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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

Jamal Parris and Spencer LeGrande: The Money From Bishop Long Doesn’t Even Begin To Ease The Pain (w/Updates)

• August 26, 2011 • 1 Comment

Posted in African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Black People, Books, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, Televangelists, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: African Americans, Atlanta, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Bahamas, Bishop Eddie Long, Blacks, BMW, Child Sexual Abuse, Children, Dale Russell, Dodge Intrepid, Eddie Long, Four Young Men, Gay Lesbian and Bisexual, Grooming, Growing Up, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Jamal Parris, LGBT, Lithonia Georgia, Nairobi, New Birth, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Rape, Rod 2.0, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Settlement (litigation), Sex, Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, Spencer LeGrande, Support Groups, The Closet, WSB-TV, Young Men

BREAKING: Bishop Eddie Long Settles With His Four Young Accusers

• May 26, 2011 • 1 Comment

Posted in African American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Mental Health/Psychology, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Anthony Flagg, Atlanta, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, B.J. Bernstein, Baptist, Bishop Eddie Long, Bishop Long, Eddie Long, Homosexuality, Jamal Parris, Lawsuit, Lawyer, Lithonia Georgia, LongFellows Youth Academy, Maurice Robinson, Megachurch, Memorial Day, New Birth, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Sex, Sex Scandal, Sexual Coercion, Spencer LeGrande

Judge Says Bishop Eddie Long Sex Case “Likely” to Go to Trial

• May 13, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, Spirituality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Atlanta, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Baptists, Bishop Eddie Long, Blacks, Cox Communications, Eddie Long, Four Young Men, Georgia, Jamal Parris, Judge Johnny Panos, Lawsuit, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Settlement, Sexual Coercion, Sexual Harassment, WSB-TV

Update on Sexual Misconduct Case: Bishop Eddie Long and His Accusers Close to a Settlement?

• April 29, 2011 • 4 Comments

Posted in African American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Action News, African Americans, Anthony Flagg, Atlanta GA, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Baptists, Bishop Eddie Long, Blacks, Children, Cynthia Tucker, DeKalb County, Easter, Easter Sunday, Eddie Long, Gino Brogdon, Holy Week, Jamal Parris, Judge Johnny Panos, Lawsuit, LGBT, Lithonia GA, LongFellows Youth Academy, Maurice Robinson, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Rape, Resolution, Responsibility, Self Image, Self-Worth, Sermon, Settlement, Sex, Spencer LeGrande

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