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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

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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

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Coronavirus Live Updates: As N.Y. Reports a Record Death Toll, Scientists Warn the Virus Might Not Fade in Summer April 8, 2020
New York State now has more confirmed cases than any single country in the world outside of the United States. Congress mulls billions in additional funding. A jail in Chicago is the largest-known source of U.S. infections.
‘That Is What We Do’: The Power of Passover and Tradition Across Generations April 8, 2020
Jewish families on Wednesday will again recount the 10 plagues from the Book of Exodus. Only this year will be a little different.
‘I’m in High School Again’: Virus Sends College Students Home to Parents, and Their Rules April 8, 2020
Their college campuses closed, crestfallen students have journeyed back to their childhood bedrooms — and to chores, revived sibling rivalries and curfews.
Black Americans Face Alarming Rates of Coronavirus Infection in Some States April 8, 2020
Data on race and the coronavirus is too limited to draw sweeping conclusions, experts say, but disparate rates of sickness — and death — have emerged in some places.
Linda Tripp, Key Figure in Clinton Impeachment, Dies at 70 April 8, 2020
She gave over her secretly recorded conversations with Monica Lewinsky to an independent prosecutor, a pivot point in the investigation.
More Coronavirus Vaccine Efforts Move Toward Human Trials April 8, 2020
Just three months after the start of the coronavirus pandemic, several biotech companies have shown promising vaccine programs and are beginning trials.
7 Answers to Questions About the Malaria Drug Trump Keeps Pushing April 8, 2020
Here are the facts on hydroxychloroquine, which the president has promoted despite little evidence that it works against the coronavirus.
Trump Is Pushing a False Argument on Vote-by-Mail Fraud. Here Are the Facts. April 8, 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic accelerates a national trend toward voting by mail, experts say it can be conducted safely, despite Republican claims of corruption.

The Guardian, UK

Coronavirus live news: global trade forecast to fall by up to a third as US sees highest one-day death toll April 8, 2020
Scientists predict UK will be worst-hit country in Europe; Trump threatens to stop WHO funding; global cases pass 1.4 millionUS sees highest one-day death tollSingapore surge raises fears of post-lockdown breakoutsUK lockdown ‘to be extended beyond next week’US coronavirus updates – liveSee all of our coronavirus coverage 11.08pm BST The World Health Organiz […]
Coronavirus US live: Trump holds briefing as 400,000 cases confirmed in America April 8, 2020
Bernie Sanders ends 2020 presidential runUS sees highest one-day death tollBlack Americans dying in greater numbers from Covid-19Live global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSupport the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution 11.09pm BST Fact check: hydroxychlor0quineTrump said the national stockpile is now equipped with 30m hydroxychlor […]
UK Covid-19 lockdown 'to be extended beyond next week' April 8, 2020
Ministers voice concern Easter weekend could see change in public behaviourCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDominic Raab is expected to signal that stringent lockdown measures must remain in place beyond next week, in the first key government decision to be taken while the prime minister remains in intensive care.The death toll fro […]
Influencers among 'key distributors' of coronavirus misinformation April 8, 2020
Study suggests mainstream news outlets struggling to compete with celebrities’ and politicians’ reachCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCelebrities and politicians with large social media followings are proving to be key distributors of disinformation relating to coronavirus, according to a study that suggests the factcheckers and ma […]
Bernie Sanders, who reshaped US politics, ends 2020 presidential run April 8, 2020
Inspirational senator’s youth-led movement pushed for sweeping social change but fell far behind Joe Biden in bid for nominationBernie Sanders, the 78-year-old senator from Vermont who reshaped American politics with his youth-led movement for sweeping social change, on Wednesday ended his presidential campaign for the 2020 Democratic nomination.His withdraw […]
Linda Tripp, key figure in Bill Clinton's impeachment, dies aged 70 April 8, 2020
Tripp, whose secret recordings of conversations with Monica Lewinsky blew the whistle on Clinton, was terminally illLinda Tripp, whose secretly recorded phone conversations with Monica Lewinsky led to Bill Clinton’s impeachment in the 1990s, has died.Thomas Foley, Tripp’s son-in-law, told the New York Post she had died from an illness that was not related to […]
Lockdown keeps casualty figure low as Italian bridge collapses April 8, 2020
Two drivers slightly hurt but fall of 260-metre structure revives memories of Genoa disaster in 2018A bridge on a normally busy provincial road in northern Italy collapsed on Wednesday but, with virtually no traffic due to the coronavirus lockdown, there were just two casualties who suffered minor injuries.The 260-metre bridge on the SS330 road near the town […]
Scientists create mutant enzyme that recycles plastic bottles in hours April 8, 2020
Bacterial enzyme originally found in compost can be used to make high-quality new bottlesA mutant bacterial enzyme that breaks down plastic bottles for recycling in hours has been created by scientists.The enzyme, originally discovered in a compost heap of leaves, reduced the bottles to chemical building blocks that were then used to make high-quality new bo […]

The BBC

Bernie Sanders suspends presidential campaign April 8, 2020
The decision clears the way for Joe Biden to become the Democratic nominee who faces Donald Trump.
Coronavirus: 'Drop in global trade to be worse than 2008 crisis' April 8, 2020
The World Trade Organization (WTO) predicts a contraction of between 13% and 32% this year.
Syria war: Syrian air force behind 2017 chemical attacks, OPCW finds April 8, 2020
The chemical weapons watchdog says Sarin and chlorine were used to attack Latamina in March 2017.
Italy bridge collapse: Two drivers survive April 8, 2020
The bridge would normally have been busy but lockdown measures meant there was little traffic.
Ronaldinho and brother under house arrest in Paraguay April 8, 2020
Former Brazil forward Ronaldinho is released from prison and placed under house arrest in Paraguay.
Coronavirus: Marathon talks over EU virus rescue package stall April 8, 2020
EU finance ministers suspend talks on a recovery fund after 16 hours, amid deep divisions.
Poland must suspend judge discipline panel – ECJ April 8, 2020
The EU has repeatedly criticised the judicial reforms introduced by Poland’s Law and Justice Party.
Coronavirus: EU top scientist forced out in political row April 8, 2020
Mauro Ferrari says he lost faith in the system, but EU science officials say he was asked to leave.