry, Lithonia GA, Matrix, Matrix Capitol Mortgage Company, Maurice Robinson, New Birth, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Parishioners, Prosperity Gospel, Secret Service, Security Breach, Security Camera, Security Cameras, Seduction, Sexual Abuse, Spencer LeGrande

Blue Hippo Sued by FTC; Only One Computer Sent While $15 Million Was Pocketed in Layaway Fees

• November 15, 2009 • 3 Comments

Posted in Black People, Class, Consumer Fraud, Consumerism, Crime, Wisconsin
Tags: Best Buy Outlet Store on eBay, Blue Hippo, BlueHippo, Burlington Coat Factory, Business Model, Cheat, Computer Sales, Consumer Fraud, Credit, Credit Union, eLayaway, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, K-Mart, Layaway, Marshall's, Poor, Scam, Sears, Swindle, TJ Maxx, Toys-R-Us, TV Commercials, Working Poor

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Archive for the 'Consumer Fraud' Category

Golden Globes Announced: “Twelve Years a Slave” and Kerry Washington in Contention

Paying For Your Paycheck: Companies Using Prepaid Cards That Charge Fees to Pay Hourly Employees

Bishop Eddie Long Subject of New Book Published by Centino Kemp and Subject of Lawsuit Brought by New Birth Parishioners

Boy, That Was a Short Vacay: Eddie Long Back at New Birth, and a New Video Shows Vanessa in the Audience with Their Children

Spying While Shopping: Malls Using Your Cell Phones to Track Your Movements in Stores

Bernice King to Begin a New Ministry; Denies That Her Decision to Leave New Birth Had Anything to Do With Eddie Long’s Sex Scandal

As You Prepare to Drive to Your Memorial Day Destination, Take Time to Check Out Mark Fiore’s “Oil Anthem”

Lock Up Your Sons and Wallets: Eddie Long Calls For Men to Join Him for Monday Night Prayer Meetings

More Bishop Long Chicanery? Long Asks Ephren Taylor to Return Investment Money to Beleaguered Parishioners, But May Have “Forgotten” That He Took a Cut From Taylor’s Profits

Bishop Eddie Long Grants First Media Interview Since The Suits Filed by Those Four Young Men

Blue Hippo Sued by FTC; Only One Computer Sent While $15 Million Was Pocketed in Layaway Fees

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