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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

More Bishop Long Chicanery? Long Asks Ephren Taylor to Return Investment Money to Beleaguered Parishioners, But May Have “Forgotten” That He Took a Cut From Taylor’s Profits

• February 3, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Black People, Class, Consumer Fraud, Consumerism, Cultural History, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Subprime Loans-Foreclosures, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Wealth Tour 2009", African Americans, Atlanta, Atlanta GA, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Baptist, Bishop Eddie Long, Bishop Gary Hawkins, Blacks, Commissions, Common Sense, Drama, Eddie Long, Ephren Taylor, FBI, Financial Mismanagement, Harassment, Lithonia GA, Megachurches, Molestation, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Prosperity Gospel, Public Relations, Secret Service, Sexual Abuse, You Tube, YouTube

“Robbery” of Bishop Long’s Private Church Office Now Reappraised As a Hunt for Evidence Against Him; Sexual Abuse Investigation May Go Nationwide

• December 20, 2010 • 2 Comments

Posted in African American History, Black People, Class, Consumer Fraud, Consumerism, Crime, Cultural History, Homelessness, Joblessness, Mental Health/Psychology, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, Subprime Loans-Foreclosures, Televangelists, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Age of Consent, Anthony Boyd, Anthony Flagg, Atlanta, Baptist, Bilking, Bishop Eddie Long, Bloomfield CT, Born again (Christianity), Brad Pitt, Break-In, Burglary, Cheating, Coercion, Consenting, Credibility, Crime, Dale Russell, Eddie Long, Faux Noise, Foreclosure Scam, Foreclosures, Fox News Atlanta, Fred Lee, Gary Hawkins, Grooming, Investigation, iPad, iPhone, Jamal Parris, Jewelry, Lithonia GA, Matrix, Matrix Capitol Mortgage Company, Maurice Robinson, New Birth, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Parishioners, Prosperity Gospel, Secret Service, Security Breach, Security Camera, Security Cameras, Seduction, Sexual Abuse, Spencer LeGrande

Tancredo Speechwriter, Marcus Epstein, Found Guilty of a Hate Crime (with an Update)

• June 1, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in American Politics, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Crime, Hate Crimes, People of Color, Race, Sonia Sotomayor, Women
Tags: "DC Indymedia", "The Washington Independent", Alcohol Treatment Profile, Anti-Immigration, Anti-Social, Bay Buchanan, Biracials, Blacks, Colorado, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, Drunkenness, Internalized Racism, Jason Wu Trujillo, Jewish, Karate, Korean, Latinos, Law Students, Marcus Epstein, Neo-Nazis, Racism, Restraining Order, Secret Service, Self-Hating, Tom Tancredo, United Negro College Fund, Universitiy of Virginia Law School

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Arkansas Hunkered Down to Survive Coronavirus. That Helped in a Tornado, Too. March 30, 2020
Jonesboro, Ark., came through a devastating tornado without any deaths, partly because businesses were closed and people were sheltered at home from the coronavirus.
Judge Urges Release of Migrant Children After 4 Test Positive for Coronavirus in Detention March 30, 2020
“The threat of irreparable injury to their health and safety is palpable,” said lawyers seeking the release of thousands of migrant children being held in federal custody.
Coronavirus Slowdown in Seattle Suggests Restrictions Are Working March 30, 2020
Officials in Washington State worry that their gains are precarious, but they see evidence that containment strategies have lowered the rate of virus transmission.
In a Town Where Meth Is Eclipsing Opioids, Everyone Feels the Pain March 28, 2020
One Kentucky community has seen a wave of violence and homelessness as methamphetamine use returns.
'Grim Sleeper' Serial Killer Dies in California Prison March 30, 2020
Lonnie D. Franklin Jr., 67, was found unresponsive in his cell at a California prison on Saturday and later pronounced dead, officials said. There were no signs of trauma.
Trump Administration, in Biggest Environmental Rollback, to Announce Auto Pollution Rules March 30, 2020
The Trump administration has finalized new fuel efficiency standards, lowering expectations from 54 miles per gallon by 2025 to 40 miles a gallon by 2030.
The Quarantine Diaries March 30, 2020
Around the world, the history of our present moment is taking shape in journal entries and drawings.
The World Pushes Back Against E-Cigarettes and Juul March 30, 2020
Facing ire at home, the e-cigarette giant counted on international expansion to offset losses in the U.S., but the regulatory response abroad has been even worse.

The Guardian, UK

Extend Brexit transition by years over coronavirus, UK told March 30, 2020
European People’s party says it hopes ‘common sense will prevail over ideology’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe largest group in the European parliament has urged the UK government to do “the responsible thing” and extend the Brexit transition period, as coronavirus plays havoc with the timetable for an EU-UK deal.The centre-ri […]
Hungary passes law that will let Orbán rule by decree March 30, 2020
Fears over coronavirus legislation that gives no time limit for state of emergency Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHungary’s parliament has passed a new set of coronavirus measures that includes jail terms for spreading misinformation and gives no clear time limit to a state of emergency that allows the nationalist prime minister, […]
Former anti-Nazi Greek resistance fighter and MEP Manolis Glezos dies aged 97 March 30, 2020
Former prime minister Alexis Tspiras said Glezos was a ‘symbol of a fighter’In the pantheon of Greek politicians feted as much for fortitude as tenacity, few have stood out more than Manolis Glezos.Tributes poured in Monday as word spread that the indefatigable Greek leftist, who as teenager tore down the Nazi swastika flag from the Acropolis and more than s […]
Van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch museum March 30, 2020
Thieves have stolen the £5m Parsonage Garden at Neunen in Spring by the famous artist from the Singer Laren museumA painting by Vincent van Gogh with an estimated value of up to £5m has been stolen from a Dutch museum currently closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.The thieves took Van Gogh’s Parsonage Garden at Neunen in Spring after smashing through the f […]
Harry and Meghan to start new life with focus on family and charities March 30, 2020
Couple reveal plans as they prepare to officially cease working duties later this weekThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who begin their new life as non-working royals this week, have said they intend to spend the next few months concentrating on their family and privately supporting their charities.The couple, who have relocated to California, will cease to be […]
Film on Angela Merkel's role during refugee crisis set for screening March 30, 2020
Decision to keep borders open despite thousands of migrants arriving set to be featuredIt was long said to have been the most significant decision of Angela Merkel’s 14 years as German chancellor. Now the political and social drama of the refugee crisis in 2015 has been turned into a feature film based on a bestselling book.Merkel: The Driven charts the twis […]
Scientists develop AI that can turn brain activity into text March 30, 2020
Researchers in US tracked the neural data from people while they were speakingReading minds has just come a step closer to reality: scientists have developed artificial intelligence that can turn brain activity into text.While the system currently works on neural patterns detected while someone is speaking aloud, experts say it could eventually aid communica […]
Revealed: Monsanto predicted crop system would damage US farms March 30, 2020
Internal documents describe how to profit from farmer losses and desire to oppose some independent testing The US agriculture giant Monsanto and the German chemical giant BASF were aware for years that their plan to introduce a new agricultural seed and chemical system would probably lead to damage on many US farms, internal documents seen by the Guardian sh […]

The BBC

Coronavirus: Spain's coronavirus outbreak 'slowing' March 30, 2020
Spain is the worst-affected country behind Italy, but ministers are hopeful the curve is flattening.
Coronavirus: US senator probed for alleged insider trading - reports March 30, 2020
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Singapore gay sex ban: Court rejects appeals to overturn law March 30, 2020
A judge rejects three appeals, saying the law “remains important in reflecting public sentiment”.
Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021 March 30, 2020
The Tokyo Olympic Games will start on 23 July, 2021 and finish 8 August, with the Paralympics following from 24 August to 5 September.
Van Gogh painting Spring Garden stolen from Dutch museum March 30, 2020
Thieves broke into a museum that is shut because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Sierra Leone overturns ban on pregnant schoolgirls March 30, 2020
The ban was introduced in 2015 as schools reopened after the Ebola crisis.
Hungary government gets sweeping powers March 30, 2020
Critics accuse Prime Minister Viktor Orban of exploiting the coronavirus crisis to silence opposition.
Coronavirus: Field hospitals treating patients around world March 30, 2020
As the number of cases globally soars, many countries build temporary hospitals for patients.