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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

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

Posted in African American History, Black People, Class, Consumer Fraud, Crime, Cultural History, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, SGI Nichiren Buddhism, Spirituality, Women
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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

Bishop Eddie Long Grants First Media Interview Since The Suits Filed by Those Four Young Men

• January 28, 2011 • 7 Comments

Posted in African American History, American Politics, Black People, Class, Consumer Fraud, Cultural History, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, Spirituality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
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Baptism Is Getting Wild: Horse Troughs, Hot Tubs and Hashtags November 29, 2021
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As Ghislaine Maxwell’s Trial Begins, Epstein’s Shadow Looms Large November 29, 2021
Ms. Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial in Manhattan, which starts on Monday, is widely seen as a proxy for the courtroom reckoning that her longtime partner never received.
U.S. Governors Respond to Omicron Variant November 29, 2021
No cases of the new coronavirus variant have been confirmed in the U.S., but leaders said they were using existing safeguards and watching closely.
The Woman on the Bridge November 29, 2021
Police and prosecutors spent five years chasing a domestic violence case. Would it be enough?
What Californias Should Know about Omicron November 29, 2021
California officials are watching for evidence of the new coronavirus variant and increasing testing at airports.
Taliban and 9/11 Families Fight for Billions in Frozen Afghan Funds November 29, 2021
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A Public Flagpole, a Christian Flag and the First Amendment November 29, 2021
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The Guardian, UK

Covid live news: WHO says ‘very high’ global risk from Omicron; Poland announces new restrictions November 29, 2021
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Bosnian Serb leader: Putin and China will help if west imposes sanctions November 29, 2021
Exclusive: Milorad Dodik dismisses fears Serb separatists are planning breakup of Bosnia-HerzegovinaThe Bosnian Serb leader accused of risking war by pursuing the breakup of Bosnia-Herzegovina has dismissed the threat of western sanctions and hinted at an imminent summit with Vladimir Putin, saying: “I was not elected to be a coward”.In an interview with the […]
Claim Prince Charles speculated on grandchildren’s skin colour ‘is fiction’ November 29, 2021
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Huge star atop Sagrada Família rekindles residents’ complaints November 29, 2021
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Ghislaine Maxwell sex-trafficking trial expected to go before jury November 29, 2021
Maxwell charged with six counts related to her alleged involvement in financier Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of teen girlsGhislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking trial in Manhattan is finally expected to go before a jury on Monday, as opening statements follow finalization of the panel of 12 jurors and six alternates. Maxwell, 59, has pleaded not guilty on six […]
Victims of sexual violence let down by UK asylum system, report says November 29, 2021
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Ban MPs from working as paid consultants, watchdog suggests November 29, 2021
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Disney+ channel launches in Hong Kong, without the Simpsons Tiananmen Square episode November 29, 2021
Streaming channel went live this month, but without an episode in which the family visit ChinaAn episode of the Simpsons in which the cartoon American family visit Tiananmen Square is absent from Disney’s streaming channel in Hong Kong, at a time when authorities are clamping down on dissent.The missing episode adds to concerns that mainland-style censorship […]

The BBC

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China: North Korea fugitive captured after 40-day manhunt November 29, 2021
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Oscar Pistorius set to meet victim Reeva Steenkamp's parents November 29, 2021
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Ghislaine Maxwell's sex-trafficking trial to begin in New York City November 29, 2021
The UK socialite denies grooming girls for convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse.
Honduras election: Opposition candidate Castro in the lead November 29, 2021
Early results give the left-wing opposition a strong lead, but the governing party has not conceded.
Virgil Abloh: Designer and Off-White founder dies aged 41 November 28, 2021
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