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Anthony Boyd, Charged With Helping to Burgle Bishop Long’s Office With Two of His Accusers, Speaks Out

• June 18, 2011 • 5 Comments

Posted in African American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Anthony Boyd, Anthony Flagg, B.J. Bernstein, Bishop Eddie Long, Bishop Long, Blacks, Burglary, Crime, Dale Russell, DeKalb County, District Attorney, Eddie Long, Exoneration, Faux Noise, Fox 5 I-Team, Livelihood, Maurice Robinson, New Birth, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Rape, Reputation, Self-Respect, Settlements, WSB-TV

Amid Falling Church Membership and Diminishing Revenue, Bishop Eddie Long Meets His Young Accusers in Mediation

• March 4, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Class, Crime, Mental Health/Psychology, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, Televangelists, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Abuser, Anthony Flagg, Atlanta GA, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Baptist, Baptists, Bishop Eddie Long, Bishop Long, Congregants, Dale Russell, Easter, Eddie Long, Financial Mismanagement, Financial Presentation, Fox 5 I-Team, Fox Broadcasting Company, Gifts, Integrity, Internal Revenue Service, Jamal Parris, Layoffs, Lithonia Georgia, Love Offerings, Maurice Robinson, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Salary Reductions, Sexual Misconduct, Spencer LeGrande, The Atlanta Dome

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The New York Times

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In other words, yes, the director has made a movie about Elvis.
What’s Next for California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant May 20, 2022
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Oklahoma Legislature Passes Bill Banning Almost All Abortions May 20, 2022
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Thousands of Migrants Have Been Waiting for Months to Enter U.S. May 19, 2022
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The Guardian, UK

Britain slashes humanitarian aid by 51% despite global food crisis May 22, 2022
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Guinea junta allows former leader Alpha Conde to leave country May 21, 2022
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Mozambique confirms first wild poliovirus case in 30 years May 19, 2022
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Widow of man killed in Libya accuses South Africa of ‘silence’ in hunt for his body May 19, 2022
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The BBC

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