Fox 5 I-Team | This Black Sista's Memorial Page

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

This Black Sista’s Archives

Amazons & Valkyries

Born on the Bayou

Bread & Circuses

Brothas & Sistas

Fellow Travelers

Mad City

Reading, Writing & Writers

SGI Nichiren Buddhism

The New York Times

‘Take the Ship’: Conservatives Aim to Commandeer Southern Baptists June 13, 2021
The insurgents, some adopting a pirate motif, believe that the denomination has drifted too far to the left on issues of race, gender and the strict authority of the Bible.
Departures of Police Officers Accelerated During a Year of Protests June 11, 2021
Retirements nationwide were up by 45 percent and resignations by 18 percent in the 12-month period ending in April.
Two Black Students Won School Honors. Then Came the Calls for a Recount. June 11, 2021
After two white families claimed a grade calculation error, a Mississippi school added their children as co-valedictorian and co-salutatorian, reviving questions about race and equity.
This Is the Story of a Man Who Jumped Into Lake Michigan Every Day for Nearly a Year June 11, 2021
He started one Saturday as the pandemic was raging. Then he just kept going, never mind Chicago’s winter.
G7 Nations Take Aggressive Climate Action, But Hold Back on Coal June 13, 2021
President Biden pushed climate action after four years in which Donald Trump rejected cooperation with allies. But leaders failed to set an expiration date for burning coal.
G7 Leaders Offer United Front as Summit Ends, but Cracks Are Clear June 14, 2021
Biden and other Western leaders had tough words for Russia and China after wrapping up a meeting in England, but they had trouble finding common ground on some big issues.
Outbreak of Poisonous Browntail Moth Caterpillars Plagues Maine June 13, 2021
The caterpillars, known as browntail moths, have tiny hairs that can cause skin rashes and even breathing issues for some people.
Apple Says It Turned Over Data on Donald McGahn in 2018 June 14, 2021
The company notified Donald F. McGahn II last month that it had been subpoenaed for his account information three years ago.

The Guardian, UK

Israeli coalition ousts Netanyahu as prime minister after 12 years June 13, 2021
Far-right former settler leader Naftali Bennett to be installed as prime ministerBenjamin Netanyahu: the former commando who became King BibiIsrael’s longest-serving leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, has been ousted from office by a loose coalition of rivals from across the political spectrum, united by their wish to end his 12-year run in power.The opposition lea […]
Trial of Aung San Suu Kyi to begin in Myanmar after military coup June 14, 2021
Former leader faces raft of charges including that she improperly imported walkie-talkies and flouted coronavirus restrictions The trial of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will hear its first testimony in a junta court on Monday, more than four months after a military coup.Near daily protests have rocked Myanmar since the coup removed her government i […]
Johnson defends G7 deal amid criticism of final communique June 13, 2021
Green campaigners and anti-poverty groups say Cornwall summit failed to address challenges facing the world Boris Johnson has sought to defend the deal struck by G7 leaders at the Cornwall summit, as green groups and anti-poverty campaigners said the rich nations’ club had failed to match the scale of the challenges facing the world.The final communique cont […]
Delaying England’s Covid reopening ‘could keep thousands out of hospital’ June 13, 2021
Research backs four-week delay on lifting restrictions to allow more people to get jabsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMinisters have been told that a four-week delay to easing all Covid restrictions would probably prevent thousands of hospitalisations, as Boris Johnson prepares to tell the English public they will have to wait up […]
Biden reveals Queen asked about Putin and Xi during tea at Windsor Castle June 13, 2021
US president gives insight into his discussions with monarch in short visit after G7 summit in CornwallJoe Biden revealed the Queen had asked him about his Russian and Chinese counterparts, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, during their 45-minute talk over tea at Windsor Castle, in the aftermath of the G7 summit on Sunday.It was an exceptionally rare, if limite […]
Novak Djokovic rallies to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in epic French Open final June 13, 2021
Djokovic wins 6-7 (8), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4Serb claims his 19th grand slam title with Paris winAfter the sheer willpower and strength it took to topple Rafael Nadal on his surface and his court on Friday, Novak Djokovic was charged with returning to the scene two days later and summoning his prime form once more against the second-best clay‑courter of the seas […]
Jailing of Afghans for Lesbos migrant camp fire a ‘parody of justice’ June 13, 2021
Lawyers criticise 10-year terms given to four asylum seekers, saying three should have been tried in juvenile courtDraconian prison sentences handed down to four Afghan youths found guilty of starting the fire that destroyed the Moria migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos last year have been described as a “parody of justice”.Defence lawyers called the […]
Pelosi: ‘beyond belief’ that Trump DoJ chiefs didn’t know of secret subpoenas June 13, 2021
House speaker says reported seizure of Democrats’ private phone data undermined ‘rule of law’The House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, said on Sunday it was “beyond belief” that the three top justice department officials of Donald Trump’s administration had been unaware of secret subpoenas seeking private data from the former president’s political opponents.Jeff Sess […]

The BBC

Israel's new PM Naftali Bennett vows to unite nation June 14, 2021
His pledge comes as his government is voted in, ending Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year hold on power.
G7: World leaders promise one billion Covid vaccine doses for poorer nations June 13, 2021
PM Boris Johnson rejects criticism the donation is not enough, saying "we are going flat out".
G7 summit: Leaders pledge climate action but disappoint activists June 13, 2021
The plan renews a promise to raise $100bn a year, but environmentalists say it lacks detail.
Ethiopian migrants face robbery, extortion and starvation June 13, 2021
Every year thousands of migrants risk it all on the perilous journey from Ethiopia to Saudi Arabia.
Swiss voters reject key climate change measures June 13, 2021
In a shock result, voters narrowly reject a tax on flights and a fuel levy among other policies.
Madrid protests: Thousands rally against Catalan pardons June 13, 2021
Right-wing Spanish parties say plans to pardon separatist leaders are a threat to national unity.
WhatsApp launches privacy campaign after backlash June 13, 2021
The head of WhatsApp says governments should "demand more security" as encryption comes under fire.
Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: G7 calls for access for aid workers June 13, 2021
The Ethiopian region has been devastated by fighting between rebels and government forces.