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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
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Vanessa Long Breaks Her Long Silence About Not Divorcing Bishop Eddie Long

• September 8, 2012 • 3 Comments

Posted in African American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Atlanta, Bahamas, Bishop Eddie Long, Black Women, Blacks, Centino Kemp, Christian Post, Divorce, Eddie Long, IRAs, LGBT, Megachurch, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Retirement Fund, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, Ted Haggard, Twitter, United States, Vanessa Long

BREAKING: Bishop Eddie Long Taking a Sabbatical; Church Insists That He Is Not Stepping Down

• December 4, 2011 • 1 Comment

Posted in African American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexuality, Spirituality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Baptists, Bishop Eddie Long, Black Women, Blacks, Centino Kemp, Children, Divorce, Divorce Attorneys, Divorce Petition, Drama, Eddie Long, Evangelical Christians, Four Young Men, Grooming, Homosexuality, Jamal Parris, Leave of Absence, Marriage, Ministers, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Preachers, Sabbatical, Sex, Sex Predator, Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, Spencer LeGrande, Statement, The First Lady, United States, Vanessa Griffin Long, Vanessa Long, Victims

Centino Kemp, Bishop Long Accuser, Claims Suicide Attempt, But The Other Accusers and Some Friends Aren’t Buying His Story

• November 12, 2011 • 2 Comments

Posted in African American History, Black People, Books, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Mental Health/Psychology, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, Spirituality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Notorious", "Signs of a Predator", "Wild Child Kemp", African Americans, Alexander, Atlanta, Bishop Eddie Long, Blacks, Book, Caribbean, Centino, Centino Kemp, Child Sexual Abuse, Children, Dale Russell, Eddie Long, Famous, Gay, Jamal Parris, Kemp, Mental Health, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Safety, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, Sexual Abuse, Spencer LeGrande, The Black Church, The Caribbean, The First Lady, Transvestite, United States, Willie Alexander

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

Mo’ Kelly’s Take On The Latest Eddie Long Revelation About Centino Kemp

• August 3, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
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Bishop Eddie Long Had a Fifth Accuser

• July 28, 2011 • 1 Comment

Posted in African American History, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Education, Preachers/Ministers, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexual Harassment
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Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont arrested in Sardinia September 24, 2021
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